Karachi Cantonment Railway Station ( ur, ,
Sindhi
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*something from, or related to Sindh, a province of Pakistan
* Sindhi people, an ethnic group from the Sindh region
* Sindhi language, the Indo-Aryan language spoken by them
People with the name
* Sarkash Sindhi (1940–2012 ...
: ڪراچي ڇانوڻي ريلوي اسٽيشن) (often abbreviated as Karachi Cantt.) is one of the busiest and principal
railway station
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s in
Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. It is situated near Dr. Daudpota Road,
Saddar.
History
It was earlier known as Frere Street Station. Construction of the station began in 1896 and was completed in 1898 at a total cost of
Rs.
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India, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, Seychelles, and Sri Lanka, and of former currencies of Afghanistan, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, the United Arab Emirates (as the Gulf rupee), British East Africa, B ...
80,000. The present building of Karachi Cantt station has been declared a protected heritage site by the
Government of Sindh.
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Facilities
Karachi Cantonment Station is equipped with all basic facilities. The station has current and advance reservation offices for Pakistan Railways
Pakistan Railways ( ur, ) is the national, state-owned railway company of Pakistan. Founded in 1861 and headquartered in Lahore, it owns of track across Pakistan, stretching from Torkham to Karachi, offering both freight and passenger se ...
as well as cargo and parcel facilities. Retail shops are found on platform 1, including restaurants such as Rehmat-e-Shereen and Pizza Hut
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.
Services
The following trains originate/stop at Karachi Cantonment station:[ Trains from Karachi]
Gallery
Karachi cantt. station full facade.JPG, Entrance
Karachi cantt. station facade.JPG, Entrance detail
Karachi Cantonment Railway Station.jpg, Platform
Karachi Cantt st 1.jpg, Train at Karachi Cantonment railway station
Karachi_Cantt_Railway_Station_Overview.jpg, Overview
See also
* Karachi
Karachi (; ur, ; ; ) is the most populous city in Pakistan and 12th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 20 million. It is situated at the southern tip of the country along the Arabian Sea coast. It is the former c ...
* List of railway stations in Pakistan
The following are railway stations in Pakistan.
Azad Kashmir
Balochistan
* Aab-e-Gum railway station
* Bukhtiarabad Domki railway station
* Chaman railway station
* Dalbandin railway station
* Damboli railway station
* Dera Allah Yar ...
* Karachi City Station
* Landhi Railway Station
Landhi railway station ( ur, , sd, لانڍي ريلوي اسٽيشن) is one of three major railway stations in Karachi, Pakistan. It is situated in the east end of the city near Quaidabad in Landhi and serves as a major stop along the Kara ...
* Drigh Road Railway Station
* Pakistan Railways
Pakistan Railways ( ur, ) is the national, state-owned railway company of Pakistan. Founded in 1861 and headquartered in Lahore, it owns of track across Pakistan, stretching from Torkham to Karachi, offering both freight and passenger se ...
* Karachi Circular Railway
Karachi Circular Railway (abbreviated as KCR) ( ur, , Sindhi: ڪراچي سرڪيولر ريلوي) is a partially active regional public transit system in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan, which serves the Karachi metropolitan area. KCR was fully ...
References
External links
Pakistan Railways official site
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Karachi, Gateway To Pakistan on Karachi Municipal Corporation (KMC) website (scroll down to read the title 'Transport Rail')
{{Karachi–Peshawar Main Line
Railway stations in Karachi
Railway stations opened in 1898
Railway stations on Karachi Circular Railway
Railway stations on Karachi–Peshawar Line (ML 1)
Heritage sites in Karachi