Landhi Junction railway station

Landhi Junction Railway Station

لانڈھی ریلوے اسٹیشن
لانڍي ريلوي اسٽيشن
Landhi Junction Railway Station; لانڈھی ریلوے اسٹیشن; لانڍي ريلوي اسٽيشن
General information
Coordinates	24°51′03″N 67°12′43″E / 24.8508°N 67.2119°E
Owned by	Ministry of Railways
Line(s)	Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line; Karachi Circular Railway
Other information
Station code	LND
Services

Landhi Junction Railway Station (Urdu: لانڈھی ریلوے اسٹیشن , Sindhi: لانڍي ريلوي اسٽيشن) is one of three major railway stations in Karachi, Pakistan.^[1] It is situated in the east end of the city near Quaidabad in Landhi and serves as a major stop along the Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line.

History

Landhi Station at one point served as the junction for the Landhi–Korangi Branch Line and served as the terminus station for the Karachi Circular Railway - Main Line between 1969 and 1999.

Facilities

Landhi Station is equipped with current reservation facilities.^[2]

Services

The following trains stop at Landhi station:

Preceding station		Following station
Karachi Cantonment Terminus	Awam Express	Jungshahi towards Peshawar Cantonment
Karachi Cantonment towards Karachi City	Bahauddin Zakaria Express	Jungshahi towards Multan Cantonment
	Bolan Mail	Jungshahi towards Quetta
	Fareed Express	Meting towards Lahore Junction
	Khushhal Khan Khattak Express	Kotri Junction towards Peshawar Cantonment
Karachi Cantonment Terminus	Khyber Mail	Hyderabad Junction towards Peshawar Cantonment
Karachi Cantonment Terminus	Pakistan Express	Hyderabad Junction towards Rawalpindi

Incidents

2016 Karachi Rail Crash: On 3 November 2016, near this station two trains collided at this station resulting in 21 deaths and 65 injuries.

References

^ "'Public facilities at railway stations in Karachi in a shambles'". The News International.
^ "Railway Stations in Karachi".^{[full citation needed]}

External links

Time Table for Landhi Railway Station
Lāndhi Railway Station: Pakistan Geographical Names

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[1] "'Public facilities at railway stations in Karachi in a shambles'". The News International.

[2] "Railway Stations in Karachi".^{[full citation needed]}

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