Aab-e-Gum railway station

Ab-I-Gum railway station
Coordinates 29°48′14″N 67°24′11″E / 29.8039°N 67.4031°E / 29.8039; 67.4031Coordinates: 29°48′14″N 67°24′11″E / 29.8039°N 67.4031°E / 29.8039; 67.4031
Owned by Ministry of Railways
Other information
Station code ABG[1]
History
Opened 1886
Previous names Great Indian Peninsula Railway

Aab-e-Gum railway station (also spelled Ab-i-Gum) (Urdu: آب گم ریلوے اسٹیشن ) is located in Aab-e-gum town, Kachhi District of Balochistan province of the Pakistan. It is located 50 kilometers (31 mi) southeast of Quetta near the Chilton mountain on Quetta-Rohri branch railway line. The railway station was built by the British in 1886.

Aab-e-gum (Urdu: آب گم) is a Persian word meaning 'water lost', a name given to a nearby underground spring.

On 17 November 2015, the Jaffar Express derailed at Aab-e-Gum, killing 20 and injuring 96 people.

See also

References

  1. Pakistan Railways http://pakrail.com. Missing or empty |title= (help)


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