Islamabad railway station

Islamabad Station
اسلام آباد اسٹیشن ‬
Other names Margalla Railway Station
Location Khayaban-e-Johar, Sector I-9
Islamabad, Capital Territory. 55000
Pakistan
Coordinates 33°39′49″N 73°02′53″E / 33.663653°N 73.048182°E / 33.663653; 73.048182Coordinates: 33°39′49″N 73°02′53″E / 33.663653°N 73.048182°E / 33.663653; 73.048182
Owned by Ministry of Railways
Line(s) Islamabad–Muzaffarabad Branch Line
Other information
Station code MGLA[1]
History
Opened
Previous names Margalla Station
Services
Preceding station   Islamabad railway station   Following station
Nur   Line
Islamabad–Muzaffarabad Branch Line		   Terminus
Location
Islamabad Station
Location within Pakistan

Islamabad railway station (Urdu: اسلام آباد ریلوے اسٹیشن‬‎) (formerly Margalla railway station) is located in sector I-9 Islamabad, Capital Territory, Pakistan. The station appears as Margala on the Pakistan Railways website.

History

The station was established in 1979 and a rail shuttle was started between Islamabad and Rawalpindi. The shuttle was suspended within a year due to financial loss and the station closed down. In 1988 freight train services were started from this railway station.[2][3] In May 2009 the station was reopened and renamed as Islamabad station. On May 15, 2015, a new express train named Green Line Express.

Connections

The nearest Khayaban-e-Johar Metrobus Station, part of the Rawalpindi-Islamabad Metrobus corridor is 17 mins (1.4 km) walk away.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Official Web Site of Pakistan Railways
  2. 1 2 3 Azam Khan (31 January 2011). "Islamabad Railway Station may be off-track soon - The Express Tribune". Islamabad. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  3. ↑ "Railway Station in Islamabad inaugurated". Pakistan Times. Retrieved 4 August 2013.

Pakistan Railway starts Green line Train Service



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