Okara Cantonment Station اوکاڑہ کینٹ ریلوے اسٹیشن | |||||||||||
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 Okara Cantonment railway station | |||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 30°45′00″N 73°19′53″E / 30.7500°N 73.3315°E | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Ministry of Railways | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Station code | OKC | ||||||||||
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| Previous names | Gambar Station | ||||||||||
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Okara Cantonment Railway Station (Urdu and Punjabi: اوکاڑہ کینٹ ریلوے اسٹیشن) is located in Okara cantonment, 10 km away from Okara city, Okara district of Punjab province, Pakistan.
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Train Crash
On September 29, 1957, a Karachi-bound express passenger train collided at full speed with a stationary oil-tanker train before midnight, on Gambar Railway Station. 300 people were killed and 150 wounded by the accident.[1][2][3]
See also
References
- ^ "Trains collide in Pakistan - Sep 29, 1957". HISTORY.com. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
- ^ Edgar A. Haine (1993). Railroad Wrecks. Associated University Presses. ISBN 9780845348444. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
- ^ "More Than 100 Killed In Rail Collision". The Canberra Times. Vol. 31, no. 9, 289. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 2 October 1957. p. 1. Retrieved 31 July 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
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