''Awam Express'' () is a
passenger train
A passenger train is a train used to transport people along a railroad line, as opposed to a freight train that carries goods. These trains may consist of unpowered passenger railroad cars (also known as coaches or carriages) push-pull train, ...
operated daily by
Pakistan Railways between
Karachi
Karachi is the capital city of the Administrative units of Pakistan, province of Sindh, Pakistan. It is the List of cities in Pakistan by population, largest city in Pakistan and 12th List of largest cities, largest in the world, with a popul ...
and
Peshawar
Peshawar is the capital and List of cities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa by population, largest city of the Administrative units of Pakistan, Pakistani province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. It is the sixth most populous city of Pakistan, with a district p ...
. The trip took approximately 33 hours and 30 minutes to cover a published distance of , traveling along the entire stretch of the
Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line.
Route
*
Karachi Cantonment–
Peshawar Cantonment via ''
Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line''
Station stops
Equipment
The train has Economy Class, AC Standard and AC Business accommodations.
Incidents
*15 September 2016: Awam Express collided with a freight train near
Multan
Multan is the List of cities in Punjab, Pakistan by population, fifth-most populous city in the Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab province of Pakistan. Located along the eastern bank of the Chenab River, it is the List of cities in Pakistan by populatio ...
, killing at least six people and injuring more than 150.
Cease of operation
Pakistan Railways suspended the operation of five trains during the
2022 flood.
PR couldn't resume its operation after suspending during the
2022 flood.
Finally, on 20 December 2023 awam express was restored.
References
Named passenger trains of Pakistan
Passenger trains in Pakistan
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