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The Tazara Railway, also called the Uhuru Railway or the Tanzam Railway, is a railway in East Africa linking the port of Dar es Salaam in east Tanzania with the town of Kapiri Mposhi in Zambia's Central Province. The single-track railway is 1,860 km (1,160 mi) long and is operated by the Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority (TAZARA).
Train Name [2] Railroad Train Endpoints Operated Train Numbers Akbar Express: PR: Quetta – Lahore Junction: 1974 – 2020 23UP/24DN Allama Iqbal Express: PR: Karachi Cantonment – Sialkot Junction: 1940 – Present 9UP/10DN Attock Passenger: PR: Mari Indus – Attock City Junction: 1988 – present 201UP/202DN Attock Safari S. Jamil & Co ...
The station is a stop for a few trains going "upcountry" and all "down country" express trains. In the past, it was a junction on the Karachi Circular Railway . [ 2 ] The station has a booking office, train shed , tuck shop , mosque , advance reservation office, and a parking lot .
The train now covers the 1,286 kilometres (799 mi) distance from Karachi to Lahore in 19 hours. Shalimar Express was the first ever all air-conditioned train to run on the Pakistan Railway network. It consisted of 14 parlour coaches, two double capacity power vans and a dining car. The parlour coaches were manufactured in Pakistan carriage ...
TAZARA (1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)) offers two routes on its 20.5 km (12.7 mi) rail network. [11] The first from its station in Dar es Salaam to Mwakanga which lies on the outskirts of the city. It stops at Kwa Fundi Umeme, Kwa Limboa, Lumo Kigilagila, Sigara, Kitunda road, Kipunguni B, Majohe and Magnus.
The Green Line (Urdu: سبز ایکسپریس) is an express train operated daily by Pakistan Railways between Karachi and Islamabad. [1] It is the flagship rail of the organization and has the highest passage priority. [2]
Karachi Circular Railway came into being during President Ayub Khan's tenure, who suggested the use of trains as a means for short travel in Karachi. KCR Operations began in 1964 under the administration of Pakistan Railways, with the aims to provide better transportation facilities to Karachi's growing population and outlying surrounding suburban communities.
Mpika railway station in Zambia. At the centre of Mpika railway station is a crossing loop and several parallel sidings mainly used for shunting. The passenger station with a grand entrance is located at this point with a prominent road opposite.