Sialkot Junction
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Sialkot Junction | ||
Sialkot Railway Station entrance. |
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Station statistics | ||
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Address | Railway Road, Sialkot | |
Lines | Wazirabad Narowal Line Sialkot Jammu Line |
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Levels | 1 | |
Tracks | 5 | |
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Opened | 1880 | |
Rebuilt | 1966 | |
Electrified | No | |
Code | SKT | |
Owned by | Pakistan Railways | |
Traffic | ||
0.5 million | ||
Services | ||
Sialkot Junction is the main railway station in Sialkot city on the Wazirabad Narowal Railway line. It was established in 1880. Before partition (1947), it was also linked with Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) with Sialkot Jammu Line. As of 2008, this line is in working condition up to Sialkot Cantonment station only. Sialkot Junction has three passenger platforms, one luggage platform and one goods paltform with 5 central tracks four goods tracks and one oil terminal track. Computerised online reservation is also available. There are plans for setup of International Bussinus Trade and Display Centre at Sialkot Junction.
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[edit] Main Trains from Sialkot Junction
- Allama Iqbal Express (9UP/10DN) to Karachi via Lahore,Khanewal
- Sialkot Express (171UP/172DN) to Rawalpindi
- Bahawalpur Express (143UP/144DN) to Samasata via Faisalabad
- Narowal Express to Lahore via Narowal
- Fast Passenger (205UP/206DN) to Lahore via Wazirabad
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Allama Iqbal Express at Sialkot Junction |
Preceding station | Sialkot Junction | Following station | ||
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Ugoki | Line Wazirabad to Narowal |
Tasirabad | ||
Terminus | Line Sialkot to Jammu |
Sialkot Cantt |