Rawalpindi railway station

Rawalpindi Railway Station

راولپنڈی ریلوے اسٹیشن
Rawalpindi railway station - main entrance
General information
LocationStation Road,
Rawalpindi, Punjab 46000
 Pakistan
Coordinates33°36′13″N 73°02′54″E / 33.6036°N 73.0483°E / 33.6036; 73.0483
Elevation502 metres (1,647 ft)
Owned by
Line(s)Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line
Islamabad–Muzaffarabad Branch Line
Platforms5
  • 1,800 feet long
  • 150 fee wide
Tracks11
  • 5 passenger
  • 6 commercial
Connections
Construction
Structure typeStandard (On Ground Station)
Platform levels2
ParkingCar parking Available
Bicycle facilitiesAvailable
AccessibleDisabled access Available

Computerized Ticketing Counters Luggage Checking System Parking Disabled Access Food Plaza Kiosks WC Taxi Stand Public Transportation Metro interchange

Mosque
Other information
StatusFunctional
Station codeRWP
Fare zonePakistan Railways Rawalpindi Zone
Websitehttps://www.pakrail.gov.pk/
History
Opened1881; 143 years ago (1881)
Rebuilt2019
ElectrifiedNo
Previous namesNorth Western State Railway
Services
Preceding station Pakistan Railways Following station
Chaklala
towards Kiamari
Karachi–Peshawar Line Nur (Rawalpindi)
Computerized Ticketing Counters Luggage Checking System Parking Disabled Access Food Plaza Kiosks WC Taxi Stand Public Transportation Metro interchange Mosque
Location
Map

Rawalpindi Railway Station (Urdu and Punjabi: راولپنڈی ریلوے اسٹیشن) is located in Saddar area of Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan. It is one of several major stops on the Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line. The nearest Saddar Metrobus Station, part of the Rawalpindi-Islamabad Metrobus is 20 minutes (1.5 km) walk away.

From Rawalpindi Railway Station trains go to various cities of Pakistan including Karachi, Lahore, Quetta, Peshawar, Gujranwala, Sargodha, Gujarat, Multan, Faisalabad, Bahawalpur, Rahimyar Khan, Jhang, Hyderabad, Nawabshah, Sukkar, Jehlum, Haripur, Nowshera, Sibi, Attock, Larkana, Kohat, Khanewal, Mianwali, Dera Ghazi Khan, Bhakkar, Gujar Khan, Sialkot, Narowal, Sahiwal, Okara, Mandi Bahauddin and Jacobabad included. Every train stops at Rawalpindi railway station for half an hour.[1]

  1. ^ atiq-webhive (7 November 2022). "Rawalpindi Railway Station". railwaystations.pk. Retrieved 3 September 2023.