Hazara Express
Hazara Express (Hindko/Urdu: ہزارہ ایکسپریس) is a passenger train operated daily by Pakistan Railways between Karachi and Havelian in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.[1] The trip takes approximately 33 hours to cover a published distance of 1,594 kilometres (990 mi), traveling along a stretch of the Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line, Khanewal–Wazirabad Branch Line, Shorkot–Lalamusa Branch Line and Taxila–Khunjerab Railway Line.
| Overview | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Service type | Inter-city rail | ||||
| First service | 2006 | ||||
| Current operator(s) | S. Jamil & Co. | ||||
| Route | |||||
| Start | Karachi City | ||||
| Stops | 38 | ||||
| End | Havelian | ||||
| Distance travelled | 1,594 kilometres (990 mi) | ||||
| Average journey time | 33 hours | ||||
| Service frequency | Daily | ||||
| Train number(s) | 11UP (Karachi→Havelian) 12DN (Havelian→Karachi) | ||||
| On-board services | |||||
| Class(es) | Economy | ||||
| Sleeping arrangements | Available | ||||
| Catering facilities | Available | ||||
| Technical | |||||
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||
| Track owner(s) | Pakistan Railways | ||||
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History
The Hazara Express was originally called the Chenab Express before 2006. Pakistan Railways renamed it as Hazara Express and began the express train in collaboration with Pakistan Railways Advisory & Consultancy Services on 15 February 2006.[2]
Route
- Karachi City–Khanewal Junction via Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line
- Khanewal Junction–Shorkot Cantonment Junction via Khanewal–Wazirabad Branch Line
- Shorkot Cantonment Junction–Lala Musa Junction via Shorkot–Lalamusa Branch Line
- Lala Musa Junction–Taxila Cantonment Junction via Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line
- Taxila Cantonment Junction–Havelian via Taxila–Khunjerab Railway Line
Station stops
- Karachi City
- Karachi Cantonment
- Drig Road
- Landhi Junction
- Kotri Junction
- Hyderabad Junction
- Tando Adam Junction
- Nawabshah
- Pad Idan Junction
- Bhiria Road
- Mahrabpur Junction
- Rohri Junction
- Pano Akil
- Mirpur Mathelo
- Sadiqabad
- Rahim Yar Khan
- Khanpur Junction
- Liaquatpur
- Dera Nawab Sahib
- Mubarakpur
- Samasata Junction
- Bahawalpur
- Lodhran Junction
- Shujabad
- Multan Cantonment
- Khanewal Junction
- Shorkot Cantonment Junction
- Jhang Sadar
- Sillanwali
- Shahinabad Junction
- Sargodha Junction
- Bhalwal
- Malakwal Junction
- Mandi Baha-Ud-Din
- Dinga
- Lala Musa Junction
- Jhelum
- Gujar Khan
- Rawalpindi
- Taxila Cantonment
- Kot Najib Ullah
- Haripur Hazara
- Havelian[3]
Equipment
The train has economy class accommodation.
References
- IRFCA: Pakistan Railway Train Names Author: Owais Mughal, Retrieved on 1 July 2013
- Two new trains begin running from today Archived 14 April 2008 at the Wayback Machine Publisher: Daily Times, Published on 15 February 2006, Retrieved on 29 March 2013
- Pakistan Railways official website, Hazara Express Timings, Retrieved on 29 March 2013
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