Railway Stations of Pakistan

Owais Mughal

Few days ago ATP asked our readers to take a guess on number of Railway Stations in Pakistan. As far as my own personal research shows, the correct number is 1009 (possibly a few more) and my compilation of the complete index of stations is given below.

Some readers did guess the correct range, but as we had expected, most underestimated the number. I might have done so myself had I not already done the research. The list of stations is interesting to view, if only because you would read so many place names that you might never have heard of. I hope it will also make us think about the wonder that was the railway system in Pakistan at one time, but is no more.

The list below includes the stations that are currently operative as well as those which are now closed. We believe this list is still not exhaustive. There was atleast one railway section which connected Bahawalpur (Baghdad station) directly to Fort Abbas. This section was uprooted in the 1940s when during the World War II British needed steel. I am definitely missing the names of stations that were located on that section. If our readers know of any station that we missed, then let us know and we’ll update our records.

Before we go the list on next section, I want to feature the photo above by Tahir Iqbal of a small and now-closed Railway Station near Gujranwala called Theri Sansi. Pakistan has got hundreds of such small railway stations. With every passing day, unfortunately more and more of them are getting closed as Railways as means of transport in Pakistan is on a continuous decline.

The following list is current as of November 11, 2010

1. Abad

2. Abbasnagar (not operational)

3. Abbaspur (not operational)

4. Abdul Hakim

5. Abdullahabad (Halt)

6. Abdullahpur Kolar

7. Ab-I-Gum

8. Adamsahaba

9. Adamwahan

10. Ahmadpur

11. Ahmedwal

12. Ahsanpur

13. Air Force (Halt) (not operational)

14. Airport (Halt) (not operational)

15. Ajnala

16. Akhtar Karnana

17. Akhtarabad (old name Dhuniwala)

18. Akora Khattak

19. Ala

20. Alam Reg

21. Alamgir Town (Halt)

22. Aldana

23. Alhar

24. Alipur Chatha (old name Akalgarh)

25. Alipur Sayadan Sharif (old name Alipur Sayadan)

26. Allahdadani

27. Allahdino Sand

28. Alluwali

29. Amirpur (Halt)

30. Ammu Siding Beleli

31. Amri

32. Amruka

33. Arain Road

34. Arif Wala

35. Ashraf Shah

36. Asrani (not operational)

37. Athilpur

38. Attock City Jn (old name Cambellpur)

39. Attock Khurd (old name Attock)

40. Azad

41. Azmatwala

42. Babakwal

43. Babar Kachh

44. Babari Banda

45. Badah

46. Badal Nala

47. Badami Bagh

48. Baddomalhi

49. Badin

50. Badli Mazari

51. Bagatora

52. Baghdad

53. Bagiari (not operational)

54. Bahalike

55. Bahawalnagar Jn

56. Bahawalpur

57. Bahram Hathiyun

58. Bahrianwala (not operational)

59. Bahuman (not operational)

60. Bakhsh Jatoi (Halt)

61. Bakhshan Khan

62. Bakhshapur

63. Bakhtiarabad Domki (old name Bell-pat)

64. Bakrala

65. Bakrani Road

66. Baldher

67. Baldia (not operational – located on Karachi Circular Railway)

68. Balishah

69. Balochabad

70. Bandhi

71. Bandial

72. Banh Mianwala

73. Banni Bangla

74. Bannu (old name Edwardsabad) (not operational)

75. Barocho Bagh (not operational)

76. Baruli

77. Basal Jn

78. Basal Sharif (Halt)

79. Basirpur

80. Basti Darwesh Lashari

81. Basti Fauja

82. Basti Qutab Shah

83. Basti Rehman

84. Begmanji

85. Begowala Ghartal

86. Behal

87. Behkari (not operational)

88. Beleli

89. Bero Chandia (not operational)

90. Bhakkar

91. Bhalwal

92. Bhan Sayadabad

93. Bhaun (not operational)

94. Bhera

95. Bhila Hithar

96. Bhiria Road

97. Bhitshah (not operational)

98. Bhoe Asal

99. Bholari

100. Bhumb

101. Bhurgari (not operational)

102. Bijar (Halt)

103. Bijrani (old name Unarwah)

104. Bin Qasim Pipri

105. Bobi Road (not operational)

106. Border Post 72

107. Bostan Afghanan

108. Bostan Jn

109. Braudabad

110. Bubak Road

111. Buch

112. Bucheri

113. Buchiana

114. Budapur

115. Budh

116. Budho

117. Burhan

118. Burj

119. Cadet College Kohat

120. Cadet College Petaro (old name Petaro)

121. Chabiana

122. Chachar

123. Chachran (not operational)

124. Chagai

125. Chah Noor Mohammad

126. Chak

127. Chak Abdullah

128. Chak Amru

129. Chak Asmatullah (Halt) (not operational)

130. Chak Ibrahim Bhatti

131. Chak Jhumra Jn

132. Chak Kambo

133. Chak Lala

134. Chak Naurang (Halt) (not operational)

135. Chak Nizam (not operational)

136. Chak Pirana

137. Chak Saida (Halt)

138. Chak Sher Mohammad

139. Chak Turan

140. Chak Wariachanwala

141. Chakwal (not operational)

142. Chalisa Jn

143. Chaman

144. Chandrami (Halt) (not operational)

145. Chanesar (Halt)

146. Chang

147. Changa Manga

148. Chanigot

149. Charnali

150. Charsadda (not operational)

151. Chauntra

152. Chaweka Road

153. Chawinda

154. Chenab West Bank

155. Chet Singhwala (not operational)

156. Chhab

157. Chhor

158. Chichawatni Road

159. Chichoki Mallian

160. Chidarzai (not operational)

161. Chikarkot (not operational)

162. Chilianwala

163. Chiniot

164. Chishtian

165. Choa Kariala

166. Chukhra (Halt) (not operational)

167. Chund

168. Chura Sharif (Halt)

169. Chutiana

170. D.C.O.S (Halt) (not operational)

171. Dabanwala

172. Dabheji

173. Dad Fatihana

174. Dadu

175. Daera Dinpanah

176. Daera Mehram

177. Daharki

178. Dalbandin

179. Damboli

180. Dandot

181. Darbar Sahib Kartarpur

182. Darbelo (not operational)

183. Darkhana

184. Darsmand (not operational)

185. Dar-ul-Ihsan (old name Salar Wala)

186. Darya Khan

187. Daud (Halt)

188. Daud Khel Jn

189. Daulatala (not operational)

190. Daulatpur Safan (not operational)

191. Daur

192. Deona Juliani

193.Deparja

194. Departure Yard

195. Depot Hill Jn (not operational – Karachi Circular Railway)

196. Dera Allahyar (old name Jhatpat)

197. Dera Azim Khan (Halt) (not operational)

198. Dera Bakha (not operational)

199. Dera Ghazi Khan

200. Dera Murad Jamali (old name Temple Dera)

201. Dera Nawab Sahib

202. Dera Taj

203. Detha

204. Dhab Sanateka (not operational)

205. Dhak

206. Dhandi (not operational)

207. Dharowal Kang (Halt)

208. Dhaunkal

209. Dher Umed Ali

210. Dholan

211. Dhoro Naro

212. Dhrema (not operational)

213. Dhudial (not operational)

214. Digri

215. Dilmurad

216. Dina

217. Dinga

218. Dingra

219. Doaba (not operational)

220. Domala (old name Manjoke)

221. Domel (old name Pind Sultani Road)

222. Domeli

223. Dorata

224. Dozan

225. Drigh Colony Jn

226. Drigh Road Jn

227. Dunga Bunga (not operational)

228. Dunyapur

229. Durgai (not operational) (used to be the last station on Mardan-Dargai line)

230. Eminabad

231. Faisalabad (old name Lyallpur)

232. Faisalabad Dry Port

233. Faqir Hussain Shaheed (old name Nak Band) (not operational)

234. Faqirabad (old name Lawrencepur)

235. Faqirwali (not operational)

236. Farooqabad (old name Chuharkana)

237. Farooqia (Halt) (old name Hattar)

238. Fateh Jang

239. Fateh Shahpur (Halt)

240. Fazal Bhambro

241. Fazilpur Dhandi (not operational)

242. Firoza

243. Fort Abbas (not operational)

244. Gaddar

245. Gagan

246. Gaggoo

247. Gajargola

248. Galangur

249. Gambat

250. Gambila Serai (not operational)

251. Ganda Singhwala (not operational)

252. Garhi Khairo

253. Gat (Halt) (b/w Yakmach and Azad stations on Dalbandin-Koh-I-Taftan section) (not operational)

254. Gatti

255. Ghakka Mittar (not operational)

256. Ghakkar Mandi

257. Gharibwal

258. Ghotki

259. Ghulamabad (Halt) (not operational)

260. Ghungrila

261. Gidu (not operational) (located on the banks of River Indus at Kotri)

262. Gilani (not operational) (Karachi Circular Railway – was supposed to be Karachi’s Central Train Terminal in one of the Master plans of the city)

