Rawalpindi Railway Station
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The Rawalpindi Railway Station is located in the city of Rawalpindi in Punjab Province, Pakistan
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[edit] History
The Railway Station was built in the 1880s by the government of British India. The British built many railways across South Asia to help facilitate trade and more importantly to help consolidate their rule.
The routes the British built from Rawalpindi, which contained a major military base, linked to Peshawar, Kohat, and the Malakand Pass [1]
[edit] References
- ^ 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica Article on Rawalpindi