Aab-e-Gum railway station

Ab-I-Gum Railway Station

آب گم ریلوے اسٹیشن
General information
Coordinates29°48′14″N 67°24′11″E / 29.8039°N 67.4031°E / 29.8039; 67.4031
Owned byMinistry of Railways
Line(s)Rohri-Chaman Railway Line
Other information
Station codeABG
History
Opened1886
Services
Preceding station Pakistan Railways Following station
Peshi
towards Rohri Junction
 Rohri–Chaman Line Mach
towards Chaman
Map

Ab-I-Gum Railway Station (Urdu: آب گم ریلوے اسٹیشن, Balochi: آب گم ریلوے اسٹیشن, also spelled Ab-i-Gum) is located in the town of Ab-I-gum, Kachhi District of Balochistan province, Pakistan. It is located 50 kilometers (31 mi) southeast of Quetta near Chilton mountain on the Rohri-Chaman Railway Line.

Ab-I-gum (Urdu: آب گم) is a Persian word meaning 'vanished water',[1] a name given to a nearby underground spring.

Services

The following trains stop at Aab-e-Gum station:[2][3]

Preceding station Pakistan Railways Following station
Mach
towards Quetta
 Akbar Express Sibi
towards Lahore Junction
Sibi
towards Karachi City
 Bolan Mail Mach
towards Quetta
Mach
towards Quetta
 Jaffar Express Sibi
towards Peshawar Cantonment

Stops

Only the Jaffar Express has a stop at the Aab-e-Gum Railway Station.[4]

Incidents

See also

References

  1. ^ Ahmed, Vaqar (2012-10-09). "Pakistan Railways: End of a journey?". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2022-02-28.
  2. ^ "Aab e Gum Railway Station Train Time Information 2022". www.pakinformation.com. Retrieved 2022-02-28.
  3. ^ Report, Recorder (2021-12-02). "Restored Bolan Mail departs from City Station". Brecorder. Retrieved 2022-02-28.
  4. ^ "Aab e Gum Railway Station Train Time Information". Pakistani Railway Time Table. 15 April 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Six dead, 21 injured in Jaffar Express train blasts". Dispatch News Desk. 2016-10-07. Retrieved 2022-02-28.
  6. ^ "Timeline of major train accidents in Pakistan in the past five years". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 2022-02-28.
  7. ^ "Here are major train accidents in Pakistan since 1953". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2022-02-28.