Khushhal Khan Khattak Express

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Khushhal Khan Khattak Express
Overview
Service typeInter-city rail
First service1962
Current operator(s)Pakistan Railways
Route
StartKarachi City
Stops47
EndPeshawar Cantonment
Distance travelled1,512 kilometres (940 mi)
Average journey time34 hours, 15 minutes
Service frequencyDaily
Train number(s)19UP (Karachi→Peshawar)
20DN (Peshawar→Karachi)
On-board services
Class(es)Economy
Sleeping arrangementsAvailable
Catering facilitiesNot available
Technical
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Track owner(s)Pakistan Railways
Route map
Khushhal Khan Khattak Express 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]

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The train has Economy class accommodations.

References[]

  1. ^ IRFCA: Pakistan Railway Train Names Author: Owais Mughal, Retrieved on 1 July 2013
  2. ^ "IRFCA: Pakistan Railway Train Names". Owais Mughal. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
  3. ^ IRFCA: Pakistan Railway Train Names Author: Owais Mughal. Retrieved on 27 May 2013
  4. ^ IRFCA: Pakistan Railway Train Names Author: Owais Mughal. Retrieved on 3 April 2013
  5. ^ Pakistan Railways official website, Khushhal Khan Khattak Timings, Retrieved on 3 April 2013
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