Quetta railway station

30°11′29″N 67°00′03″E / 30.1915°N 67.0009°E / 30.1915; 67.0009Owned byMinistry of RailwaysLine(s)

• Rohri-Chaman Railway Line
• Quetta-Taftan Railway Line

ConstructionStructure typeStandard (on ground station)Parking AvailableBicycle facilitiesAvailableAccessible AvailableOther informationStatusFunctionalStation codeQTAHistoryOpened1887; 137 years ago (1887)ElectrifiedNoServices

Preceding station	Pakistan Railways			Following station
Sar-I-Ab towards Rohri Junction		Rohri–Chaman Line		Sheikh Mandah towards Chaman
Terminus		Quetta–Taftan Line		Sar-I-Ab towards Zahedan

Location
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Quetta Railway Station (Urdu: کوئٹہ اسٹیشن, Balochi: کوئٹہ اسٹیشن) is the main railway station of Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan and serves as a major station on the Rohri-Chaman Railway Line and the eastern terminus of the Quetta-Taftan Railway Line.^[1][2]

History

Quetta was always considered a strategic city during the British Raj. The station was built during construction of the strategic line constructed by the Scinde, Punjab & Delhi Railway. Construction began in 1881 and opened to the public in 1887, which by then was part of the North Western State Railway. Quetta was always considered as an important strategic destination as Britain feared that the Russian Empire might advance from Afghanistan into Quetta, thereby threatening its rule in South Asia.In 1857, when the idea was suggested by William Andrew (Chairman of Scinde, Punjab & Delhi Railway) that a railway line be constructed through the Bolan Pass. On 18 September 1879 work begun on laying the railway tracks and after four months, the first 215 kilometres of line from Ruk to Sibi was completed and become operational in January 1881. Beyond Sibi, the terrain was very difficult. After immense difficulties and harsh weather conditions, the line reached Quetta in March 1887.

Train routes

The following trains stop/terminate/originate from Quetta station:

Preceding station	Pakistan Railways			Following station
Terminus		Akbar Express		Kolpur towards Lahore Junction
Kolpur towards Karachi City		Bolan Mail		Terminus
Terminus		Chaman Mixed		Sheikh Mandah towards Chaman
		Jaffar Express		Kolpur towards Peshawar Cantonment

Gallery

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  Quetta Railway station (1894)

See also

• Pakistan Railways
• List of railway stations in Pakistan

References