| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Service type | Inter-city rail |
| First service | 23 December 2018 |
| Current operator(s) | Pakistan Railways |
| Route | |
| Termini | Karachi Cantonment Peshawar Cantonment |
| Stops | 27 |
| Distance travelled | 1,491 kilometres (926 mi) |
| Average journey time | 27 hours, 50 minutes |
| Service frequency | Daily |
| Train number(s) | 47UP (Karachi→Peshawar) 48DN (Peshawar→Karachi) |
| On-board services | |
| Class(es) | AC Business AC Standard Economy |
| Sleeping arrangements | Available |
| Catering facilities | Available |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) |
| Track owner(s) | Pakistan Railways |
Rehman Baba Express (Urdu: رحمان بابا ایکسپریس) is a passenger train operated daily by Pakistan Railways between Karachi and Peshawar. The trip takes approximately 27 hours and 50 minutes, to cover a published distance of 1,491 kilometres (926 mi), traveling along the entire stretch of the Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line and Khanewal–Wazirabad Branch Line. The train named after the Rehman Baba, who was a Sufi Dervish and poet. The Train was inaugurated on 23 December 2018 by former Minister for Railways Sheikh Rashid Ahmed at Peshawar Cantonment railway station. [1] [2]
Route
Karachi to Peshawar via Rohri, Multan, Faisalabad, Hafizabad, Wazirabad and Rawalpindi.
Accommodation
AC Business
AC Standard
Economy
Stops
- Karachi Cantonment
- Landhi Junction
- Hyderabad Junction
- Nawabshah Junction
- Mehrabpur Junction
- Rohri Junction
- Pano Akil
- Rahim Yar Khan
- Bahawalpur
- Multan Cantonment
- Toba Tek Singh
- Faisalabad
- Sangla Hill Junction
- Hafizabad
- Alipur Chatta
- Wazirabad Junction
- Lala Musa Junction
- Rawalpindi
- Attock Junction
- Jahangira Road
- Nowshera
- Peshawar City
- Peshawar Cantonment
References
- ↑ Dawn News, Retrieved on 20 February 2023
- ↑ The Express Tribune, Retrieved on 20 February 2023
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