263. Gilawala

264. Gilmala (Halt)

265. Girdhariwala (not operational)

266. Gojra

267. Golpur

268. Golpur Talbani

269. Golra Sharif Jn (old name Golra Jn)

270. Gopang

271. Gosarji

272. Goth Shah Mohammad (not operational)

273. Gujar (old name Sody)

274. Gujar Garhi (not operational)

275. Gujar Khan

276. Gujranwala

277. Gujranwala Cant (old name Rahwali)

278. Gujranwala City (old name Gujranwala Town)

279. Gujrat

280. Gul Beg Marri (not operational)

281. Gul Imam (not operational)

282. Gul Sher

283. Gulistan

284. Gunna Kalan

285. Gurmani

286. Habib Kot Jn

287. Habibabad (old name Wan Radharam)

288. Hadali

289. Hafizabad

290. Haibat Shahid

291. Haider Jatoi (Halt)

292. Haji Chand

293. Hala (not operational)

294. Halani (not operational)

295. Halloki (Halt)

296. Hamdaniwala

297. Hangu (not operational) (Narrow gauge)

298. Haranpur

299. Harappa (old name Harappa Road)

300. Harbanspura

301. Hariah

302. Haripur Band

303. Haripur Hazara

304. Harnai

305. Harnal (Halt) (not operational)

306. Harunabad (not operational)

307. Haryanwala

308. Hasan Rind (not operational)

309. Hasilpur

310. Hasisar

311. Hassan Abdal

312. Hathiyan (not operational)

313. Haveli Wasawewala (old name Wasawewala)

314. Havelian

315. Hayat Sher Pao Shaheed

316. Hazrat Karmanwala (not operational)

317. Hazurpur

318. Hiral

319. Hirok

320. Humayun

321. Husri (not operational)

322. Hyderabad Jn

323. Injra

324. Iqbal Nagar

325. Isa Khel (not operational)

326. Jacobabad Jn

327. Jafarwala (not operational)

328. Jahangira Road

329. Jahania

330. Jajja Abbassian (not operational)

331. Jalal Marri

332. Jallo

333. Jallo Park (Halt)

334. Jalu-Jo-Chaunro (not operational)

335. Jam Sahib (not operational)

336. Jaman Shah

337. Jamke Chatta

338. Jampur

339. Jamraniwah

340. Jamrao Jn

341. Jamrud

342. Jan Muhammadwala

343. Jand Jn

344. Jangal Mariala

345. Janiwala

346. Jarala

347. Jaranwala

348. Jassar Jn

349. Jatoi (not operational)

350. Jauharabad

351. Jaurah Karnana

352. Jetha Bhutta

353. Jhakka Ladhana (on now closed Faisalabad-Jaranwala section) (not operational)

354. Jhalar

355. Jhamat

356. Jhang City

357. Jhang Sadar

358. Jhelum

359. Jhimpir

360. Jhok Ditta

361. Jhol (not operational)

362. Jhudo

363. Jhuluri

364. Jumma Goth

365. Jungshahi

366. Kabul River (not operational)

367. Kacha Khuh

368. Kachelo

369. Kachlak

370. Kahal (not operational)

371. Kahi (not operational)

372. Kahror Pakka

373. Kala Gujran (old name Kala)

374. Kala Khatai

375. Kala Shah Ka Ku

376. Kalabagh (not operational)

377. Kalanchwala

378. Kalas Goraya (Halt)

379. Kaleke

380. Kalhora (not operational)

381. Kaliamawan

382. Kallur Kot

383. Kalpani (not operational)

384. Kaluwal

385. Kamalia

386. Kamar Mashani (not operational)

387. Kamaro Sharif (not operational)

388. Kambar Ali Khan

389. Kamoke

390. Kan Mehtarzai (not operational) (used to be the highest narrow gauge station in South Asia before its closure in 1985)

391. Kana Kacha

392. Kanak (Halt)

393. Kandhkot

394. Kandiaro (not operational)

395. Kandwal (Halt)

396. Kanganpur

397. Kanjur

398. Kanjwani

399. Zorgarh

400. Karachi Cant

401. Karachi City

402. Karachi Unviersity (not operational) (Karachi Circular Railway)

403. Karor

404. Karsaz (Halt) (not operational)

405. Karyal (Halt) (not operational)

406. Kashmor

407. Kashmor Colony

408. Kassowal

409. Kasur Jn

410. Kata Kushta (not operational)

411. Kathala

412. Kazi Ahmed (not operational)

413. Khadro

414. Khairabad Kund

415. Khairpur

416. Khan (not operational)

417. Khanai (not operational)

418. Khanewal Jn

419. Khanora

420. Khanot

421. Khanpur Jn

42 2. Khanqah Mohamed Panah (not operational)

