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Shah Hussain Express ( ur, ), previously known as Night Coach Express, 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 and Shalimar Group between Karachi and Lahore, The trip takes approximately 18 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 ...
and Shahdara Bagh–Sangla Hill Branch Line. By 13 January 2018, Pakistan Railways has taken unconditional control of Shah Hussain Express 43UP/44DN. By 15 October 2018, Pakistan Railways changed its name to Shah Hussain Express from Night Coach Express


Route

* Karachi CantonmentKhanewal Junction via '' Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line'' * Khanewal JunctionSangla Hill 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 ...
'' * Sangla Hill JunctionShahdara Bagh Junction via '' Shahdara Bagh–Sangla Hill Branch Line'' * Shahdara Bagh JunctionLahore Junction via '' Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line''


Station stops

* Karachi Cantonment * Hyderabad Junction * Rohri Junction * Bahawalpur * Multan Cantonment * Khanewal Junction * Faisalabad * Lahore Junction


Equipment

The Shah Hussain Express consists of 2 AC Lower carriages, 1 AC Sleeper carriage, 7 Economy carriages as well as a dining carriage, power van and luggage van.New Lahore-Karachi train service rolls into the Cantt station
Published in The Express tribune on 18 January 2012. Retrieved on 22 February 2013 yfgg fudgh


References

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