Rehman Baba Express
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Overview | |
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Service type | Inter-city rail |
First service | 23 December 2018 |
Current operator(s) | Pakistan Railways |
Route | |
Termini | Karachi Cantonment Peshawar Cantonment |
Stops | 21 |
Distance travelled | 1,491 kilometres (926 mi) |
Average journey time | 27 hours, 50 minutes |
Service frequency | Daily |
Train number(s) | 47UP (Karachi→Peshawar) 48DN (Peshawar→Karachi) |
On-board services | |
Class(es) | AC Business AC Standard Economy |
Sleeping arrangements | Available |
Catering facilities | Available |
Technical | |
Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) |
Track owner(s) | Pakistan Railways |
Rehman Baba Express (Template:Lang-ur) is a passenger train operated daily by Pakistan Railways between Karachi and Peshawar. The trip takes approximately 27 hours and 50 minutes, to cover a published distance of 1,500 kilometres (930 mi), traveling along the entire stretch of the Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line and Khanewal–Wazirabad Branch Line. The train named after the Rehman Baba, who was a Sufi Dervish and poet. The Train was inaugurated on 23 December 2018 by former Minister for Railways Sheikh Rashid Ahmed at Peshawar Cantonment railway station. [1] [2]
Route
Karachi to Peshawar via Rohri, Multan, Faisalabad, Hafizabad, Wazirabad and Rawalpindi.
Accommodation
AC Business
AC Standard
Economy
Stops
- Karachi Cantonment
- Landhi Junction
- Hyderabad Junction
- Nawabshah Junction
- Padidan Junction
- Bhiria Road
- Mehrabpur Junction
- Rohri Junction
- Pano Akil
- Rahim Yar Khan
- Bahawalpur
- Multan Cantonment
- Khanewal Junction
- Abdul Hakim
- Shorkot Cantonment Junction
- Toba Tek Singh
- Gojra
- Faisalabad
- Wazirabad Junction
- Gujrat
- Lala Musa Junction
- Jhelum
- Rawalpindi
References
- ^ Dawn News, Retrieved on 20 February 2023
- ^ The Express Tribune, Retrieved on 20 February 2023