Kan Mehtarzai railway station

Kan Mehtarzai railway station (Urdu: کان مہترزئی ریلوے اسٹیشن) is a disused railway station located in the Balochistan province of Pakistan. It is on Zhob Valley Railway, the former narrow-gauge line between Bostan and Zhob, 16 miles west of Muslim Bagh. At 2224 meters above sea level, it was the highest railway station in Pakistan until service was discontinued in 1986.[2][3][4]

Kan Mehtarzai
کان مہترزئی اسٹیشن
Owned byMinistry of Railways
Line(s)Zhob Valley Railway
Other information
Station codeKZZ[1]
History
Opened1921
Closed1986
Services
Preceding station   Kan Mehtarzai railway station   Following station
Churmian   Line
Zhob Valley Railway
  Muslimbagh

See also

References

  1. Official Web Site of Pakistan Railways
  2. Mughal, Owais. "Zhob Valley Railway". Indian Railways Fan Club. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
  3. Rashid, Salman. "Break Fast at Kan Mehtarzai". ISPR Hilal Magazine. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
  4. Hameed, Jalal. "Train to Kan Mehtarzai – the highest railway station in Pakistan". Jaho Jalal. Retrieved 22 October 2016.


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