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Islamabad railway station (Urdu: اسلام آباد ریلوے اسٹیشن) (formerly Margalla railway station) is located in sector I-9 inIslamabad, Capital Territory, Pakistan. The station appears as Margala on the Pakistan Railways website.[2]
Islamabad station اسلام آباد اسٹیشن | |||||||||||
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| Other names | Margalla railway station | ||||||||||
| Location | Khayaban-e-Johar, Sector I-9 Islamabad, Capital Territory. 44000 Pakistan | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33.663653°N 73.048182°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Ministry of Railways | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Islamabad–Muzaffarabad Branch Line | ||||||||||
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| Station code | MGLA[1] | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 21 November 1979 by Muhammad Khan Junejo 13 May 2009 by Ghulam Ahmad Bilour | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Margalla railway station | ||||||||||
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  Islamabad station Location within Pakistan | |||||||||||
History
The station was established in 1979 and inaugurated on 21 November 1979 by Minister for Railways Muhammad Khan Junejo. A rail shuttle was started between Islamabad and Rawalpindi. The shuttle was suspended within a year due to financial loss and the station closed down. In 1988, freight train services were started from this railway station,[3] but the service was suspended after a while. The station was shut for the next 29 years.[4]
As a result of an increase in the population and commercial activities of Islamabad, the station was renovated. It was also renamed to Islamabad railway station. Operations started from 21 April 2009 on trial basis. Railways Minister Ghulam Ahmad Bilour inaugurated it on 13 May 2009.[4][5]
On 15 May 2015, a new express train named Green Line Express was launched at the station, linking Islamabad to Karachi.[6]
Connections
The nearest Khayaban-e-Johar Metrobus Station, part of the Rawalpindi-Islamabad Metrobus, is 17 mins (1.4 km) walk away.
See also
- List of railway stations in Pakistan
- Pakistan Railways
- Green Line Express
References
- Official Web Site of Pakistan Railways
- "Pakistan Railways". Pakistan Railways. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
- Azam Khan (31 January 2011). "Islamabad Railway Station may be off-track soon - The Express Tribune". Islamabad. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
- Khan, Azam (2011-01-31). "Islamabad Railway Station may be off-track soon". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 2022-10-04.
- "Railway Station in Islamabad inaugurated". The Nation. 14 May 2009. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
- Haider, Irfan (2015-05-15). "Nawaz Sharif lauds Saad Rafique at Greenline Train inauguration". Dawn. Retrieved 2022-10-04.
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