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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.

Quetta Station کوئٹہ اسٹیشن
Quetta Railway Station - Front view
General information
Location	526 Zarghun Road Quetta, Balochistan 87300
Coordinates	30.1915°N 67.0009°E / 30.1915; 67.0009
Owned by	Ministry of Railways
Line(s)	Rohri-Chaman Railway Line Quetta-Taftan Railway Line
Construction
Structure type	Standard (on ground station)
Other information
Station code	QTA[1]
History
Opened	1887
Services
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
Quetta Station Location within Balochistan, Pakistan Show map of Balochistan, Pakistan Quetta Station Quetta Station (Pakistan) Show map of Pakistan

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.[2] 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

See also

• Pakistan Railways
• List of railway stations in Pakistan

References

External links

• Quetta Railway Station Train Timings
• Official Web Site of Pakistan Railways

На других языках

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- [en] Quetta railway station

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[ru] Железнодорожная станция Кветты

Кветта — станция и главный железнодорожный вокзал города Кветта. Действует в дальнем сообщении. Является главной станцией на железнодорожной линии Рохри-Чаман и восточной конечной станцией железнодорожной линии Кветта-Тафтан[1].

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