Mehrabpur (Urdu: محراب پور), (Sindhi:محرابپور), is a city in the Naushahro Firoz District in Sindh province of Pakistan. The city is administratively subdivided into 8 Union Councils. It has a busy railway station on the main railway line between Karachi and Lahore. It is a junction station with a disused branch line to Naushahro Feroze.
Mehrabpur | |
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City | |
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Coordinates: 27°05′58″N 68°25′15″E / 27.099444°N 68.420833°E | |
Country | Pakistan |
Province | Sindh |
Elevation | 28 m (92 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 53,394 |
Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
Calling code | 0242 |
Website | www.youtube.com/c/MehrabpurSindhPK Official website |
Union Councils
Mehrabpur Taluka is administratively further divided into the following 8 Union Councils:
- UC Mehrabpur 1
- UC Mehrabpur 2
- UC Halani
- UC Behlani
- UC Kotri.M.Kabir
- UC Lakha road
- UC Jaindo Rajper
- UC Saeed Pur
Villages
There are more than a dozen villages in Taluka Mehrabpur. Some of them are mentioned below.
- Village Sohrab Khan Unar 27°5′39.4″N 68°21′35.3″E / 27.094278°N 68.359806°ECoordinates: 27°5′39.4″N 68°21′35.3″E / 27.094278°N 68.359806°E
- Pir Qaim Ali Shah
- Suhrab Soomrah
- Mukhtiarabad
- Allahdad Samtio
Train crash
On 19 December 2007, at 2:30 am an overcrowded express train traveling from Karachi to Lahore derailed 2 km (1.2 mi) south of Mehrabpur killing over 49 people and injuring two hundreds more. The derailment seems to have been caused by defective rails.[1]
See also
References
- ^ Pakistan train crash kills dozens BBC News Online, retrieved December 19, 2007.
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