Okara Cantonment railway station (Urdu and Punjabi: اوکاڑہ کینٹ ریلوے اسٹیشن) is located in Okara cantonment, 10 km away from Okara city, Okara district of Punjab province, Pakistan.
Okara Cantonment Station اوکاڑہ کینٹ اسٹیشن | |||||||||||
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![]() Okara Cantonment railway station | |||||||||||
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Coordinates | 30.7500°N 73.3315°E / 30.7500; 73.3315 | ||||||||||
Owned by | Ministry of Railways | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line | ||||||||||
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Station code | OKC[1] | ||||||||||
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Previous names | Gambar Station | ||||||||||
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On September 29, 1957, a Karachi-bound express passenger train collided at full speed with a stationary oil-tanker train before midnight, on Gambar Railway Station. 300 people were killed and 150 wounded by the accident.[2][3][4]
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