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Khyber Mail (passenger train)

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Service type
  
Inter-city rail

Current operator(s)
  
Pakistan Railways

Stops
  
42

First service
  
1947

Start
  
Karachi Cantonment

End
  
Peshawar Cantonment

Khyber Mail (passenger train)

Khyber Mail (Urdu: خیبر میل‎) is a passenger train operated daily by Pakistan Railways between Karachi and Peshawar. The trip takes approximately 32 hours and 10 minutes to cover a published distance of 1,721 kilometres (1,069 mi), traveling along the entire stretch of the Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line. The train named after the famous Khyber Pass, located in the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The Khyber Mail is one of Pakistan's oldest and most prestigious passenger trains that has been continuously running since 1947.

Contents

Route

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

    • Equipment

    The train has AC Business, AC Sleeper and Economy accommodations.

    References

    Khyber Mail (passenger train) Wikipedia
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