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Golra Railway Station & Museum I 150 Years of Memories Under One Roof I Vlog Part-1 I Gilani Logs
Videography: Ameen Rajput
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Route:
If you start your journey from Sadar Rawalpindi then first you have to take Mall Road and then Peshawar Road to reach Golra Mor. Take the U-turn from Main Peshawar Road and go through Golra Road and Srinagar underpass to Sector G-13 Islamabad. After crossing high-rise flats, take a right turn and then a left turn. Now you are on Golra Railway Station Road. At a distance of about one and a half kilometers from Pir Meher Ali Chowk, turn to the opposite side and Golra Railway Station will be in front of you.
Golra Sharif Junction railway station is located on Golra road adjacent to Sector G-13 of Islamabad, The federal capital of the Pakistan. There is also Golra Sharif Railway Museum at this station.
The station lies on the main line of the Pakistan Railways which connects the rest of the country in the south and Peshawar in the north. More than 20 trains pass through this station every day. It is situated southwest of Islamabad, at the altitude of 1994 feet. Its magnificent building has Victorian architecture and composed of yellow stone masonry comprises five hall-like rooms. The station that once linked Peshawar, Kohat, Havelian and Multan now enjoys more importance due to its museum. The station was established in 1881 and upgraded as a junction in 1912. It was the logistics artery of the British during the Afghan military campaigns at the turn of the twentieth century. It has since become an important trade route which protrudes into Afghanistan through the famous Khyber Pass.
The Railway Heritage Museum was established in October 2003. From relics dating back to the inception of railways in the subcontinent by the British, to memorabilia depicting the creation of the museum are housed and preserved in this heritage site. The Rail Heritage Museum is housed in two halls to contain artifacts reflecting history of railway over a period of more than 150 years including almost 100 years of undivided India. The museum also displays the social impact and anthropological implications of the railways on the human geography of the multi-racial sub continent.
The railway museum boasts of a very special collection of memorabilia from different periods in time from the British Raj to the occupation of Indian-held railway station during the 1965 war with India. A majority of the items displayed at the museum belong to the North West Railways, as Pakistan Railways was called before Independence, dating back to year 1890. The attempt is to preserve and display vintage items and artifacts related to the history of railways at the heritage point.
Dignitaries, whether related to railways or not, have frequently visited as this heritage museum has become a huge source of attraction to people because of its uniqueness. Schoolchildren are specially brought to this place as the concept of train travel is diminishing fast, especially within the new generations. The number of tourists has also increased following the resumption of the steam safari which takes tourists to the archeological digs at Taxila, the center of the Gandhara civilization.
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