Hazara Express (

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/ ur, ) is a

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operated daily by

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between

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and Havelian in

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province. The trip takes approximately 33 hours to cover a published distance of , traveling along a stretch of the Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line,

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and Taxila–Khunjerab Railway Line.

History

The Hazara Express was originally called the Chenab Express before 2006.

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 ''

'' * Shorkot Cantonment Junction– Lala Musa Junction via ''

'' * 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