Khushhal Khan Khattak Express
| Overview | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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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].Train is suspended after covid 19, but efforts are being made to run this train.
Closure due to Covid-19[edit]
Khushhal Khan Khattak Express was suspended in March 2020, due to Covid-19. The train has not been restored till 2023, the route of this train is very unique and it was the only train which touches Rajanpur and Dera Ghazi Khan.
Route[edit]
- Karachi Cantonment–Kotri Junction via Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line
- Kotri Junction–Attock City Junction via Kotri–Attock Railway Line
- Attock City Junction–Peshawar Cantonment via Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line
Station 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[edit]
The 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
