Buchiana

Buchiana بچیانہ
Town
Buchiana
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Coordinates: 31°25′22.4″N 73°33′33.7″E
Country	Pakistan
Province	Punjab
District	Faisalabad District
Administrative divisions	Jaranwala Tehsil
Time zone	UTC+5 (PST)
Calling code	041

Buchiana (Urdu: بچیانہ) is a small town in Jaranwala Tehsil established as Buchina Mandi (Grain Market).^[1] Buchiana is located in the area of Chak 656/7 GB. The town is served by Buchiana railway station on Shorkot–Sheikhupura Branch Line of Pakistan Railways. It is located on Jaranwala-Nankana Road Buchiana is 20 km from Jaranwala ^[2][3][4][5] From Buchiana there is operational 2 ft (610 mm) narrow gauge^[6] horse-drawn tramway originally built in 1898 to connect with the Buchiana railway station 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) to the south Ghangha Pur .^[7][4]

References

1. Abrar Muhammad Ahmad; Muhammad Iqbal Chawla (2017). "History and development of Lyallpur 1890-1947". Journal of the Research Society of Pakistan. 54 (1).
2. "20 Km - Distance from Jaranwala to Buchiana". www.distancesfrom.com.
3. Miraj, Muhammad Hassan (March 18, 2013). "Ganga Pur and Lahore". DAWN.COM.
4. "Horse track revived after 17 years in Gangapur". DAWN.COM. March 11, 2010.
5. "Buchiana Weather Forecast". WorldWeatherOnline.com.
6. "Trams of the World 2017" (PDF). Blickpunkt Straßenbahn. January 24, 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 16, 2017. Retrieved February 16, 2017.
7. "A Visit to Pakistan Railways 2013". www.internationalsteam.co.uk.