Tezrao

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Tezrao Express
Overview
Service typeInter-city rail
First service1972
Current operator(s)Pakistan Railways
Route
StartKarachi Cantonment
Stops32
EndPeshawar Cantonment
Distance travelled1,764 kilometres (1,096 mi)
Average journey time32 hours, 00 minutes
Service frequencyDaily
Train number(s)5UP (Karachi→Peshawar)
6DN (Peshawar→Karachi)
On-board services
Class(es)AC Business
AC Sleeper
Economy
Sleeping arrangementsAvailable
Catering facilitiesAvailable
Technical
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed55 km/h (34 mph)
Track owner(s)Pakistan Railways
Route map
Khyber Mail route map

Tezrao (also spelled Tezro) (Urdu: تیزرو) was a daily express train (5-Up/6-Down) service in Pakistan. The train ran between Karachi and Peshawar. Its name was changed to Zulfiqar Express during the Peoples Party government. After the Peoples Party government its name changed again to Tezrao.[1] The train had economy and first-class sleeper accommodation. It was suspended on 20 July 2010 due to lack of locomotives.[2]

Route[]

Karachi to Peshawar via Hyderabad, Rohri, Khanewal, Lahore and Rawalpindi

Station stops[]

References[]

  1. ^ Mughal, Owais. "Pakistan Railway Train Names". IRFCA. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
  2. ^ "Pakistan Railways suspends 6 train services". Daily Times. 18 July 2010. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
  3. ^ Pakistan Railways official website, Khyber Mail Timings, Retrieved on 18 June 2013

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