Bahawalpur railway station
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Bahawalpur Railway Station (Urdu and Punjabi: بہاولپور ریلوے اسٹیشن) is located in Bahawalpur city, Bahawalpur district, Punjab province, Pakistan at an elevation of 117 metres. It is a major railway station of Pakistan Railways on Karachi-Peshawar main line.[1][2]
This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (January 2016) |
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Bahawalpur Railway Station بہاولپور ریلوے اسٹیشن | |||||||||||
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Coordinates | 29.4030°N 71.6523°E / 29.4030; 71.6523 | ||||||||||
Owned by | Ministry of Railways | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line | ||||||||||
Platforms | 3 | ||||||||||
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Structure type | Standard (on ground station) | ||||||||||
Parking | Available | ||||||||||
Accessible | Available | ||||||||||
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Station code | BWPR | ||||||||||
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The station is staffed and has advance and current reservation offices. Food stalls are also located on its platforms.
In 2016 the Railways Minister Khawaja Saad Rafique announced that Rs280 million will be spent on the construction of Bahawalpur Model Railway Station.[3] In 2019, the new building was inaugurated by the then railway minister Sheikh Rasheed.