Quetta railway station

Coordinates: 30°11′29″N 67°00′03″E / 30.1915°N 67.0009°E

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Quetta Railway Station

کوئٹہ ریلوے اسٹیشن

Quetta Railway Station in 2006 – front view

General information

Location

526 Zarghun Road
Quetta, Balochistan 87300
Pakistan

Coordinates

30°11′29″N 67°00′03″E / 30.1915°N 67.0009°E

Owned by

Ministry of Railways

Line(s)

Construction

Structure type

Standard (on ground station)

Parking

Available

Bicycle facilities

Available

Accessible

Available

Other information

Status

Functional

Station code

QTA

History

Opened

1887; 137 years ago

Electrified

Services

Preceding station	Pakistan Railways			Following station
Sar-I-Ab towards Rohri Junction		Rohri–Chaman Line		Sheikh Mandah towards Chaman
Terminus		Quetta–Taftan Line		Sar-I-Ab towards Zahedan

Location
Quetta Railway Station Location within Balochistan, Pakistan Show map of Balochistan, Pakistan Quetta Railway Station Quetta Railway Station (Pakistan) Show map of Pakistan

Quetta Railway Station (Urdu: کوئٹہ اسٹیشن; Balochi: کوئٹہ اسٹیشن) is the main railway station of Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan. It serves as a major station on the Rohri-Chaman Railway Line and as the eastern terminus of the Quetta-Taftan Railway Line.^[1]^[2]

History

Quetta was considered a strategic city during the British Raj. The station was built as part of the strategic line the Scinde, Punjab & Delhi Railway constructed. Construction began in 1881 and opened to the public in 1887, which by then was part of the North Western State Railway. Quetta was always considered an important strategic destination as Britain feared that the Russian Empire might advance from Afghanistan into Quetta, thereby threatening its rule in South Asia. In 1857, it was suggested by William Andrew (Chairman of Scinde, Punjab & Delhi Railway) that a railway line be constructed through the Bolan Pass. On 18 September 1879, work began on laying the railway tracks, and after four months, the first 215 kilometres of the line from Ruk to Sibi was completed and became operational in January 1881. Beyond Sibi, the terrain was challenging. After immense difficulties and harsh weather conditions, the line reached Quetta in March 1887.

2024 bombing

On 9 November 2024, at least 32 people died and at least 62 others were injured in a suicide bombing at the station by the Balochistan Liberation Army.^[3]^[4]

Train routes

The following trains stop/terminate/originate from Quetta station:

Preceding station		Following station
Terminus	Akbar Express	Kolpur towards Lahore Junction
Kolpur towards Karachi City	Bolan Mail	Terminus
Terminus	Chaman Mixed	Sheikh Mandah towards Chaman
Terminus	Jaffar Express	Kolpur towards Peshawar Cantonment

Gallery

File: Quetta Railway Station 3.jpg

References

^ "Documentary on Quetta Railway Station". radio.gov.pk.
^ "کوئٹہ کا ریلوے اسٹیشن ویران: مسافر، قلی اور ٹیکسی ڈرائیور سب پریشان" [Quetta's railway station deserted: Passengers, passengers and taxi drivers are all worried]. VOA Urdu (in Urdu). 26 October 2022.
^ "Inside the Deadly Quetta Railway Station Attack and Its Aftermath – TBP Report". The Balochistan Post. 10 November 2024. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
^ "Death toll rises to 26 in Quetta Railway Station blast, 62 injured". DAWN.COM. 9 November 2024. Retrieved 10 November 2024.

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Rohri–Chaman Railway Line

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Quetta Sar-I-Ab Spezand Junction Mastung Wali Khan Sheikh Wasil Galangur Kishingi Ablak Nushki Ahmedwal Bilao Padag Road Dalbandin Yakmach Gat Azad Nok Kundi Alam Reg Tozghi Koh-e-Taftan Boundary Pillar Mirjaveh Khan Muhammad Chah Zahedan Noli Taloo Warechah Yakmach

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References