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Hazara Express

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Service type
  
Inter-city rail

Current operator(s)
  
Pakistan Railways

Stops
  
38

First service
  
2006

Start
  
Karachi City

End
  
Havelian

Hazara Express

Hazara Express (Urdu: ہزارہ ایکسپریس‎) is a passenger train operated daily by Pakistan Railways between Karachi and Havelian in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. 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.

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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.

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

    • Equipment

    The train has economy class accommodation.

    References

    Hazara Express Wikipedia
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