Aab-e-Gum Railway Station
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.
Aab-e-gum (Urdu: آب گم) is a Persian word meaning 'vanished water', a name given to a nearby underground spring.
Services
The following trains stop at Aab-e-Gum station:
Preceding station | Pakistan Railways | Following station | ||
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Mach towards Quetta
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Akbar Express | Sibi towards Lahore Junction
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Sibi towards Karachi City
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Bolan Mail | Mach towards Quetta
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Mach towards Quetta
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Jaffar Express | Sibi towards Peshawar Cantonment
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Stops
Only the Jaffar Express has a stop at the Aab-e-Gum Railway Station.
Incidents
- 17 November 2015, the Jaffar Express derailed at Aab-e-Gum, killing 20 and injuring 96 people.
See also
References
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- ^ "Aab e Gum Railway Station Train Time Information". Pakistani Railway Time Table. 15 April 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- ^ "Six dead, 21 injured in Jaffar Express train blasts". Dispatch News Desk. 2016-10-07. Retrieved 2022-02-28.
- ^ "Timeline of major train accidents in Pakistan in the past five years". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 2022-02-28.
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