423. Khanqah Sirajia

424. Kharian

425. Kharian Cant

426. Khatan (not operational)

427. Khathar

428. Khatian

429. Khatian Road

430. Khatlani Shaheed (Halt) (not operational)

431. Khattakabad

432. Khewra

433. Khichiwala (not operational)

434. Khokhropar

435. Khost

436. Khudabad

437. Khudian Khas

438. Khuman (not operational)

439. Khunda Ladheke

440. Khushab

441. Khushal Kot

442. Kiamari East Wharf

443. Kiamari West Wharf

444. Kila Dewa Singh

445. Kila Saifulla (not operational) (narrow gauge)

446. Killa Abdullah

447. Killa Sobha Singh

448. Kinjheji (not operational)

449. Kirdagap

450. Kiridhor (not operational)

451. Kishingi

452. Kissan

453. Kohat Cant

454. Kohat Tehsil (not operational)

455. Koh-I-Noor

456. Kolpur

457. Korangi (not operational) (spur on Karachi Circular Railway)

458. Kot Abadan (Halt)

459. Kot Abbas Shaheed (old name Kot Mela Ram)

460. Kot Adu Jn

461. Kot Behram

462. Kot Chutta

463. Kot Darya Bal

464. Kot Daya Kishan (not operational)

465. Kot Ghulam Mohammad (old name Jamesabad) (not operational)

466. Kot Gurdit Singh (not operational)

467. Kot Haji Shah

468. Kot Ihsan (not operational)

469. Kot Khair Din (Halt)

470. Kot Lakhpat

471. Kot Lalloo

472. Kot Mul Chand

473. Kot Najib Ullah

474. Kot Nasir

475. Kot Nawaz (on now closed Faisalabad-Jaranwala section) (not operational)

476. Kot Pir Abdul Aziz (Halt)

477. Kot Radha Kishan

478. Kot Salim Shaheed (old name Kot Nihal Singh) (not operational)

479. Kot Sultan

480. Kotla Adib Shaheed

481. Kotla Jam

482. Kotla Pathan (not operational)

483. Kotri Jn

484. Kotsamaba

485. Kuchlak

486. Kuh-I-taftan

487. Kul Mokal

488. Kulab (not operational)

489. Kundian Jn

490. Kunri

491. Kunri Memon (Halt) (not operational)

492. Kussam Sar (not operational)

493. Kutabpur

494. Kut-al-Imara (not operational)

495. Kutbal (not operational)

496. Lahore Cant

497. Lahore Jn

498. Lakha Road

499. Lakhi Ghulam Shah (Halt) (not operational)

500. Lakhnewala (not operational)

501. Laki Marwat Jn (not operational) (Narrow Gauge)

502. Laki Shah Saddar

503. Lal Pir

504. Lala Musa Jn

505. Lalian

506. Lalsuhanra

507. Landhi Jn

508. Landi Khana (not operational) (used to be last station on Khyber Railway)

509. Landi Kotal (not operational)

510. Langar

511. Langowal Baruhi

512. Larkana Jn

513. Latif Chang (Closed after intro. of Auto block signalling b/w Karachi-Kotri)

514. Leiah

515. Liaqatabad (not operational) (Karachi Circular Railway)

516. Liaquatpur

517. Lilla

518. Lilla Town

519. Lindsay

520. Lodhran Jn

521. Lohi Bihir

522. Ludewala

523. Lundo

524. Lyari (not operational) (Karachi Circular Railway)

525. Mach

526. Machhi Goth

527. Machhianwala

528. Machhike (not operational)

529. Machur (Halt) (not operational)

530. Mackrach Road (not operational)

531. Madeji Road

532. Madharianwala (not operational)

533. Madina-tul-Hujjaj

534. Madrisa

535. Magneja (not operational)

536. Mahesar

537. Mahiota

538. Mahmood Kot

539. Mahmunwali

540. Maibal

541. Mailsi

542. Makhad Road

543. Makhdum Sahib

544. Makhdumpur Pahoran

545. Malakwal Jn

546. Malir

547. Malir Cant

548. Malir Colony Jn

549. Mamu Kanjan

550. Mancher Chatta

551. Mandi Ahmadabad Hira Singh

552. Mandi Baha-ud-din

553. Mandi Burewala

554. Mandi Rahme Shah Chak Rahme Shah

555. Mandi Sadiq Ganj Jn (old name McLeod Ganj Jn)

556. Mando Dairo

557. Mandra Jn

558. Manga (not operational)

559. Manghopir

560. Mangoli

561. Manguana (Halt)

562. Manjhand

563. Manjhla Bagh

564. Mankiala

565. Mansurabad

566. Mansurwali

567. Mardan Jn (not operational)

568. Margallah Islamabad Dry Port Station in Sector I-9

569. Marh Balochan

570. Mari Indus

571. Mariyal

572. Marshalling Yard Pipri

