Khyber Mail (passenger train)
Overview | |||||
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Service type | Inter-city rail | ||||
First service | 1947 | ||||
Current operator(s) | Pakistan Railways | ||||
Route | |||||
Start | Karachi Cantonment | ||||
Stops | 42 | ||||
End | Peshawar Cantonment | ||||
Distance travelled | 1,721 kilometres (1,069 mi) | ||||
Average journey time | 32 hours, 10 minutes | ||||
Service frequency | Daily | ||||
Train number(s) |
1UP (Karachi→Peshawar) 2DN (Peshawar→Karachi) | ||||
On-board services | |||||
Class(es) |
AC Business AC Sleeper Economy | ||||
Sleeping arrangements | Available | ||||
Catering facilities | Available | ||||
Technical | |||||
Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||
Track owner(s) | Pakistan Railways | ||||
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Khyber Mail (Urdu: خیبر میل) is a passenger train operated daily by Pakistan Railways between Karachi and Peshawar.[1] The trip takes approximately 32 hours and 10 minutes to cover a published distance of 1,721 kilometres (1,069 mi), traveling along the entire stretch of the Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line.[2][3] The train named after the famous Khyber Pass,[4][5] located in the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The Khyber Mail is one of Pakistan's oldest and most prestigious passenger trains that has been continuously running since 1947.
Route
Station stops
- Karachi Cantonment
- Landhi Junction
- Hyderabad Junction
- Nawabshah
- Khairpur
- Rohri Junction
- Pano Akil
- Ghotki
- Mirpur Mathelo
- Daharki
- Sadiqabad
- Rahim Yar Khan
- Khanpur Junction
- Liaquatpur
- Dera Nawab Sahib
- Samasata Junction
- Bahawalpur
- Lodhran Junction
- Shujabad
- Multan Cantonment
- Multan City
- Khanewal Junction
- Mian Channun
- Chichawatni
- Sahiwal
- Okara Cantonment
- Pattoki
- Changa Manga
- Kot Radha Kishn
- Raiwind Junction
- Kot Lakhpat
- Lahore Junction
- Gujranwala
- Wazirabad Junction
- Gujrat
- Lala Musa Junction
- Jhelum
- Rawalpindi
- Attock City Junction
- Jhangira Road
- Nowshera Junction
- Peshawar City
- Peshawar Cantonment[6]
Equipment
The train has AC Business, AC Sleeper and Economy accommodations.
References
- ↑ IRFCA: Pakistan Railway Train Names Author: Owais Mughal, Retrieved on 1 July 2013
- ↑ "IRFCA: Pakistan Railway Train Names". Owais Mughal. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
- ↑ IRFCA: Pakistan Railway Train Names Author: Owais Mughal. Retrieved on 27 May 2013
- ↑ IRFCA: Pakistan Railway Train Names Author: Owais Mughal. Retrieved on 3 April 2013
- ↑ IRFCA: Pakistan Railway Train Names Author: Owais Mughal. Retrieved on 18 June 2013
- ↑ Pakistan Railways official website, Khyber Mail Timings, Retrieved on 18 June 2013
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