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.
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]
^"Trains collide in Pakistan - Sep 29, 1957". HISTORY.com. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
^Edgar A. Haine (1993). Railroad Wrecks. Associated University Presses. ISBN9780845348444. 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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okara, cantonment, railway, station, urdu, punjabi, اوکاڑہ, کینٹ, ریلوے, اسٹیشن, located, okara, cantonment, away, from, okara, city, okara, district, punjab, province, pakistan, okara, cantonment, stationاوکاڑہ, کینٹ, اسٹیشنgeneral, informationcoordinates30, . 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 Okara Cantonment Stationاوکاڑہ کینٹ اسٹیشنOkara Cantonment railway stationGeneral informationCoordinates30 45 00 N 73 19 53 E 30 7500 N 73 3315 E 30 7500 73 3315 Coordinates 30 45 00 N 73 19 53 E 30 7500 N 73 3315 E 30 7500 73 3315Owned byMinistry of RailwaysLine s Karachi Peshawar Railway LineOther informationStation codeOKCHistoryPrevious namesGambar StationServicesPreceding station Pakistan Railways Following stationYusafwalatowards Kiamari Karachi Peshawar Line Okaratowards Peshawar Cantonment Contents 1 Train Crash 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksTrain Crash EditMain article 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 1 2 3 See also EditList of railway stations in Pakistan Pakistan RailwaysReferences Edit 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 External links Edit This article about a railroad station in Punjab Pakistan is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Okara Cantonment railway station amp oldid 1132712328, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
