Landi Khana railway station

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Landi Khana Railway Station

د لنډي خانې د اورګاډي اډه
General information
Coordinates34°05′42″N 71°08′15″E / 34.094969°N 71.137466°E / 34.094969; 71.137466
Line(s)Khyber Pass Railway
History
Opened23 April 1926
Closed15 November 1932
Services
Preceding station Pakistan Railways Following station
Torra Tigga Khyber Pass Railway
(defunct)
Terminus
Map
Location
Landi Khana Railway Station is located in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Landi Khana Railway Station
Landi Khana Railway Station
Location within Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Landi Khana Railway Station is located in Pakistan
Landi Khana Railway Station
Landi Khana Railway Station
Landi Khana Railway Station (Pakistan)

Landi Khana Railway Station (Pashto: د لنډي خانې د اورګاډي اډه; Urdu: لنڈی خانہ ریلوے اسٹیشن) is a disused railway station in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It is located near the Pakistani town of Torkham, on the Pakistan-Afghanistan border. It was established on 23 April 1926 during British rule.[1] The railway connecting the station to nearby Landi Kotal was closed on 15 December 1932, at the request of the Afghan government.[2]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Grantham, Andrew (2 December 2012). "Khyber Pass Railway". andrewgrantham.co.uk. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
  2. ^ Khyber Pass Railway
c. 1930-40s: Landi Khana Railway Station.

Further reading

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External image
image icon Landi Khana Camp from Jungi Gorge.

34°07′N 71°06′E / 34.117°N 71.100°E / 34.117; 71.100