Kotri Junction railway station

Kotri Junction Railway Station (Urdu: کوٹری جنکشن ریلوے اسٹیشن, Sindhi: ڪوٽڙي جنکشن ريلوي اسٽيشن) of Pakistan Railways is located in Kotri city, Jamshoro district of Sindh province, Pakistan. The station is on the Karachi–Peshawar and Kotri–Attock railway lines.

Kotri Junction Railway Station کوٹری جنکشن ریلوے اسٹیشن
General information
Location	Kotri Station Road Kotri, Sindh 76000 Pakistan
Coordinates	25.3668°N 68.2976°E / 25.3668; 68.2976
Owned by	Ministry of Railways
Line(s)	Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line Kotri–Attock Railway Line
Construction
Parking	Available
Accessible	Available
Other information
Station code	KOT
Services
Preceding station Pakistan Railways Following station Bholari towards Kiamari Karachi–Peshawar Line Hyderabad Junction towards Peshawar Cantonment Terminus Kotri–Attock Line Jamshoro towards Attock City Junction
Location

History

Kotri Junction station is among the oldest railway stations in Pakistan. It served as the northern terminus of the Scinde Railway, which was established in March 1855. A railway line was to be constructed between Karachi and Kotri and work on the Karachi terminus commenced in April 1858. By 13 May 1861, the station opened to the public. This was the first railway line for public traffic between Karachi and Kotri, a distance of 108 miles (174 km).^[1][2][3]

Services

The following trains stop at Kotri Junction station:

Preceding station	Pakistan Railways			Following station
Drigh Road towards Karachi Cantonment		Allama Iqbal Express		Hyderabad Junction towards Sialkot Junction
Braudabad towards Karachi City		Bolan Mail		Sind University towards Quetta
Landhi Junction towards Karachi Cantonment		Khyber Mail		Hyderabad Junction towards Peshawar Cantonment

See also

• List of railway stations in Pakistan
• Pakistan Railways