Karachi Cantonment Railway Station ریلوے کراچی چھاؤنی اسٹیشن | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Dr Daudpota Road Karachi-75530, Sindh Pakistan | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 24°50′38″N 67°02′28″E / 24.8438°N 67.0412°E | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Ministry of Railways | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Platforms | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections |  22-A, 1-D, 4-H, 19-D | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Structure type | Standard (on ground station) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Platform levels | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Parking |  Available | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Available | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible |  Available | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Functional | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Station code | KC | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Fare zone | Pakistan Railways Karachi Zone | ||||||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1898 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Electrified | No | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Frere Street Station | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Karachi Cantonment Railway Station (Urdu: کراچی چھاؤنی ریلوے اسٹیشن, Sindhi: ڪراچي ڇانوڻي ريلوي اسٽيشن) (often abbreviated as Karachi Cantt.) is one of the busiest and principal railway stations in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. It is situated near Dr. Daudpota Road, Saddar.[1][2][3]
- ^ Hussain Ali and Momina Khan (2 June 2015). "In motion: How Cantt Station imitates the soul of Karachi". Dawn (newspaper). Retrieved 25 May 2022.
- ^ Amber Juman (13 July 2016). "Terror, Poverty and a Ray of Hope: Karachi Cantonment Railway Station". YOULIN magazine. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
- ^ Oonib Azam (24 March 2020). "Cantt Station turns into escape route to home as Karachi is placed on lockdown (after corona pandemic in 2020)". The News International (newspaper). Retrieved 25 May 2022.