Rawalpindi railway station
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Rawalpindi Railway Station (Urdu and Punjabi: راولپنڈی ریلوے اسٹیشن) is located in Saddar area of Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan. It is one of several major stops on the Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line. The nearest Saddar Metrobus Station, part of the Rawalpindi-Islamabad Metrobus is 20 minutes (1.5 km) walk away.
Rawalpindi Railway Station راولپنڈی ریلوے اسٹیشن | |||||||||||
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General information | |||||||||||
Location | Station Road, Rawalpindi, Punjab 46000 Pakistan | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 33.6036°N 73.0483°E / 33.6036; 73.0483 | ||||||||||
Elevation | 502 metres (1,647 ft) | ||||||||||
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Line(s) | Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line Islamabad–Muzaffarabad Branch Line | ||||||||||
Platforms | 5
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Tracks | 11
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Construction | |||||||||||
Structure type | Standard (On Ground Station) | ||||||||||
Platform levels | 2 | ||||||||||
Parking | Available | ||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Available | ||||||||||
Accessible | Available | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Status | Functional | ||||||||||
Station code | RWP | ||||||||||
Fare zone | Pakistan Railways Rawalpindi Zone | ||||||||||
Website | https://www.pakrail.gov.pk/ | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 1881; 143 years ago (1881) | ||||||||||
Rebuilt | 2019 | ||||||||||
Electrified | No | ||||||||||
Previous names | North Western State Railway | ||||||||||
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From Rawalpindi Railway Station trains go to various cities of Pakistan including Karachi, Lahore, Quetta , Peshawar, Gujranwala, Sargodha, Gujarat, Multan, Faisalabad, Bahawalpur, Rahimyar Khan, Jhang, Hyderabad, Nawabshah, Sukkar, Jehlum, Haripur, Nowshera, Sibi, Attock, Larkana, Kohat, Khanewal, Mianwali, Dera Ghazi Khan, Bhakkar, Gujar Khan, Sialkot, Narowal, Sahiwal, Okara, Mandi Bahauddin and Jacobabad included. Every train stops at Rawalpindi railway station for half an hour.[1]