Buchiana
بچیانہ | |
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Town | |
Buchiana | |
Coordinates: 31°25′22.4″N 73°33′33.7″E / 31.422889°N 73.559361°E | |
Country | Pakistan |
Province | Punjab |
District | Faisalabad District |
Administrative divisions | Jaranwala Tehsil |
Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
Calling code | 041 |
Buchiana (Urdu: بچیانہ) is a small town in Jaranwala Tehsil established as Buchina Mandi (Grain Market).[1] Buchiana is located in the area of Chak 656/7 GB. The town is served by Buchiana railway station on Shorkot–Sheikhupura Branch Line of Pakistan Railways. It is located on Jaranwala-Nankana Road Buchiana is 20 km from Jaranwala [2][3][4][5] From Buchiana there is operational 2 ft (610 mm) narrow gauge[6] horse-drawn tramway originally built in 1898 to connect with the Buchiana railway station 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) to the south Ghangha Pur .[7][4]