Kan Mehtarzai railway station
Kan Mehtarzai Railway Station (Urdu: کان مہترزئی ریلوے اسٹیشن) was a railway station located in the Balochistan province of Pakistan. It is on Zhob Valley Railway, the former narrow-gauge line between Bostan and Zhob, 16 miles west of Muslim Bagh. At 2224 meters above sea level, it was the highest railway station in Pakistan until service was discontinued in 1986.[1][2][3]
Kan Mehtarzai Station کان مہترزئی ریلوے اسٹیشن | |||||||||||
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| Owned by | Ministry of Railways | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Zhob Valley Railway | ||||||||||
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| Station code | KZZ | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1921 | ||||||||||
| Closed | 1986 | ||||||||||
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References
- Mughal, Owais. "Zhob Valley Railway". Indian Railways Fan Club. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
- Rashid, Salman. "Break Fast at Kan Mehtarzai". ISPR Hilal Magazine. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
- Hameed, Jalal. "Train to Kan Mehtarzai – the highest railway station in Pakistan". Jaho Jalal. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
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