Pakistan

Steeped in history: Golra Railway Station in pictures

Established in 1881 the railway station has been used by residents of Rawalpindi and it’s outskirts for over a century

Huma Choudhary November 09, 2015

Established in 1881 the railway station has been used by residents of Rawalpindi and it’s outskirts for over a century. PHOTO: HUMA CHOUDHARY

ISLAMABAD: After driving on the dusty, pot-filled road that leads to Golra Sharif, one reaches the Golra Sharif Railway Station. Situated amid dense foliage of centuries-old Banyan trees, the station welcomes visitors with a birds-eye view of steam engines, red-stone Victorian architecture and wonderfully carved wooden benches.

Established in 1881 and upgraded to a junction in 1912, the Golra Sharif Railway Station has been used by residents of Rawalpindi and it’s outskirts for over a century. It lies on the main line of the Pakistan Railways and more than 20 trains pass through this station every day.

The station that once linked Peshawar, Jehlum, Havelian and Multan was turned into a heritage museum at the end of 2002. Victorian crockery, utensils, clocks, guns used by guards at train stations, fireplaces, telephones and typewriters have all found a home at the museum which remains open for visitors from 9 am to 4 pm.

PHOTOS: HUMA CHOUDHARY

COMMENTS (2)

Sodomite | 9 years ago | Reply I am surprised that Railway employees and their friends and family have not ripped up the wood and stones to build their own homes. Everything that belongs to the public should belong to the public in their homes. History has no place in the Land of the Pure.

sabi | 9 years ago | Reply I have been to this station many a times.It looks as much wonderful as in the pictures though many angels in the pictures are not illustrated. My favourite railway station is though Attock Khurd at the bank of river Indus.

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