Wednesday, February 26, 2014

Khokhrapar

Khokhrapar or Khokhropar (Urduکھوکھراپار‎) is a border town situated in Tharparkar DistrictSindhPakistan. It is located at 25°41 North 70°12 East and has an altitude of 71 metres (233 ft).

Khohkhropar
Khokhrapar is located in Pakistan
Khohkhropar
Coordinates: 25°41′N 70°12′E
Country Pakistan
ProvinceSindh
DistrictTharparkar
Elevation71 m (233 ft)
Time zonePST (UTC+5)

Railway

Khokhrapar railway station was established in 1870. It was the last railway station in Pakistan on Hyderabad (Pakistan) - Jodhpur (India) railway line and used for customs and immigration. The train service between Hyderabad (Pakistan) and Jodhpur (India)closed down after the 1965 war.
In February 2006 Mirpur Khas - Munabao railway line reopened after the conversion of metre gauge railway track to broad gauge. Now Zero Point railway station is the last station in Pakistan on this railway line to customs and immigration.

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