573. Mashori Sharif (Halt)

574. Massan

575. Matapan (not operational) (Karachi Circular Railway)

576. Matli

577. Mauladad

578. Maulviwala

579. Medanak (not operational)

580. Mehar Shah

581. Mehrabpur Jn

582. Mehta Suja

583. Meting

584. Metla (not operational)

585. Mian Channun

586. Mian Shamir

587. Miani

588. Mianwali

589. Mina Bazar (not operational)

590. Minchinabad

591. Mir Allahdad Talpur (Halt) (not operational)

592. Mir Dostali

593. Mir Hassan Khoso (Halt)

594. Mirdad Muafi

595. Mirjawa

596. Mirpur Khas Jn

597. Mirpur Mathelo

598. Mirrani (not operational)

599. Missa Keswal

600. Missan Kalar

601. Mitha Lak

602. Mitha Tiwana

603. Mithankot

604. Mithiani (not operational)

605. Mithri

606. Mitti Roya (not operational)

607. Model Colony (not operational) (Karachi Circular Railway)

608. Moenjo-Daro (old name Dokri)

609. Moghalpura (old name Mian Mir and Lahore Cant)

610. Mohammadpur Diwan (not operational)

611. Mohammadwala (on now closed Faisalabad-Jaranwala section) (not operational)

612. Mohra Shahwali (Halt)

613. Mohsinwal (old name Kot Sujan Singh)

614. Moman

615. Mona

616. Moro (not operational)

617. Mubarakabad (not operational)

618. Mubarakpur

619. Muddoki

620. Mughal

621. Muhammad Nagar

622. Muhammad Rahim Kalru (not operational)

623. Mujahidabad (Halt)

624. Mujaldiwala (Halt) (not operational)

625. Mulla Makhan (not operational)

626. Multan Cant

627. Multan City

628. Munianwala (not operational)

629. Murad Chishti (old name Chak Datar Singh)

630. Muradi Janjil (Halt) (not operational)

631. Murghai

632. Muridke

633. Musa Virk (not operational)

634. Mushkaf

635. Muslimbagh (old name Hindubagh) (not operational) (Narrow gauge)

636. Muzaffarabad

637. Muzaffargarh

638. Nabisar Road

639. Nafees Nagar (Halt) (not operational)

640. Naim Ashfaq Shaheed (old name Khikha)

641. Nakus

642. Nammal

643. Nankana Sahab

644. Nao-Abad (not operational)

645. Narang

646. Nari

647. Nari Bank

648. Narija (Halt) (not operational)

649. Narowal Jn

650. Nasai (not operational)

651. Nasarpur

652. Nasrat (Halt)

653. Naukot

654. Naurang Serai (not operational)

655. Naushaharo Feroze (not operational)

656. Nautheh

657. Nawab Wali Muhammad Khan

658. Nawabshah Jn

659. Nawan Pind (Halt)

660. Nawaz Dahri

661. Nazikabad (not operational)

662. Nethri (on now closed Faisalabad-Jaranwala section) (not operational)

663. New Chhor

664. New Saidabad (not operational)

665. Nishatabad

666. Nishtarabad (old name Sikhanwala)

667. Nizam Sama (Halt)

668. Nizamabad (not operational)

669. Nok-Kundi

670. Noor Mohammad Mokal

671. Noor Shah

672. Norai Sharif

673. North Block Hut

674. North Nazimabad (not operational) (Karachi Circular Railway)

675. Notak

676. Nowshera Jn

677. Nur

678. Nurkot

679. Nushki

680. Nuttall

681. Oderolal

682. Odhano (not operational)

683. Okara

684. Okara Cant (old name Gambar)

685. Ongar (Closed after intro. of Auto block signalling b/w Karachi-Kotri)

686. Orangi (not operational) (Karachi Circular Railway)

687. Pabbi

688. Pad Idan Jn

689. Padag Road

690. Paharpur Thal (old name Sohyathul) (Halt)

691. Pai Khel

692. Paigah

693. Pakhowal

694. Pakka Anna

695. Pakka Sidhar

696. Pakpattan

697. Palh

698. Palijani (not operational)

699. Panir

700. Panj Girain

701. Panj Pulla (Halt)

702. Pano Akil

703. Parche-ji-Veri (not operational)

704. Parkhu Dheri (not operational)

705. Pasrur

706. Patla

707. Patoyun (not operational)

708. Pattoki

709. Peeru Lashari

710. Pehro Kunri

711. Pejowali

712. Perak

713. Pervezwala (not operational)

714. Peshawar Cant

715. Peshawar City

716. Peshi

717. Pezu (not operational)

718. Phularwan

719. Phulji

720. Piaro Goth

721. Pin Dadan Khan

72 2. Pind Mukko (Halt)

