Khanpur Katora railway station

Khanpur Katora Junction Railway Station خانپور کٹورا ریلوے اسٹیشن
General information
Location	Railway Road, Khanpur Katora, Punjab 65070
Coordinates	28.6399°N 70.6495°E / 28.6399; 70.6495
Owner	Ministry of Railways
Lines	Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line Khanpur–Chachran Railway
Other information
Station code	KPR
Services
Preceding station Pakistan Railways Following station Sahja towards Kiamari Karachi–Peshawar Line Jhetha Bhutta towards Peshawar Cantonment Terminus Khanpur–Chachran Railway (defunct) Kotla Pathan towards Chachran
Location Khanpur Katora Junction Railway Station Location within Pakistan

Khanpur Katora Railway Station (Urdu: خانپور کٹورا ریلوے اسٹیشن) is located in Khanpur Katora city, Rahim Yar Khan district of Punjab province of Pakistan. It is a major railway station of Pakistan Railways on the Karachi-Peshawar main line.

The station is staffed and has advance and current reservation offices. Food stalls are located on its platforms.

History

Khanpur Katora railway station was once a major railway station used for changing crews, watering coaches, and switching locomotives after long hauls, It was once the Karachi Express' only stop between Lahore and Karachi.

Chachran Railway

The branch line was initially referred to as the Bahawalpur Royal Railway and was a Darbar line financed by the Princely Bahawalpur State. The line opened in 1911 as part of the North Western State Railway network. The line was owned by Bahawalpur State Darbar, who also owned the Bahawalnagar–Fort Abbas Railway. Following Pakistan's independence, the line became part of the Pakistan Railways network. The line linked Khanpur Katora and Chachran. However, with the decline of Pakistan Railways in the late 90s the section was abandoned and eventually the track was uprooted by authorities. Platforms 4 and 5 were used for services towards Chachran.

Old Railway Yard

When the station was built in 1870, the yard was much bigger and was expanded beside the current yard with lines near the PR Drivers Running Room. Due to dwindling freight in the late 1950s and 1960s the yard was shrunk to 4 lines, still in running condition as of 2025.

Originating Services

Rohi Express

Rohi Express was the oldest service originating from Khanpur Katora Junction between Khanpur Katora to Rawalpindi. It was suspended in 2007 after the assassination of Benazir Bhutto. It was not restarted due to shortage of locomotives and coaches. However the service was restored by Shaikh Rasheed in 2019 with a new route from Khanpur Katora to Rohri via Rahim Yar Khan. It originated from platform no 3 and HGMU-30 was used to haul the train, but the service was again terminated in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Rohri Express

Rohri Express was the original service that ran from Khanpur Katora to Rawalpindi.

Locoshed

As a major station and junction, Khanpur Katora has a locoshed, However only two lines of locoshed were in working condition as of 2025. The Khanpur Katora locoshed is capable of holding Pakistan Railways locomotives such as RGE-24 and GMU-30. A working turntable is available at the rear of the locoshed.

Routes

The routes from Khanpur Katora are linked to Karachi, Lahore, Rawalpindi, Peshawar, Quetta, Multan, Faisalabad, Sargodha, Sialkot, Gujranwala, Hyderabad, Sukkur, Jhang, Rahim Yar Khan, Nawabshah, Bahawalpur, Attock, Sibi, Khanewal, Gujrat, Rohri, Jacobabad, and Nowshera.

See also

• List of railway stations in Pakistan
• Pakistan Railways

External links

• Official Web Site of Pakistan Railways Archived 2021-02-01 at the Wayback Machine