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Karachi Cantonment Railway Station (Urdu: کراچی چھاؤنی ریلوے اسٹیشن, Sindhi: ڪراچي ڇانوڻي ريلوي اسٽيشن) (often abbreviated as Karachi Cantt.) is one of the busiest and principal railway stations in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. It is situated near Dr. Daudpota Road, Saddar.[1][2][3]

Karachi Cantonment Station کراچی چھاؤنی اسٹیشن
Station building
General information
Location	Daudpota Road Karachi, Sindh 74000 Pakistan
Coordinates	24°50′38″N 67°02′28″E
Owned by	Ministry of Railways
Line(s)	Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line Karachi Circular Railway
Platforms	5
Tracks	8
Connections	22-A, 1-D, 4-H, 19-D
Construction
Structure type	Standard, At Ground
Other information
Station code	KC
History
Electrified	No
Previous names	Frere Street Station
Services
Preceding station Pakistan Railways Following station Karachi City towards Kiamari Karachi–Peshawar Line Departure Yard towards Peshawar Cantonment Preceding station Karachi Circular Railway Following station Karachi City Terminus Main line Chanesar towards Dabheji

History

It was earlier known as Frere Street Station. Construction of the station began in 1896 and was completed in 1898 at a total cost of Rs. 80,000.[4] The present building of Karachi Cantt station has been declared a protected heritage site by the Government of Sindh.[2]

Facilities

Karachi Cantonment Station is equipped with all basic facilities. The station has current and advance reservation offices for Pakistan Railways as well as cargo and parcel facilities. Retail shops are found on platform 1, including restaurants such as Rehmat-e-Shereen and Pizza Hut.

Services

The following trains originate/stop at Karachi Cantonment station:[5]

TRAIN NUMBER	TRAIN NAME	ORIGIN	DESTINATION
27 UP	SHALIMAR EXPRESS	TERMINUS	LAHORE
11 UP	HAZARA EXPRESS	KARACHI CITY	HAVELIAN
13 UP	AWAM EXPRESS	ORIGIN	PESHAWAR CANTT
151 UP	SHAH LATIF EXPRESS[3]	KARACHI CITY	MIRPUR KHAS
29 UP	SINDH EXPRESS[3]	TERMINUS	MULTAN CANTT
47 UP	REHMAN BABA EXPRESS	TERMINUS	PESHAWAR CANTT
45 UP	PAKISTAN EXPRESS	TERMINUS	RAWALPINDI
09 UP	ALLAMA IQBAL EXPRESS	TERMINUS	SIALKOT
31 UP	JINNAH EXPRESS[3]	TERMINUS	LAHORE
41 UP	KARAKORUM EXPRESS	TERMINUS	LAHORE
33 UP	PAK BUSINESS EXPRESS	TERMINUS	LAHORE
149 UP	MEHRAN EXPRESS	KARACHI CITY	MIRPUR KHAS
15 UP	KARACHI EXPRESS	TERMINUS	LAHORE
17 UP	MILLAT EXPRESS	TERMINUS	MALAKWAL
07 UP	TEZGAM EXPRESS	TERMINUS	RAWALPINDI
25 UP	BAHAUDIN ZAKRIYA EXPRESS	KARACHI CITY	MULTAN CANTT
03 UP	BOLAN MAIL EXPRESS[3]	KARACHI CITY	QUETTA
43 UP	SHAH HUSSAIN EXPRESS	TERMINUS	LAHORE
37 UP	FAREED EXPRESS	KARACHI CITY	LAHORE
19 UP	KHUSHAL KHAN KHATTAK EXPRESS[3]	KARACHI CITY	PESHAWAR CANTT
35 UP	SIR SYED EXPRESS[3]	TERMINUS	RAWALPINDI
05 UP	GREEN LINE EXPRESS	TERMINUS	ISLAMABAD
01 UP	KHYBER MAIL EXPRESS	TERMINUS	PESHAWAR CANTT
145 UP	SUKKER EXPRESS	KARACHI CITY	JACOBABAD
405 UP	THAR EXPRESS	TERMINUS	ZERO POINT

Gallery

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  Entrance
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  Entrance detail
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  Platform
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  Train at Karachi Cantonment railway station
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  Overview

See also

References

External links

• Pakistan Railways official site
• Google. "Karachi Railway station" (Map). Google Maps. Google.
• Karachi, Gateway To Pakistan on Karachi Municipal Corporation (KMC) website (scroll down to read the title 'Transport Rail')

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