723. Pindi Rasul

724. Pindora

725. Piplan

726. Pir Barkhurdar

727. Pir Jhand (Halt)

728. Pir Katpar (not operational)

729. Pir Mahal

730. Pir Mukhtiarwala (Halt) (not operational)

731. Pir Piai

732. Piran Ghaib

733. Pirawalla (not operational)

734. Pithoro Jn

735. Pithu Rana (Halt)

736. Port Trust (Halt) (not operational) (Karachi Circular Railway)

737. Prem Nagar

738. Qadirabad (not operational)

739. Qaimpur (not operational)

740. Qalat-I-Nasir (Halt) (not operational)

741. Qila Sattar Shah

742. Qila Sheikhupura Jn

743. Quaidabad

744. Qudrat (Halt) (not operational)

745. Qudratabad

746. Quetta

747. Rabwah

748. Radhan

749. Rafiqabad (not operational)

750. Rafiqwal

751. Rahim Yarkhan

752. Rahmani Nagar (old name Sita Road)

753. Rahuki (not operational)

754. Raisan (not operational)

755. Raiwind Jn

756. Raja Jang

757. Rajan Shah

758. Rajanpur

759. Rajar Pak Rajar (not operational) (located on meter gauge Mirpur Khas-Nawabshah section)

760. Rajput Nagar

761. Rakh Rajar (not operational)

762. Ran Pethani

763. Ranipur Riyasat

764. Raokhanwala

765. Rashidabad (Halt) (Inaugurated June 3, 2003)

766. Rashkai (not operational)

767. Rasulpur (Halt)

768. Ratanabad (not operational)

769. Ratial

770. Rattian (Halt)

771. Rawalpindi

772. Raya Khas

773. Renala Khurd

774. Reti

775. Riazabad

776. Risalewala

777. Risalpur Cant (not operational)

778. Rohri Jn

779. Rojhan

780. Roshanabad (not operational)

781. Ruk

782. Rukanpur

783. Rumian

784. Rurala Road

785. Rustam Sargana

786. S.I.T.E (not operational) (Karachi Circular Railway)

787. Sabu Rahu (not operational)

788. Sabzazar

789. Sachha Sauda

790. Sadhar (Halt)

791. Sadhoke

792. Sadikabad

793. Sadiqpur (not operational)

794. Sadoro (Closed after intro. of Auto block signalling b/w Karachi-Kotri)

795. Safdarabad (old name Dhaban Singh)

796. Sahianwala

797. Sahiwal (old name Montgomery)

798. Sahja (not operational)

799. Sahowala

800. Saindad

801. Sakrand Jn (not operational)

802. Saleem Awan (old name Banth) (not operational)

803. Salih Bhambro (not operational)

804. Samanabad

805. Samandwala

806. Samaro Road

807. Samasata Cabin A

808. Samasata Goods

809. Samasata Jn

810. Sambrial

811. Samtiah

812. Samungli Road

813. Sanawan

814. Sandral (not operational)

815. Sangi

816. Sangjani

817. Sangla Hill Jn

818. Sanjwal

819. Sann

820. Sanzala

821. Sar Shamir Road

822. Sarai Alamgir

823. Saranan

824. Sardar Jhandir

825. Sardar Wali Mazari

826. Sardheri (not operational)

827. Sargodha Jn

828. Sarhad (not operational)

829. Sarhari

830. Sar-I-ab

831. Saroba (old name Machrach Road)

832. Sarwar Shaheed (Halt)

833. Sarwarnagar (old name Mohattanagar) (not operational)

834. Sathoiwala (not operational)

835. Sawai Wala (not operational)

836. Sayyed Kasran (not operational)

837. Sehjowal

838. Sehwan Sharif

839. Seni Gambat

840. Serai Saleh

841. Setharja

842. Shadan Lund

843. Shadia

844. Shadipalli

845. Shafiabad (not operational)

846. Shah Abdul Latif (not operational) (Karachi Circular Railway)

847. Shah Alam

848. Shah Jewana

849. Shah Nal

850. Shah Nawaz Bhutto

851. Shah Nikdur

852. Shah Panjo (Halt)

853. Shah Sultan (Halt)

854. Shah Taj (not operational)

855. Shahbaz Khel (not operational)

856. Shahbazwala (not operational)

857. Shahdadpur

858. Shahdara Bagh Jn

859. Shaheed Allah Bakhsh (not operational)

860. Shahgai (not operational)

861. Shahidanwala

862. Shahinabad Jn (old name Hundewali)

863. Shahpur Chakar (not operational)

864. Shahpur City

865. Shahpur Jahania (not operational)

866. Shahpur Sadar (not operational)

867. Shahwali

868. Shamkote

869. Sharigh

870. Sheikh Mandah

871. Sheikh Wasil

872. Sheikhwahan

873. Shelabagh

874. Sher Shah Jn

875. Shikarpur

876. Shinkai (not operational)

877. Shori (not operational)

878. Shori Chatta (not operational)

879. Shorkot Cant Jn (old name Shorkot Road Jn)

880. Shujabad

881. Sialabad

882. Sialkot Jn

883. Sibi Jn

884. Sihala

885. Sihar

886. Sillanwali

887. Silra Shahdadkot

888. Simzai (not operational)

889. Sind University

890. Sinjhoro (not operational)

891. Sirajwala (not operational)

892. Skhakot (not operational)

893. Sobhaga

894. Sobhawalla

895. Sodhra Kopra

896. Sohan Bridge

897. Sohawa

898. Sood Bhidana (Halt) (not operational)

899. South Block Hut

900. Spezand Jn

901. Spintangi

902. Srirampura

903. Sufiabad (not operational)

904. Sukh Beas (not operational)

