Walton railway station (Pakistan)

Coordinates: 31°29′15″N 74°21′15″E / 31.4874°N 74.3542°E / 31.4874; 74.3542
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Walton Station

والٹن اسٹیشن
Walton railway station.jpg
General information
Coordinates31°29′15″N 74°21′15″E / 31.4874°N 74.3542°E / 31.4874; 74.3542
Owned byMinistry of Railways
Line(s)Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line
Other information
Station codeWTNS
Services
Preceding station Pakistan Railways Following station
Kot Lakhpat
towards Kiamari
Karachi–Peshawar Line Lahore Cantonment
Map

Walton railway station (Urdu: والٹن ریلوے اسٹیشن) is located in Walton cantonment, Lahore district of Punjab province of the Pakistan. It is named after Sir Cusach Walton, son of Frederick Walton.[1]

History[edit]

In March 1930, a training school of North West Railways, now known as Pakistan Railways Academy, was founded which was inaugurated by the then Governor of the Punjab, Sir Geoffrey Fitzhervey de Montmorency.[1]

Incidents[edit]

Terrorist incidents in Pakistan in 1998

On the Tuesday morning, 10 March 1998, a bomb blast occurred here in a Lahore-bound train killing at least 10 and wounding more than 80 people. State authorities described the bomb as a timing device that was planted at an earlier stop. Although, no one claimed responsibility but Pakistan's government blamed the attack on its neighbor India.[2]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Walton Cantonment". GlobalSecurity.org.
  2. ^ "Reading Eagle - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 2016-06-02.

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