Sialkot Junction railway station

Sialkot Junction

Sialkot Railway Station entrance.
Location Railway Road, Sialkot
Coordinates 32°29′53″N 74°32′26″E / 32.4981°N 74.5406°E / 32.4981; 74.5406Coordinates: 32°29′53″N 74°32′26″E / 32.4981°N 74.5406°E / 32.4981; 74.5406
Owned by Ministry of Railways
Line(s) Wazirabad Narowal Line
Sialkot Jammu Line
Platforms 3
Tracks 5
Construction
Platform levels 1
Other information
Station code SLK[1]
History
Opened 1880
Rebuilt 1966
Electrified No
Previous names Great Indian Peninsula Railway
Traffic
0.5 million

Sialkot Jn railway station (Urdu: سیالکوٹ جنکشن ریلوے اسٹیشن ‎) 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 platform 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.

Main trains from Sialkot Junction

Gallery

Preceding station   Sialkot Junction   Following station
Ugoki   Line
Wazirabad to Narowal 		  Tasirabad
Terminus   Line
Sialkot to Jammu 		  Sialkot Cantt

See also

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References

  1. ↑ Official Web Site of Pakistan Railways


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