passengers, and a separate air conditioned waiting hall exists for premium class passengers. Cargo area Rawalpindi Railway Station also provides facilities to the people to book non industrial cargo at the station. This facility includes cargo booking and delivery, and is situated in the northwest building of the railway station complex. Admin offices The admin offices that include management offices for Rawalpindi railway station and Rawalpindi railway region, railway police and security, station master and other administrative services lie in the southern building of the railway station. Platforms Rawalpindi railway station serves the passenger trains through five platforms. Two additional platforms are exclusively for maintenance and services of locomotives and bogies. Services Trains that stop at Rawalpindi Station are as follows: Location Rawalpindi Railway Station is located in Rawalpindi. The historic railway station is located in the centre of the city on Station Road in the Saddar area and close to the historic Raja Bazaar. Along with Rawalpindi railway station there is Islamabad Railway Station of the capital of Pakistan. And Golra Sharif Railway Museum is also near the station. Number of passengers Every day, about 15000 passengers travel from this station to the entire country. There are about 150 station porters or coolies at this station. The station has five platforms 1,800 feet long and 150 feet wide. Connections The nearest Saddar Metrobus Station, part of the Rawalpindi-Islamabad Metrobus corridor is 20 mins (1.5 km) walk away. Railway General Hospital Rawalpindi Railway General Hospital Rawalpindi is a PMC certified intensive care hospital in Westridge near Rawalpindi railway station, and Pakistan Railways serving employees and retired employees are treated free of cost in the hospital. See also Pakistan Railways List of railway stations in Pakistan References External links Railway stations in Rawalpindi District Railway stations opened in 1881 1881 establishments in India Railway stations on Karachi–Peshawar Line (ML 1)