Aab-e-Gum railway station

Aab-e-Gum Railway Station (Urdu: آب گم ریلوے اسٹیشن, Balochi: آب گم ریلوے اسٹیشن, also spelled Ab-i-Gum) is located in the town of Ab-I-gum, Kachhi District of Balochistan province, Pakistan.^[1] It is located 50 kilometers (31 mi) southeast of Quetta near Chilton mountain on the Rohri-Chaman Railway Line.

Aab-e-Gum Railway Station آب گم ریلوے اسٹیشن
General information
Coordinates	29.8039°N 67.4031°E / 29.8039; 67.4031
Owned by	Ministry of Railways
Line(s)	Rohri-Chaman Railway Line
Other information
Station code	ABG
History
Opened	1886
Services
Preceding station Pakistan Railways Following station Peshi towards Rohri Junction Rohri–Chaman Line Mach towards Chaman
Location

Ab-I-gum (Urdu: آب گم) is a Persian word meaning 'vanished water',^[2] a name given to a nearby underground spring.

Services

The following trains stop at Aab-e-Gum station:^[3][4]

Preceding station	Pakistan Railways			Following station
Mach towards Quetta		Akbar Express		Sibi towards Lahore Junction
Sibi towards Karachi City		Bolan Mail		Mach towards Quetta
Mach towards Quetta		Jaffar Express		Sibi towards Peshawar Cantonment

Stops

Only the Jaffar Express has a stop at the Aab-e-Gum Railway Station.^[5]

Incidents

• 17 November 2015, the Jaffar Express derailed at Aab-e-Gum, killing 20 and injuring 96 people.^[6][7][8]

See also

• List of railway stations in Pakistan
• Pakistan Railways