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Quetta railway station
Railway station in Pakistan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Quetta Railway Station (Urdu: کوئٹہ اسٹیشن; Balochi: کوئٹہ اسٹیشن) is the main railway station of Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan.[1] It serves as a major station on the Rohri-Chaman Railway Line and as the eastern terminus of the Quetta-Taftan Railway Line.[2][3]
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Quetta was considered a small city during the British Raj. The station was built as part of the strategic line the Scinde, Punjab & Delhi Railway constructed. Construction began in 1881 and opened to the public in 1887, which by then was part of the North Western State Railway. Quetta was always considered an important strategic destination as Britain feared that the Russian Empire might advance from Afghanistan into Quetta, thereby threatening its rule in South Asia. In 1857, it was suggested by William Andrew (Chairman of Scinde, Punjab & Delhi Railway) that a railway line be constructed through the Bolan Pass. On 18 September 1879, work began on laying the railway tracks, and after four months, the first 215 kilometres of the line from Ruk to Sibi was completed and became operational in January 1881. Beyond Sibi, the terrain was challenging. After immense difficulties and harsh weather conditions, the line reached Quetta in March 1887.
2024 bombing
On 9 November 2024, at least 32 people died and at least 62 others were injured in a suicide bombing at the station by the Balochistan Liberation Army, a separatist terrorist group.[4][5]
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The following trains stop, terminate or originate at Quetta station:
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Station platform, 2014
Station entrance, 2023
The station in 1894
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