Khushhal Khan Khattak Express

Khushhal Khan Khattak Express
Overview
Service type Inter-city rail
First service 1962
Current operator(s) Pakistan Railways
Route
Start Karachi City
Stops 47
End Peshawar Cantonment
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
Route map
Khushhal Khan Khattak Express route map

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[2][3]. The train named after Khushhal Khan Khattak, a Pashtun nationalist and poet, warrior, scholar, and chief of the Khattak tribe[4].

Route

Station stops

Equipment

The train has Economy class accommodations.

References

  1. IRFCA: Pakistan Railway Train Names Author: Owais Mughal, Retrieved on 1 July 2013
  2. "IRFCA: Pakistan Railway Train Names". Owais Mughal. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
  3. IRFCA: Pakistan Railway Train Names Author: Owais Mughal. Retrieved on 27 May 2013
  4. IRFCA: Pakistan Railway Train Names Author: Owais Mughal. Retrieved on 3 April 2013
  5. Pakistan Railways official website, Khushhal Khan Khattak Timings, Retrieved on 3 April 2013
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