Can you guess the number of Railway Stations in Pakistan (including abandoned ones)? If you cannot give us an exact number, choose a range. Actually, lets make it a little poll too see what our collective best guess is.
Do please think through your answer. The easy way may be to pour over google searches. But it just may be more fun to go through a logical process of reasoning what the right answer might be.
Of course, we will share the correct answer – and our reason for asking this question – soon.
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very soon we’ll ask ‘how many rail stations we had in Pakistan? the british left behind 1328 (or was that 1832 but all operating), atp counted 1212 and today (say 2014) 0 (zero) rail stations… which will rid us from billions of rupees of loss every year (a clever way to disencumber ourselves of loses, and the slow count down begins for pia, steel mill, wapda etc.). now with the railway gone; how will we move our army (artillery, tanks, the heavy stuff) to our borders if/when threatned? another good question for atp’s next quiz. let’s see if my boiling blood can warm up the geyser enough for a quick bath (little water in the tank folks, little blood left in us Pakistanies, too).
That is really an interesting question.
This is why ATP is such a special place. You guys can take a simple and off the beaten track thing like this and turn that into an interesting discussion that everyone gets involved in. All Things Pakistan, zindabad.
P.S. I guessed 250.
Very interesting. I had never thought of this.
I guess around 200.
Aap log kahan say yeh sawal dhond kay laatey ho?
I think the number is under 200, just because most stations are old and it was an even more rural country with very few places large enough to have a station. I guess around 180.
Pakistan is at Geo-strategic location in Asia. This gives big opportunities for Pakistan Railways.If it is used for movement of Goods connecting SARRC countries with Central Asia, Afganistan, Iran and may be even to Turkey. There will be immense benefit to all through this trade. The Government of Pakistan, provincial governments can earn substantial revenue besides Pakistan Railways itself.
My answer is 501 to 1000 stations. A number of stations / routes of pakistan railways are being closed / abandoned which are our precious asets. pervaiz
Dear Owais
Interesting question – according to my knowledge and record which I am maintaining, the right number of Pakistan Railway’s stations is 957. I collected this number from the Pakistan Railways Time Table of 1984, when most of the current section and stations were operative and the business of Pakistan Railways was in much peak during this time. Interesting thing, never forgotten Narrow guages of Pakistan Railways was also operative, which are Kohat – Thal, Mari-Indus to Laki Marwat – Bannu – Tank and Quetta-Bostan-Zhob (Fort Sandeman). Interesting to know that during this thime in 1984 Karachi Circular Railway was also opererative with very good results.
In 2010 Pakistan Railways station’s number is reduced to 656 after the closure of so many section and stations. I am very much sad to see the current condition of Pakistan Railways.
Due to the negligence of current democratic government, this organziation is going down and down, day by day. Can pray only for its revival as it was in 1980 to 1990.
Best Regards
M. Imran Akhtar