Karachi City Station (Urdu: کراچی شہر اسٹیشن), formerly McLeod Station, is one of two main Karachi railway terminals along with the Karachi Cantonment station. Karachi City Station is located on I. I. Chundrigar Road, adjacent to Habib Bank Plaza, in Karachi, Pakistan.[2] This station is headquarters of the Pakistan Railways - Karachi Division.

Karachi City Station کراچی شہر اسٹیشن
General information
Location	1622 I. I. Chundrigar Road Karachi, Sindh 74000 Pakistan
Coordinates	24°50′54″N 67°00′23″E
Owned by	Pakistan Railways
Line(s)	Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line Karachi Circular Railway
Platforms	4
Tracks	4
Connections	UTS-12
Construction
Structure type	Standard
Platform levels	1
Other information
Station code	KYC[1]
History
Opened	May 3rd, 1864
Previous names	McLeod Station
Services
Preceding station Pakistan Railways Following station Kiamari Terminus Karachi–Peshawar Line Karachi Cantonment towards Peshawar Cantonment Preceding station Karachi Circular Railway Following station Terminus Main line Karachi Cantonment towards Dabheji Karachi Port Trust Halt Clockwise Loop line Terminus

History

Karachi City Station was first established along the southern edge of McLeod Road (now I. I. Chundrigar Road) as the southern terminus point of the Scinde Railway, which was established in March 1855.[3] A railway line was to be constructed between Karachi and Kotri and work on the Karachi terminus commenced in April 1858. On 13 May 1861, the line was opened to the public, and was the first railway line for public traffic between Karachi and Kotri, a distance of 108 miles (174 km).[4][5] The station was completed in May 1864,[6] and was upgraded in the 1880s with construction of a building farther to the west.[7][2] By 1905, the station was referred to by British authorities as "Karachi City station,"[8] in plans to provide a roof at the passenger platform.[8] Station yards were re-arranged and expanded around 1908.[9] The station was upgraded again in 1935,[10] when the current building made of local yellow Gizri sandstone was built.[2]

Facilities

Karachi City 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. Due to the lack of space, most passenger trains have since been moved to Karachi Cantonment Station.^{[citation needed]}

Services

Trains that originate from Karachi City Station are as follows:

Gallery

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  Front of the station with the MCB Tower
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  Station yards with the MCB Tower
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  Platform with the Habib Bank Plaza visible
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  A train of Karachi Circular Railway

References

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