Khushhal Khan Khattak Express

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
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 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

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

• 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

Equipment

The train has Economy class accommodations.

References

This page was last edited on 15 July 2023, at 17:11