Railway Colony

Railway Colony is a neighborhood in , . Railway Colony is situated nearby to the suburb , as well as near the neighborhood .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lahore Junction and Cypress Tomb.

Railway station
Photo: Nadeem Abbas Mushtaq, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Railway Station, is the main railway station in , Pakistan. It is among the oldest railway stations of the Indian subcontinent. Construction commenced shortly after the 1857 War of Independence.

Park
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, also known as Saruwala Maqbara, is an early 18th century tomb located in , , Pakistan.

Tomb
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is a shrine dedicated to Ruqayya bint Ali in , Punjab, . It is a major pilgrimage site for Shia Muslims. According to Imam Ali Raza Haram Research Centre Iran, the shrine contain the tomb of Ruqayya bint Ali, a daughter of Ali ibn Abi Talib, sister of Abbas ibn Ali and wife of Muslim ibn Aqil.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mustafabad and Lahore.

Suburb
Dharampura is a residential neighbourhood located in , the capital city of Pakistan's Punjab province. The Mughal emperor Akbar laid the foundation of this colony for Hindus as an alms-house in 1583. is situated 2½ km southeast of Railway Colony.

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is 's second largest city after , and the capital of the north-eastern Punjab province. It is widely considered the country's cultural capital.

Suburb
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The , also known as the Old City or Inner Lahore, refers to the historic core of , the capital and largest city of . is situated 3½ km west of Railway Colony.

Railway Colony

Latitude
31.57246° or 31° 34′ 21″ north
Longitude
74.35095° or 74° 21′ 3″ east
Elevation
212 metres (696 feet)
Open location code
8J3PH9C2+X9
Open­Street­Map ID
way 611900576
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
Geo­Names ID
7043209
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