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Okara Cantonment Station اوکاڑہ کینٹ ریلوے اسٹیشن
Okara Cantonment railway station
General information
Coordinates	30°45′00″N 73°19′53″E / 30.7500°N 73.3315°E / 30.7500; 73.3315
Owned by	Ministry of Railways
Line(s)	Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line
Platforms	1
Other information
Station code	OKC
History
Previous names	Gambar Station
Services
Preceding station Pakistan Railways Following station Yusafwalatowards Kiamari Karachi–Peshawar Line Okaratowards Peshawar Cantonment

Okara Cantonment Railway Station (Urdu and Punjabi: اوکاڑہ کینٹ ریلوے اسٹیشن) is located in Okara cantonment, 10 km away from Okara city, Okara district of Punjab province, Pakistan.

Incidents

On September 29, 1957, a Karachi-bound express passenger train collided at full speed with a stationary oil-tanker train before midnight, on Gambar Railway Station. 300 people were killed and 150 wounded by the accident.

See also

• List of railway stations in Pakistan
• Pakistan Railways

References

1. "Trains collide in Pakistan - Sep 29, 1957". HISTORY.com. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
2. Edgar A. Haine (1993). Railroad Wrecks. Associated University Presses. ISBN 9780845348444. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
3. "More Than 100 Killed In Rail Collision". The Canberra Times. Vol. 31, no. 9, 289. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 2 October 1957. p. 1. Retrieved 31 July 2016 – via National Library of Australia.

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