▁Railway ▁line ▁Category : R ail way ▁stations ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁Category : Kar war ▁railway ▁division <0x0A> </s> ▁Women ' s ▁rights ▁have ▁been ▁a ▁corner stone ▁of ▁the ▁political ▁re forms ▁initi ated ▁by ▁King ▁Ham ad , ▁with ▁women ▁gain ing ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁vote ▁and ▁stand ▁as ▁candidates ▁in ▁national ▁elections ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁after ▁the ▁constitution ▁was ▁am ended ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁The ▁extension ▁of ▁equal ▁political ▁rights ▁has ▁been ▁accompanied ▁by ▁a ▁conscious ▁drive ▁to ▁promote ▁women ▁to ▁positions ▁of ▁authority ▁within ▁government . ▁ ▁Political ▁participation ▁ ▁The ▁move ▁to ▁give ▁women ▁the ▁vote ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁several ▁wide - r anging ▁political ▁re forms ▁that ▁have ▁seen ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁a ▁dem ocrat ically ▁elected ▁parliament ▁and ▁the ▁release ▁of ▁political ▁prisoners . ▁Before ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁women ▁had ▁no ▁political ▁rights ▁and ▁could ▁neither ▁vote ▁in ▁elections ▁nor ▁stand ▁as ▁candidates . ▁ ▁There ▁was , ▁however , ▁some ▁amb ival ence ▁towards ▁the ▁extension ▁of ▁political ▁rights ▁from ▁sections ▁of ▁Bah ra ini ▁society , ▁not ▁least ▁from ▁women ▁themselves , ▁with ▁ 6 0 % ▁of ▁Bah ra ini ▁women ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁oppos ing ▁extending ▁the ▁vote ▁to ▁women . ▁ ▁Although ▁many ▁women ▁stood ▁as ▁candidates ▁in ▁both ▁municipal ▁and ▁parliament ary ▁elections ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁none ▁were ▁elected ▁to ▁office . ▁There ▁were ▁no