Walton railway station (Pakistan) explained

Style:Pakistan Railways
Coordinates:31.4874°N 74.3542°W
Line:Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line
Code:WTNS
Owned:Ministry of Railways
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Walton Railway Station (Urdu: {{Nastaliq|والٹن ریلوے اسٹیشن) is located in Walton cantonment, Lahore district of Pakistan's Punjab province. It is named after Sir Cusach Walton, son of Frederick Walton.[1]

History

In March 1930, a training school of North West Railways, now known as Pakistan Railways Academy, was founded which was inaugurated by the then Governor of the Punjab, Sir Geoffrey Fitzhervey de Montmorency.[1]

Incidents

Terrorist incidents in Pakistan in 1998

On the Tuesday morning, 10 March 1998, a bomb blast occurred here in a Lahore-bound train killing at least 10 and wounding more than 80 people. State authorities described the bomb as a timing device that was planted at an earlier stop. Pakistan blamed India for orchestrating the attack. There was no claim of responsibility.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Walton Cantonment. GlobalSecurity.org.
  2. Web site: Reading Eagle - Google News Archive Search. news.google.com. 2016-06-02.