905. Sukheke

906. Sukho (not operational)

907. Sukhpur (not operational)

908. Sukio Manahejo (not operational)

909. Sukkur

910. Sulemanabad

911. Sultan Khel (not operational)

912. Sultan Kot

913. Sultan Krori (Halt) (not operational)

914. Sultanabad

915. Sumbal Hamid

916. Sumrasar (Halt)

917. Sunehri

918. Tajpur Nasarpur Road

919. Takht Mahal

920. Takht-I-Bhai (not operational)

921. Talhar

922. Talhi (not operational)

923. Tamewali

924. Tandlianwala

925. Tando Adam Jn

926. Tando Allahyar

927. Tando Jam

928. Tando Jan Mohammad (not operational)

929. Tando Mohammad Khan

930. Tando Mustikhan

931. Tando Sarwar (old name Tando Siru) (not operational)

932. Tandoi

933. Tank (not operational) (narrow gauge)

934. Tanwari (not operational)

935. Taqipur

936. Tara Garh (Halt) (not operational)

937. Tarinda

938. Tarki

939. Taru Jabba

940. Tasirabad (Halt)

941. Tatipur

942. Taunsa Barrage

943. Taunsa Barrage Colony

944. Taxila Cant Jn (old name Taxila Jn)

945. Tehsil Shakargarh

946. Thal (not operational)

947. Thanedarwala (not operational)

948. Tharushah Jn (not operational)

949. Thatt Hotchand (not operational)

950. Thatta Mahla

951. Theri Sansi (not operational)

952. Thermal Power Station (Between Budh and Muzaffargarh Stations)

953. Thul Nao Thul Sind

954. Tibbi Alamgir (not operational)

955. Tibbi Izzat (not operational)

956. Tinoka

957. Toba Tek Singh

958. Tobah

959. Togh (not operational)

960. Tora Tigga (not operational)

961. Toraghbargi (not operational)

962. Tozgi (not operational)

963. Trag (not operational)

964. Tufail Shaheed (Halt)

965. Uchhri

966. Ugoke

967. Ummedpur (b/w Narang and Srirampura on Lahore-Narowal section) (not operational)

968. Umid Ali Junejo (Halt)

969. Unarpur

970. Urdu College (Halt) (not operational) (Karachi Circular Railway)

971. Usman Khattar

972. Usmanwala

973. Usta Mohammad

974. Ustarzai (not operational)

975. Vakilwala (not operational)

976. Vasar Bah (not operational)

977. Vihari

978. Wagah

979. Wagowal

980. Wah

981. Wah Cant

982. Wahab Shah

983. Walhar

984. Wali Khan (old name Mastung Road)

985. Walton (old name Walton Training School)

986. Wan Adhan (not operational)

987. Wanbachran

988. Warburton

989. Waryam

990. Wazir Mansion (not operational) (Karachi Circular Railway)

991. Wazirabad Jn

992. Wilsonpur

993. Yakmach

994. Yaru

995. Yaru Khosa

996. Yazman (b/w Kut-ul-Imara and Fort Abbas. Dismantled during WW II) (not operational)

997. Yousafwala (not operational)

998. Zafar Iqbal (Halt)

999. Zafarwal

1000. Zahidan Duzdap

1001. Zahir Nagar (Halt)

1002. Zahir Pir

1003. Zardalu (Last station on Sibi-Khost line beyond Khost) (not operational)

1004. Zarghun (not operational)

1005. Zarif Shaheed (old name Raja Ram) (not operational)

1006. Zeal Pak

1007. Zero Mile (Built in 2006. at Khokhrapar – Munabao Border)

1008. Zhob (old name Fort Sandeman) (not operational)

1009. Zintara (not operational)

Ahmad Shah Durrani - Eighteenth Century Ruler

Pervaiz Munir Alvi

Ahmad Shah Durrani was born in 1722 as Ahmad Khan Abdali at the city of Multan. At the age of twenty five he become ruler of the vast territory stretched from Mashhad in the west to the Punjab in the east; the land mass that today roughly formsthe modern twin countries of Afghanistan and Pakistan. He rose to power at a timewhen the Mughal Empire (1526-1857) based in Delhi and the Safavid Empire (1501-1722) based in Isfahan were disintegrating. Ahmad Shah at the expense of these twoneighboring but dwindling empires was skillfully able to carve out an empire of his own. His rule although relatively short (1747-1772), was significant in the sense thatit ultimately changed the course of the history of the South-Central Asia.

1707 – 1747

During the half century rule (1658-1707) of Alamgir I (Aurangzeb) all territories now forming Pakistan, Kashmir and most of Afghanistan were part of the great Mughal Empire. Upon death of Alamgir I his son Bahadar Shah I succeeded him but five years later he too died fighting Sikh insurgents in Punjab. Soon after that intrigues took over the Palace. Syeds of Bihar had become the most powerful force in the Mughal Court. Two successive emperors, Jahandar Shah and Farokh Siar were murdered and the empire started to crumble from all directions. In the next quarter century multiple insurgencies of Sikh, Jat, Rajput, Marhatta and Rohila Afghans challenged the Mughal rule.

