Karachi City Railway Station

کراچی شہر ریلوے اسٹیشن
General information
Location1622 I. I. Chundrigar Road
Karachi, Sindh 74000
Pakistan
Coordinates24°50′54″N 67°00′23″E / 24.8482°N 67.0064°E / 24.8482; 67.0064
Owned byPakistan Railways
Line(s)Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line
Karachi Circular Railway
Platforms4
Tracks4
ConnectionsLocal Transit UTS-12
Construction
Structure typeStandard
Platform levels1
AccessibleDisabled access Available

Computerized Ticketing Counters Luggage Checking System Parking Disabled Access Food Plaza Kiosks WC Taxi Stand Public Transportation Metro interchange

Mosque
Other information
Station codeKYC
History
Opened3 May 1864
Previous namesMcLeod Station
Services
Preceding station Pakistan Railways Following station
Kiamari
Terminus
 Karachi–Peshawar Line Karachi Cantonment
towards Peshawar Cantonment
Preceding station Karachi Circular Railway Following station
Terminus Main line Karachi Cantonment
towards Dabheji
Karachi Port Trust Halt
Clockwise
 Loop line Terminus
Map

Karachi City Railway Station (Urdu: کراچی شہر ریلوے اسٹیشن), formerly McLeod Station, is one of two main Karachi railway terminals along with the Karachi Cantonment station. Karachi City Station is located on I. I. Chundrigar Road, adjacent to Habib Bank Plaza, in Karachi, Pakistan.[1] This station is headquarters of the Pakistan Railways - Karachi Division.

History

Karachi City Station was first established along the southern edge of McLeod Road (now I. I. Chundrigar Road) as the southern terminus point of the Scinde Railway, which was established in March 1855.[2] A railway line was to be constructed between Karachi and Kotri and work on the Karachi terminus commenced in April 1858. On 13 May 1861, the line was opened to the public, and was the first railway line for public traffic between Karachi and Kotri, a distance of 108 miles (174 km).[3][4] The station was completed in May 1864,[5] and was upgraded in the 1880s with construction of a building farther to the west.[6][1] By 1905, the station was referred to by British authorities as "Karachi City station,"[7] in plans to provide a roof at the passenger platform.[7] Station yards were re-arranged and expanded around 1908.[8] The station was upgraded again in 1935,[9] when the current building made of local yellow Gizri sandstone was built.[1]

Facilities

Karachi City Station is equipped with all basic facilities. The station has current and advance reservation offices for Pakistan Railways as well as cargo and parcel facilities. Retail shops are found on platform 1. Due to the lack of space, most passenger trains have since been moved to Karachi Cantonment Station.[citation needed]

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References

  1. ^ a b c Salman, Peerzada (2010-05-09). "Keeping track of history". Dawn.com. Retrieved 2010-06-13.
  2. ^ Grace’s Guide “Scinde Railway” Retrieved on 2 January 2016
  3. ^ H.M. Government “Statute Law Repeals: Nineteenth Report : Draft Statute Law (Repeals) Bill; April 2012"; pages 134-135, paragraphs 3.78-3.83 Retrieved on 2 January 2016
  4. ^ "Money Market and City Intelligence", "The Times", Wednesday, 15 June 1859, #23333, 7a.
  5. ^ DR. SALEEM A KHANANI (2015-06-01). DMC CLASS OF 1985 DIGITAL MAGAZINE.
  6. ^ Lari, Yasmeen; Lari, Mihail S. (1996). The Dual City: Karachi During the Raj. Heritage Foundation. ISBN 978-0-19-577735-2.
  7. ^ a b Doyle, Patrick (1905). Indian Engineering.
  8. ^ Doyle, Patrick (1908). Indian Engineering.
  9. ^ "Pakistan's Wall Street remains an ugly, chaotic mess". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2020-04-10.
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