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Awam Express

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Service type
  
Inter-city rail

Current operator(s)
  
Pakistan Railways

Stops
  
56

First service
  
1925

Start
  
Karachi Cantonment

End
  
Peshawar Cantonment

Awam Express

Awam Express (Urdu: عوام ایکسپریس‎) is a passenger train operated daily by Pakistan Railways between Karachi and Peshawar. It is one of the longest continuous running passenger trains in Pakistan. The trip takes approximately 33 hours and 30 minutes to cover a published distance of 1,721 kilometres (1,069 mi), traveling along the entire stretch of the Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line.

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Route

  • Karachi Cantonment–Peshawar Cantonment via Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line

    • Equipment

    The train has AC Lower and economy accommodations.

    Incidents

  • 15 September 2016: Awam Express collided with a freight train near Multan, killing at least six people and injuring more than 150.

    • References

    Awam Express Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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