Okara Cantonment railway station

Okara Cantonment Station
اوکاڑہ کینٹ ریلوے اسٹیشن
Coordinates 30°45′00″N 73°19′53″E / 30.7500°N 73.3315°E / 30.7500; 73.3315Coordinates: 30°45′00″N 73°19′53″E / 30.7500°N 73.3315°E / 30.7500; 73.3315
Owned by Ministry of Railways
Line(s) Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line
Other information
Station code OKC[1]
History
Previous names Gambar Station
Services
Preceding station   Okara Cantonment railway station   Following station
Yusafwala   Line
Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line
  Okara

Okara Cantonment railway station (Urdu: اوکاڑہ کینٹ ریلوے اسٹیشن, Punjabi: اوکاڑہ کینٹ ریلوے اسٹیشن) is located in Okara cantonment, 10 km away from Okara city, Okara district of Punjab province, Pakistan.

1957 Gambar 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.[2][3][4]

See also

References

  1. Official Web Site of Pakistan Railways Archived February 24, 2014, at the Wayback Machine.
  2. "Trains collide in Pakistan - Sep 29, 1957". HISTORY.com. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
  3. Edgar A. Haine. Railroad Wrecks. Associated University Presses. ISBN 9780845348444. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
  4. "More Than 100 Killed In Rail Collision". The Canberra Times. 31, (9,289). Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 2 October 1957. p. 1. Retrieved 31 July 2016 via National Library of Australia.


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