Khyber Mail (passenger train)
Not to be confused with the Khyber Mail (newspaper), a newspaper in Peshawar.
| Overview | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Service type | Mail / Express | ||||
| Current operator(s) | Pakistan Railways | ||||
| Website | www.pakrail.com/ | ||||
| Route | |||||
| Start | Karachi Cantt | ||||
| Stops | 42 | ||||
| End | Peshawar Cantt | ||||
| Distance travelled | 1,721 kilometres (1,069 mi) | ||||
| Service frequency | Daily | ||||
| Train number(s) |
1 UP (Karachi -> Peshawar), 2 DN (Peshawar -> Karachi) | ||||
| On-board services | |||||
| Class(es) | Economy, AC Business, and AC Sleeper | ||||
| Seating arrangements | Available | ||||
| Sleeping arrangements | Available | ||||
| Catering facilities | Available | ||||
| Baggage facilities | Available | ||||
| Technical | |||||
| Track gauge | Broad Gauge | ||||
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The Khyber Mail (Urdu: خیبر میل ) is a daily express train between Karachi and Peshawar in Pakistan. The train is named after the famous Khyber Pass located in the province of Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa in Pakistan. It is Pakistan's oldest and most prestigious train which is continuously running since 1947, soon after the independence of Pakistan.[1]
Train details
Loco link
The train runs completely on Diesel Traction.
Route
Khyber Mail runs between Karachi to Peshawar via Hyderabad, Rohri, Multan, Lahore and Rawalpindi. It has the longest running route of 1,721 kilometres (1,069 mi) in Pakistan and it is also the fastest train link between Karachi and Peshawar. It takes approximately 32 hours to complete its journey.
Train stops
- Karachi Cantt
- Landhi
- Hyderabad Jn
- Nawabshah
- Khairpur
- Rohri Jn
- Pano Akil
- Ghotki
- Mirpur Mathelo
- Sadiqabad
- Rahim Yar Khan
- Khanpur
- Liaquatpur
- Dera Nawab Sahib
- Samasata Jn
- Bahawalpur
- Lodhran Jn
- Shujabad
- Multan Cantt
- New Multan City
- Khanewal Jn
- Riazabad
- Mian Channun
- Chichawatni
- Sahiwal
- Okara Cantt
- Pattoki
- Changa Manga
- Kot Radha Kishan
- Raiwind Jn
- Kot Lakhpat
- Lahore Jn
- Gujranwala
- Wazirabad Jn
- Gujrat
- Lala Musa Jn
- Jhelum
- Rawalpindi
- Attock city Jn
- Jehangira Road
- Nowshera
- Peshawar City
- Peshawar Cantt [2]
References
- ↑ 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
External links
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