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A railway company was created in 1891 with the aim of connecting the port of Tanga at the Indian Ocean with Lake Victoria by passing south of the Usambara Mountains. A 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 + 3 ⁄ 8 in) gauge was chosen. From June 1893 the line advanced inland from Tanga. Due to undercapitalization, the company had to be taken over by the state in ...
The Thar Express is the other passenger railway link between the two countries, running from Karachi, Pakistan to Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India. It was not discontinued after Partition but was after the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965. On 18 February 2006, it was revived after a period of 41 years.
Gujranwala Railway Station; Wazirabad Junction > Wazirabad–Narowal Branch Line; Gujrat railway station; Lala Musa Junction > Shorkot–Lalamusa Branch Line; Jhelum; Rawalpindi; Taxila Junction; Hasan Abdal; Attock City; Nowshera Junction; Peshawar City; Peshawar Cantonment > Khyber train safari Kotri–Attock Line (Main Line 2) [5] 1916: ...
Lahore Junction railway station in Lahore, Pakistan's largest railway station in terms of area. Karachi Cantonment railway station in Karachi is the busiest station in Pakistan. The following are the active railway stations in Pakistan.
Karachi Cantonment Lahore Junction: Distance travelled: 1,214 kilometres (754 mi) Average journey time: 19 hours, 30 minutes: Service frequency: Daily each way: Train number(s) 303UP (Karachi→Lahore) 304DN (Lahore→Karachi) Line(s) used: Karachi–Peshawar Line: On-board services; Class(es) Economy Class AC Standard AC Business: Sleeping ...
Khyber Mail (Urdu: خیبر میل) is a passenger train operated daily by Pakistan Railways between Karachi and Peshawar. [1] The trip takes approximately 32 hours, to cover a published distance of 1,764 kilometres (1,096 mi), traveling along the entire stretch of the Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line.
It is the flagship rail of the organization and has the highest passage priority. [2] The train takes approximately 21 hours to cover a published distance of 1,521 kilometres (945 mi), traveling along a stretch of the Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line. It was inaugurated by Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif on 15 May 2015 at Islamabad railway station. [3]
Jaffar Express (Urdu: جعفر ایکسپریس) is a passenger train operated daily by Pakistan Railways between Quetta and Peshawar. [1] [2] The trip takes approximately 34 hours, 10 minutes to cover a published distance of 1,632 kilometres (1,014 mi), traveling along a stretch of the Rohri–Chaman Railway Line and Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line.