In year 1719, Sultan Roshan Akhtar, a grandson of Bahadar Shah I and great-grandson of Alamgir I, under the title of Mohammad Shah (1719-1748) was installed as emperor. In order to neutralize the Syeds, Mohammad Shah established two partiesof courtiers; a Turkic party under Chin Kulin Khan and a Persian party under Saadat Ali. Over the course of time these two noblemen and their respective descendants will play a significant role in the affairs of the Mughal Empire and would routinely interact with the Persian and Afghan monarchs in the west. In 1738, overwhelmed by the internal and the external troubles, these two courtiers of the Mughal emperor asked Nadir Shah Afshar of Persia to intervene. Nadir Shah attacked Delhi in 1738 and forced Emperor Mohammad Shah, to handover all territories west of the River Indus to the Persians.

Ahmad Khan Abdali at that time was only a young soldier in the Persian army of Nadir Shah who had given precedence to Abdali tribesmen over their rival the Ghilzais. However within a very short time Ahmad Khan Abdali rose from the level of Yasawal (personal servant) to the king to the rank of commander of Abdali regiment. When Nadir Shah died in 1747 at the hands of the Qizalbash (red-turbans) soldiers wary of the growing Abdali influence, Ahmad Khan provided security to thefamily of the late king. In October 1747 at a location near mausoleum of Muslim saint Sheikh Surkh, adjacent to Fort Nadirabad-Kandahar, Ahmad Khan called a meeting (Jirga) of tribal elders. At the meeting, under his new name Ahmad Shah Abdali, he announced himself as a leader of the Pashtun tribes. Haji Jamal Khan Mohammadzai, the other contender to the leadership withdrew his claim. Pir Sabir Shah, the spiritual guide of Pashtun tribes validated the selection by showering his praise for the young Ahmad Shah Abdali and declared him Durr-e-Durran (pearl of the pearls); hence the beginning of the name Durrani.

1747 – 1754

Following his mentor Nadir Shah, Ahmad Shah took control of Kandahar, Ghazna, Kabul and Peshawar. By December 1747 the provinces of Frontier, Kashmir, Punjab, Sindh and Balochistan - the areas roughly constituting Pakistan - were all under his control. On March 3rd 1748 Durrani and Mughal forces confronted each other near the city of Sirhind in east Punjab. Mughal forces were led by the Crown Prince and various members of the families of Chin Kulin Khan and Saadat Ali. On March 11th 1748 Durrani forces were defeated but at the end of the battle day, the leader of the Mughal forces Grand Vazir Qamar-ud-din, a son of Chin Kulin Khan died by a round shot while praying. Five days later on April 16th 1748 hearing the death of his Grand Vazir, the Mughal emperor Mohammad Shah also died seized by a strong convulsion. Soon after that Chin Kulin Khan, who had become Nizam of Deccan also died. The Crown Prince, a son of Mohammad Shah from his Hindu wife Udam Bai, under the title of Ahmad Shah (not to be confused with Ahmad Shah Abdali) became the new emperor (1748-1754). He appointed Safdar Jang, a nephew of Saadat Ali as Grand Vazir as well as Nawab of Audh and Nasir Jang, a son of Chin Kulin Khan as new Nizam of Deccan.

Abdali meanwhile, after securing eastern territories turned his attention westward and in 1750-51 captured the Persian cities of Herat, Nishapur and Mashhad. However in 1751 he had to return to Lahore to quell Sikh insurgencies. In 1752 he marched on Kashmir to consolidate his control. Soon after that the Mughal emperor made his peace with Abdali and formally ceded to him the provinces of Lahore and Multan. Abdali in return allowed Moin-ud-din (commonly known as Mir Mannu), a son of Qamar-ud-din and grandson of Chin Kulin Khan to be the governor of Punjab as an appointee of the Mughal emperor. This peace deal marks the end of the two and a quarter century long (1524-1748) rule of the Timurids over the land now constituting Pakistan. For the next two centuries (1748-1947) the country will be successively ruled by the Afghans, Sikhs, English and various petty Nawabs, Khans and Maharajas.

After the loss of the north-western part of the empire, the Mughal court once again slipped into internal intrigues and chaos. An open war ensued between the Turkic party and the Persian party in which Turks prevailed and another son of late Qamar-ud-din became the Grand Vazir. In their struggles for supremacy each party on its part sought support of Marhatta, Jat and Rohila Afghan outsiders. Finally Shahab-ud-din, another grandson of Chin Kulin Khan and a cousin of Mir Mannu

prevailed over all others. He declared himself as Grand Vazir and on June 5th 1754 deposed and blinded Emperor Ahmad Shah and put him in prison. On July 1754 another great-grandson of Alamgir I and a son of the late Emperor Jahandar Shah at the age of 54 was enthroned as Alamgir II. In Audh, Safdar Jang the nephew of late Saadat Ali too died on October 17th 1754, leaving Shahab-ud-din uncontested. By this time the once mighty Mughal Empire had been reduced just to the areas now called Utter Pradesh in India.

1754 – 1757

Mir Mannu the governor of Punjab had died in November 1753 in a horse fall. Abdali made his minor son Timur Shah governor of Punjab but left the administration in the hands of the widow of Mir Mannu and her Hindu aid known as Adina Baig. Not pleased with this change, Mughal Grand Vazir (Shahab-ud-din) decided to march on Lahore in the company of Crown Prince Mirza Ali Gouhar, took widow and daughter of Mir Mannu (whom he later married) and made Adina Baig commissioner

of Lahore. Abdali, obviously furious by these actions, returned to Lahore and then marched on Delhi for the second time. Twenty miles outside Delhi the two armies faced each other; only this time a major segment of the army of Emperor Alamgir II under the command of one Najib Khan, a Rohila Afghan soldier of fortune, moved over to the Abdali side as expected guests.

