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Shah Hussain Express
Night Coach Express at Karachi Cantt railway station.jpg
Shah Hussain Express at Karachi Cantonment station
Overview
Service typeInter-city rail
First service2013
Current operator(s)Pakistan Railways
Shalimar Group
Website[1]
Route
StartKarachi Cantonment
Stops6
EndLahore Junction
Distance travelled1,286 kilometres (799 mi)
Average journey time18 hours
Service frequencyDaily
Train number(s)43UP (Karachi→Lahore)
44DN (Lahore→Karachi)
On-board services
Class(es)AC Sleeper
AC Lower
Economy
Dining Car
Sleeping arrangementsAvailable
Catering facilitiesAvailable (complimentary breakfast)
Technical
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Track owner(s)Pakistan Railways
Route map
Night Coach Express route map

Shah Hussain Express (Urdu: شاہ حسین ایکسپریس) previously known as Night Coach Express is a passenger train operated daily by Pakistan Railways and Shalimar Group between Karachi and Lahore,[1] The trip takes approximately 18 hours to cover a published distance of 1,286 kilometres (799 mi), traveling along a stretch of the Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line, Khanewal–Wazirabad Branch Line and Shahdara Bagh–Sangla Hill Branch Line.[2][3][4][5]

By 13 January 2018, Pakistan Railways has taken unconditional control of Shah Hussain Express 43UP/44DN.

By 15 October 2018, Pakistan Railways changed its name to Shah Hussain Express from Night Coach Express

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Equipment[]

The Shah Hussain Express consists of 2 AC Lower carriages, 1 AC Sleeper carriage, 7 Economy carriages as well as a dining carriage, power van and luggage van.[6] yfgg fudgh

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. ^ Railways to run ‘Night Coach’ with private partnership, Published in The Nation on 27 December 2012. Retrieved on 22 February 2013
  5. ^ Railways inaugurates Night Coach Express, Published in The Nation on 16 January 2013. Retrieved on 22 February 2013
  6. ^ New Lahore-Karachi train service rolls into the Cantt station, Published in The Express tribune on 18 January 2012. Retrieved on 22 February 2013
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