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Buchiana Buchina (in Urdu بچیانہ ) is a small city in Jaranwala Tehsil established as Buchina mandi (Grain Market). Buchiana is located in area of Chak 656/7 GB. it has railway station name Buchiana railway station on Shorkot–Sheikhupura Branch Li ...
mandi in
Jaranwala Tehsil Jaranwala (Punjabi and ur, ) is a subdivision (Tehsil) of Faisalabad District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. The industrial area, Khurrianwala, is located in Jaranwala, and Makuana. Jaranwala is subdivided into 57 Union Councils. List o ...
in Faisalabad District,
Punjab Punjab (; Punjabi Language, Punjabi: پنجاب ; ਪੰਜਾਬ ; ; also Romanization, romanised as ''Panjāb'' or ''Panj-Āb'') is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the northern part of the I ...
,
Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...
. It is located at 31°27'12N 73°33'57E with an altitude of 193 metres (636 feet) and is part of Union council 39 of Jaranwala with a population of 10,988. The village is home to an operational
narrow gauge A narrow-gauge railway (narrow-gauge railroad in the US) is a railway with a track gauge narrower than standard . Most narrow-gauge railways are between and . Since narrow-gauge railways are usually built with tighter curves, smaller structu ...
horse-drawn tramway A horsecar, horse-drawn tram, horse-drawn streetcar (U.S.), or horse-drawn railway (historical), is an animal-powered (usually horse) tram or streetcar. Summary The horse-drawn tram (horsecar) was an early form of public rail transport, wh ...
originally built in 1898 to connect with the
Buchiana railway station Buchiana railway station ( ur, ) is a defunct railway station located in Buchiana Mandi, Faisalabad District, Jaranwala Tehsil Pakistan. History The station was the part of the line on which a horse train used to run that was started by Sir Ga ...
to the south Ghangha Pur .A Visit to Pakistan Railways 2013
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Heritage streetcar systems Horse-drawn railways Horse-drawn trams in operation Villages in Faisalabad District {{Faisalabad-geo-stub