Wazir Mansion railway station

Railway station in Karachi, Pakistan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Wazir Mansion railway station (Urdu: وزیر مینشن ریلوے اسٹیشن, Sindhi: وزير مينشن ريلوي اسٽيشن) is located in Karachi, Pakistan. The station has been used for transporting coal to other parts of the country.[1] It is named for the nearby Wazir Mansion - birthplace of Pakistan's founder, Muhammad Ali Jinnah.

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Wazir Mansion Station

وزیر مینشن اسٹیشن
General information
LocationMauripur Road, Karachi[1]
Coordinates24.8568°N 66.9868°E / 24.8568; 66.9868
Owned byMinistry of Railways
Line(s)Karachi Circular Railway
Other information
Station codeWZN
Services
Preceding station Karachi Circular Railway Following station
Layari
Clockwise
Loop line
(closed 1999, reopening proposed)
Karachi Port Trust Halt
Anticlockwise
Close

History

The exact date of establishment of Wazir Mansion railway station is unknown, but it is thought to have been built in the early 1900s. Some sources claim that the station was built in 1905, while others say that it was built in 1910.

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