On September 11, 1757 Abdali entered Delhi and took over the affairs of the government. However before returning to his capital Kandahar, Abdali married a daughter of the late emperor Mohammad Shah and at the same time married his son Timur Shah to a daughter of Crown Prince Mirza Ali Gouhar; thus establishing his own family relations with the Mughal royal family. At the intervention of the widow of Mir Mannu victorious Abdali pardoned the Grand Vazir and the two agreed to join hands against other common enemies. He also made Najib Khan in charge of the Palace while a part of Abdali forces was left behind to safeguard Durrani interests. Timur Shah returned to Lahore as Durrani governor of Punjab. During this period at the orders of Ahmad Shah Abdali a set of two large size cannons were cast at Lahore. Surviving cannon of the pair, by the name of Zamzama now sits in front of the Lahore Museum for the public display.

1757 - 1761

Once Abdali back in Kandahar, the Grand Vazir (Shahab-ud-din) with the help of hired Marhatta mercenaries expelled Najib Khan from the Palace, and conspired against Crown Prince Mirza Ali Gouhar and his son-in-law Timur Shah. Mirza Gouhar was imprisoned from where he escaped. Timur Shah was chased out of Lahore by Adina Baig with the help of Marhattas. At the same time the Emperor Alamgir II was murdered by the men of the Grand Vazir in November 1759 by deceit

and another great-grandson of Alamgir I and grandson of Prince Kam Buksh under the title of Shah Jahan II was declared emperor. However in Bihar the fugitive Crown Prince Mirza Ali Gouhar also took the name of Shah Alam and declared himself as the rightful emperor. Abdali had no choice but to return to Delhi for the third time. He cleared Punjab of the Marhattas and then marched on to Delhi. The Grand Vazir fled in time and abandoned the city in advance of Ahmad Shah. When Abdali left the deserted city for his camp at Anup Shahr, to fill in the vacuum, Marhattas with the help of Rajputs and Jats took over Delhi in the December of 1759. The stage was set for another showdown.

The summer of 1760 was used by the two sides in building alliances, war preparation and troop movement. On one side was the Hindu Marhatta Confederacy and on the other side was the Muslim Mughal-Afghan Alliance. On October 17th 1760 combined Muslim army consisting of Rohila Afghans under Najib Khan, Mughals under Nawab Shuja-ud-daula of Audh and Durrani forces, all under the

leadership of Ahmad Shah Abdali made its move. First encounter between the advance troops from the both sides took place on October 26th. For the next two months small and large party duels and skirmishes continued, each adding to the Marhatta losses of men, ammunition and provisions. Finally, hungry cold and exhausted, on the night of January 6th 1761 the Marhattas took a desperate decision.

One hour before dawn they would take their last meal, paint their faces saffron and meet the enemy head-on ready to die.

Ahmad Shah Abdali was in bed when at 3:00 A.M. his spies broke the news. The Marhattas had opened fire. Throughout the morning hours the Muslim army took fire but stood its ground. By 1:00 P.M. Abdali gave orders to charge forward. By 3 o’clock the Marhatta forces were cut down with their chiefs either slain or on the run. Victorious Muslim allies moved back into Delhi. Fugitive emperor Shah Alam was recognized as the legitimate heir to the Mughal throne. In the absence of Shah Alam, his eldest son Mirza Jawan Bakht under the protection of Najib Khan was made the

nominal charge of the affairs. Shuja-ud-daula returned to Audh as new Grand Vazir. Abdali returned to Lahore and then to Kabul and Kandahar. Defeated Marhatta for the next eight years did not make any more attempts on Delhi.

1761-1772

Between 1761 and 1767 Ahmad Shah had to fight off many Sikh insurgencies in Punjab. With Emperor Shah Alam unable to return to Delhi, the capital was managed by Najib as regent of Crown Prince Jawan Bukht. However Najib was continuously being threatened by the Jats. Abdali had to return to Delhi one more time to assist Najib Khan and Prince Jawan Bukht. In April 1767 Durrani forces arrived outside Delhi for the fourth time. However soon after his return, Marhatta started to gain strength. Towards the end of 1768 they made some advancement and by 1769 once again started to threaten Delhi. In 1770 Najib Khan entered into some territorial accommodation with Marhattas soon after which he died at the age of sixty two and his place was taken over by his son Zabita Khan. By 1770-71 Marhattas were able to make a comeback. Only this time Abdali did not return to help Mughals. Zabita Khan fled the capital. Emperor Shah Alam with the help of Marhattas returned to his capital after an absence of eleven years.

Ahmad Shah Abdali, the founder of the Durrani Empire, died at the city of Murghah in 1772 at a relatively young age of fifty. Reportedly in 1764 he had developed a face cancer which ultimately took his life. Upon his death his son Timur Shah became the next Emperor. But soon after that the Durrani Empire started to disintegrate. Punjab, the most precious holding was wrestled away by the Sikhs. Timur Shah died in 1793. For the next thirty years five different but ineffective sons of Timur Shah ruled the much reduced kingdom from Kabul till in 1823, Ayub Shah, the last Durrani king was deposed and possibly killed. Today millions in Afghanistan and Pakistan identify themselves of the Durrani heritage.

Ahmad Shah Abdali, the founder of Durrani Empire is buried in his native city Kandahar where his imposing mausoleum as a testimony to his greatness still stands with an epitaph: The king of high rank, Ahmad Shah Durrani.

Main Source: The Fall of the Mughal Empire, By: H.G. Keene, Oxford, 1887.