Khushhal Khan Khattak Express (Urdu: خوشحال خان خٹک ایکسپریس) is a passenger train operated daily by Pakistan Railways between Karachi and Peshawar.[1] The trip takes approximately 34 hours and 15 minutes to cover a published distance of 1,512 kilometres (940 mi), traveling along a stretch of the Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line and Kotri–Attock Railway Line.[2][3] The train named after Khushhal Khan Khattak, a Pashtun nationalist and poet, warrior, scholar, and chief of the Khattak tribe.[4] Khushhal Khan Khattak Express was suspended in March 2020 due to Covid-19, but efforts are being made to run this train again. The train has not been restored till 2023, the route of this train is unique and it was the only train which touches Rajanpur and Dera Ghazi Khan.
| Overview | |||||
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| Service type | Inter-city rail | ||||
| First service | 1962 | ||||
| Last service | 2020 | ||||
| Current operator(s) | Pakistan Railways | ||||
| Route | |||||
| Termini | Karachi City Peshawar Cantonment | ||||
| Stops | 47 | ||||
| Distance travelled | 1,512 kilometres (940 mi) | ||||
| Average journey time | 34 hours, 15 minutes | ||||
| Service frequency | Daily | ||||
| Train number(s) | 19UP (Karachi→Peshawar) 20DN (Peshawar→Karachi) | ||||
| On-board services | |||||
| Class(es) | Economy | ||||
| Sleeping arrangements | Available | ||||
| Catering facilities | Not available | ||||
| Technical | |||||
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||
| Track owner(s) | Pakistan Railways | ||||
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Route
editStation stops
edit- Karachi City
- Karachi Cantonment
- Landhi Junction
- Bin Qasim
- Marshalling Yard Pipri
- Kotri Junction
- Sindh University (Jamshoro)
- Sehwan Sharif
- Dadu
- Piaro Goth
- Rehmani Nagar
- Radhan
- Badah
- Mohenjodaro
- Larkana Junction
- Shah Nawaz Bhutto
- Shikarpur
- Jacobabad Junction
- Kandkot
- Kashmore
- Mithan Kot
- Rajanpur
- Jampur
- Dera Ghazi Khan
- Shadan Lund
- Kot Adu Junction
- Kot Sultan
- Leiah
- Sultan Karori Halt
- Bhakkar
- Darya Khan
- Kallur Kot
- Piplan
- Kundian Junction
- Mianwali
- Daud Khel Junction
- Injra
- Chhab
- Jhamat
- Uchhri
- Jand Junction
- Basal Junction
- Jhalar
- Attock City Junction
- Jhangira Road
- Akora Khattak
- Nowshera Junction
- Pabbi
- Peshawar City
- Peshawar Cantonment
Equipment
editThe train has Economy class accommodations.
References
edit- ^ 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
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