Saturday, October 9, 2010

Railway link of Mirpurkhas

Mirpurkhas Railway Station is in middle of city . After 40 years a railway link between Pakistan and India is being opened again. A broad gauge line has been laid from Mirpur Khas to Khokra Par, which is the border town from Pakistani Side. The new link now connects Karachi (Pakistan) to Jodhpur (India) by the new train service Thar Express.
In 2005, work started on converting the metre gauge railway line to Khokhrapar to broad gauge.
Mirpurkhas Railway Station has one of the longest plateforms in Pakistan.

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