Sialkot Junction railway station

{{short description|Railway station in Sialkot, Pakistan}}

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جنکشن ریلوے اسٹیشن}}

| style = Pakistan Railways

| image= Sialkot Junction railway station 3.jpg

| image_caption=Station entrance

| address=Railway Road, Sialkot

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| line=Wazirabad–Narowal Branch Line
Jammu–Sialkot line (defunct)

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| platform=3

| levels=1

| tracks=5

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| opened= 1880

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| rebuilt=1971

| electrified=No

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| mpassengers= 0.5 million

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Sialkot Junction Railway Station ({{langx|ur|{{Nastaliq|سیالکوٹ جنکشن ریلوے اسٹیشن}}}}, {{langx|pa|{{Nastaliq|سیالکوٹ جنکشن ریلوے اسٹیشن}}}}) is the main railway station in Sialkot on the Wazirabad–Narowal Branch Line.

History

Sialkot Junction station was opened in 1880, following the inauguration of the Sialkot–Jammu Branch Line. In 1905, Wazirabad–Narowal Branch Line was completed and connected Sialkot to Karachi and Peshawar.

The Sialkot-Jammu Branch Line was disconnected on 18th September, 1947 after the partition of India.

File:Sialkot Junction railway station 2.jpg

Services

The following trains stop/terminate/originate at Sialkot Junction station:

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|system=Pakistan Railways|line=allamaiqbal|left=Chawinda}}

See also

References