Sialkot Junction railway station

Sialkot Junction Railway Station سیالکوٹ جنکشن ریلوے اسٹیشن
Station entrance
General information
Location	Railway Road, Sialkot
Coordinates	32.4981°N 74.5406°E / 32.4981; 74.5406
Owned by	Ministry of Railways
Line(s)	Wazirabad–Narowal Branch Line Jammu–Sialkot line (defunct)
Platforms	3
Tracks	5
Construction
Platform levels	1
Parking	Available
Accessible	Available
Other information
Station code	SLK
History
Opened	1880
Rebuilt	1971
Electrified	No
Passengers
0.5 million
Services
Preceding station Pakistan Railways Following station Ugoke towards Wazirabad Junction Wazirabad–Narowal Branch Line Tasirabad Halt towards Narowal Junction Sialkot Cantonment towards Jammu Jammu–Sialkot line (defunct) Terminus

Sialkot Junction Railway Station (Urdu: سیالکوٹ جنکشن ریلوے اسٹیشن, Punjabi: 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.

Services

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

Preceding station	Pakistan Railways			Following station
Chawinda towards Karachi Cantonment		Allama Iqbal Express		Terminus

See also

• List of railway stations in Pakistan
• Pakistan Railways
• Sialkot
• Sialkot International Airport

References