Hazara Express (
Hindko
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/ ur, ) is a
passenger train
A passenger train is a train used to transport people along a railroad line. These trains may consist of unpowered passenger railroad cars (also known as coaches or carriages) hauled by one or more locomotives, or may be self-propelled; self pr ...
operated daily by
Pakistan Railways
Pakistan Railways ( ur, ) is the national, state-owned railway company of Pakistan. Founded in 1861 and headquartered in Lahore, it owns of track across Pakistan, stretching from Torkham to Karachi, offering both freight and passenger servi ...
between
Karachi
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and
Havelian in
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (; ps, خېبر پښتونخوا; Urdu, Hindko: خیبر پختونخوا) commonly abbreviated as KP or KPK, is one of the Administrative units of Pakistan, four provinces of Pakistan. Located in the Geography of Pakistan, ...
province. The trip takes approximately 33 hours to cover a published distance of , traveling along a stretch of the
Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line,
Khanewal–Wazirabad Branch Line
Khanewal–Wazirabad Branch Line ( ur, ) is one of several branch lines in Pakistan, operated and maintained by Pakistan Railways. The line begins from Khanewal Junction station and ends at Wazirabad Junction station. The total length of this ...
,
Shorkot–Lalamusa Branch Line
Shorkot–Lalamusa Branch Line ( ur, ) is one of several branch lines in Pakistan, operated and maintained by Pakistan Railways. The line begins from Shorkot Cantonment Junction station and ends at Lalamusa Junction station. The total length ...
and
Taxila–Khunjerab Railway Line.
History
The Hazara Express was originally called the
Chenab Express before 2006.
Pakistan Railways
Pakistan Railways ( ur, ) is the national, state-owned railway company of Pakistan. Founded in 1861 and headquartered in Lahore, it owns of track across Pakistan, stretching from Torkham to Karachi, offering both freight and passenger servi ...
renamed it as Hazara Express and began the express train in collaboration with Pakistan Railways Advisory & Consultancy Services on 15 February 2006.
Two new trains begin running from today
Publisher: Daily Times, Published on 15 February 2006, Retrieved on 29 March 2013
Route
* Karachi City– Khanewal Junction via '' Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line''
* Khanewal Junction– Shorkot Cantonment Junction via ''Khanewal–Wazirabad Branch Line
Khanewal–Wazirabad Branch Line ( ur, ) is one of several branch lines in Pakistan, operated and maintained by Pakistan Railways. The line begins from Khanewal Junction station and ends at Wazirabad Junction station. The total length of this ...
''
* Shorkot Cantonment Junction– Lala Musa Junction via ''Shorkot–Lalamusa Branch Line
Shorkot–Lalamusa Branch Line ( ur, ) is one of several branch lines in Pakistan, operated and maintained by Pakistan Railways. The line begins from Shorkot Cantonment Junction station and ends at Lalamusa Junction station. The total length ...
''
* Lala Musa Junction– Taxila Cantonment Junction via '' Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line''
* Taxila Cantonment Junction– Havelian via '' Taxila–Khunjerab Railway Line''
Station stops
Equipment
The train has economy class accommodation.
References
{{Named passenger trains of Pakistan
Named passenger trains of Pakistan
Passenger trains in Pakistan