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Walton railway station (Urdu: والٹن ریلوے اسٹیشن) is located in Walton cantonment, Lahore district of Punjab province of the Pakistan.

Walton Station والٹن اسٹیشن
General information
Coordinates	31.4874°N 74.3542°E / 31.4874; 74.3542
Owned by	Ministry of Railways
Line(s)	Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line
Other information
Station code	WTNS[1]
Services
Preceding station Pakistan Railways Following station Kot Lakhpat towards Kiamari Karachi–Peshawar Line Lahore Cantonment towards Peshawar Cantonment

Incidents

Terrorist incidents in Pakistan in 1998

On the Tuesday morning, 10 March 1998, a bomb blast occurred here in a Lahore-bound train killing at least 10 and wounding more than 80 people. State authorities described the bomb as a timing device that was planted at an earlier stop. Although, no one claimed responsibility but Pakistan's government blamed the attack on its neighbor India.[2]

See also

• List of railway stations in Pakistan
• Pakistan Railways

References

External links

• Official Web Site of Pakistan Railways

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