Landhi Junction railway station

Landhi Junction Railway Station

لانڈھی ریلوے اسٹیشن
لانڍي ريلوي اسٽيشن
General information
Coordinates24°51′03″N 67°12′43″E / 24.8508°N 67.2119°E / 24.8508; 67.2119
Owned byMinistry of Railways
Line(s)Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line
Karachi Circular Railway
Other information
Station codeLND
Services
Preceding station Pakistan Railways Following station
Malir
towards Kiamari
Karachi–Peshawar Line Jummah Goth
Preceding station Karachi Circular Railway Following station
Malir
towards Karachi City
Main line Jummah Goth
towards Dabheji
Map

Landhi Junction Railway Station (Urdu: لانڈھی ریلوے اسٹیشن , Sindhi: لانڍي ريلوي اسٽيشن) is one of three major railway stations in Karachi, Pakistan.[1] It is situated in the east end of the city near Quaidabad in Landhi and serves as a major stop along the Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line.

History

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Landhi Station at one point served as the junction for the Landhi–Korangi Branch Line and served as the terminus station for the Karachi Circular Railway - Main Line between 1969 and 1999.

Facilities

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Landhi Station is equipped with current reservation facilities.[2]

Services

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The following trains stop at Landhi station:

Preceding station Pakistan Railways Following station
Karachi Cantonment
Terminus
Awam Express Jungshahi
Karachi Cantonment
towards Karachi City
Bahauddin Zakaria Express Jungshahi
Bolan Mail Jungshahi
towards Quetta
Fareed Express Meting
Khushhal Khan Khattak Express Kotri Junction
Karachi Cantonment
Terminus
Khyber Mail Hyderabad Junction
Pakistan Express Hyderabad Junction
towards Rawalpindi

Incidents

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  • 2016 Karachi Rail Crash: On 3 November 2016, near this station two trains collided at this station resulting in 21 deaths and 65 injuries.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "'Public facilities at railway stations in Karachi in a shambles'". The News International.
  2. ^ "Railway Stations in Karachi".[full citation needed]
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