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PAKISTAN RAILWAYS

The Sind-Sagar Branch of the North-Western Railway, which was built in
1886, linked the district with the then existing railway network. Railway
Station Muzaffargarh was established on January 22, 1887, and is manned
by 20 staff members today.

There are total of 11 railway stations on the main railway line which leads
from Multan to Rawalpindi via Kundian, i.e. Chenab, Muzaffargarh, Thermal
Power Station, Budh, Lal Pir, Mehmoodkot, Gurmani, Sinawan, Kot Addu,
Daira Din Panah and Ehsanpur; 7 of these stations are of category A whereas
the rest are category B stations. At its peak, the number of passenger trains
running up and down the main line had risen to 6 but nowadays the number
has been reduced to 2, i.e. Mehr Express and Thal Express that ply between
Multan and Rawalpindi. In addition, 3 goods trains and 6 oil trains, on an
average, are running daily on the line these days.

Kot Addu is a junction station from where a railway line leads to Quetta and
Karachi, and a passenger train, Khushal Khan Khattak Express, going from
Karachi to Peshawar, passes through it. Similarly, Mehmoodkot has attained
the status of category B station due to the nearby Mid-Country Refinery of
PARCO as well as oil terminals of other oil marketing companies (OMCs). A
large number of trains carrying crude and refined oil are loaded and
unloaded here every day.

There is one Railway Police Station at Kot Addu too having its off-
shoots/posts at Muzaffargarh and Mehmoodkot, to look after the assets of
the Railways in Muzaffargarh, and to ensure that its operations are
conducted smoothly and peacefully.

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