Quetta railway station

Quetta Station
کوئٹہ ریلوے اسٹیشن

Quetta Railway Station - Front view
Owned by Ministry of Railways
Line(s) Rohri-Chaman Railway Line
Quetta-Taftan Railway Line
Connections Bus stand, Bus shelter, taxicab stand
Construction
Structure type Standard (on ground station)
Other information
Station code QTA[1]
History
Opened 1887
Services
Preceding station   Quetta railway station   Following station
Sar-I-Ab   Line
Rohri–Chaman Railway Line		   Sheikh Mandah
Terminus   Line
Quetta–Taftan Railway Line		   Sar-I-Ab

Quetta railway station (Urdu: کوئٹہ ریلوے اسٹیشن ‎, Balochi: کوئٹہ ریلوے اسٹیشن) is located in the middle of Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan. Quetta is connected to Lahore by a 1,170-kilometre-long (727 mi) railway line. Similarly, it is also connected by rail with Peshawar (1,587 kilometres (986 mi)), Karachi (863 kilometres (536 mi)) and with Zahedan, a city in neighboring Iran.

History

Quetta was considered as an important strategic destination during British Raj. Britain always considered Russia as a threat to its rule in the South Asia that they might advance from Afghanistan into Quetta and thereby threatening its rule in India.[2] It was the year 1857 when the idea was suggested by William Andrew (Chairman of Scinde, Punjab and Delhi Railway) that the railways to the Bolan Pass would have strategic role in responding to any threat by Russia. During the second Afghan War (1878–80) between Britain and Afghanistan, a new urgency was needed to construct a Railway line up to Quetta in order to get easier access to the frontier. On 18 September 1879, under the orders of Viceroy council, work begun on laying the railway tracks and after four months the first 215 kilometres (134 mi) of line from Ruk to Sibi was completed and become operational in January 1880. Beyond Sibi the terrain was very difficult. After immense difficulties and harsh weather conditions, it was March 1887 when the railway line of over 320 kilometres (200 mi) reached Quetta.[2]

Train routes

The routes are Quetta from linked with Karachi, Lahore, Rawalpindi, Peshawar, Multan, Kotri, Sukkur, Sibi, Bahawalpur, Gujrat, Gujranwala, Wazirabad, Jhelum, Khanewal, Dalbadin, Taftan, Bostan, Chaman, and Nowshera.

Train services from Quetta

Train Name Train Code Stations
Bolan Mail 3 UP, 4 DN Quetta, Machh, Sibi, Jacobabad, Shikarpur, Larkana, Dadu, Sehwan Sharif, Kotri, Karachi
Jaffar Express 39 UP, 40 DN Quetta, Sibi, Sukkur, Bahawalpur, Multan, Lahore, Gujranwala, Gujrat, Jhelum, Rawalpindi
Zahedan Mixed Passenger 403 UP, 404 DNQuetta, Spezand, Nushki, Ahmedwal, Dalbadin, Naukundi, Koh-i-Taftan, Mirjawa, Zahedan
Quetta Express 23 UP, 24 DNQuetta, Kolpur, Mach, Ab-i-Gum, Sibi Jn, Bakhtiarabad Domki, Dera Murad Jamali, Dera Allah Yar, Jacobabad Jn, Shikarpur, Sukkur, Rohri Jn, Pano Aqil, Ghotki, Mirpur Mathelo, Sadikabad, Rahim Yarkhan, Khanpur, Dera Nawab Sahib, Bahawalpur, Khanewal Jn., Shorkot Cantt Jn, Faisalabad, Lahore Jn
Chaman Mixed 349UP, 350DN Quetta, Bostan, Yaru, Gulistan, Qilla Abdullah, Shelabagh, Sanzala, Chaman

See also

References

  1. ↑ Official Web Site of Pakistan Railways
  2. 1 2 Railways of Afghanistan "Railways and the Great Game" access date: 1 February 2012

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Coordinates: 30°11′29″N 67°00′03″E / 30.1915°N 67.0009°E / 30.1915; 67.0009

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