| Overview | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Service type | Inter-city rail | ||||
| First service | 1925 | ||||
| Last service | Present | ||||
| Current operator(s) | Pakistan Railways | ||||
| Route | |||||
| Termini | Karachi Cantonment Peshawar Cantonment | ||||
| Stops | 62 | ||||
| Distance travelled | 1,721 kilometres (1,069 mi) | ||||
| Average journey time | 33 hours, 30 minutes | ||||
| Service frequency | Daily | ||||
| Train number(s) | 13UP (Karachi→Peshawar) 14DN (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 | ||||
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Awam Express (Urdu: عوام ایکسپریس) is a suspended passenger train operated daily by Pakistan Railways between Karachi and Peshawar. It is one of the longest continuous running passenger trains in Pakistan.[1] Pakistan Railways resumed its operation on 20 December 2023, after suspending during the 2022 [2]. The trip took approximately 33 hours and 30 minutes to cover a published distance of 1,732 kilometres (1,076 mi), traveling along the entire stretch of the Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line.
Route
Station stops
- Karachi Cantonment
- Landhi
- Jungshahi
- Jhimpir
- Kotri Junction
- Hyderabad Junction
- Tando Adam Junction
- Shadadpur
- Nawabshah
- Lot Lalloo
- Pad Idan
- Bhiria Road
- Mehrabpur Junction
- Setharja
- Ranipur Riyasat
- Gambat
- Khairpur
- Rohri Junction
- Pano Akil
- Ghotki
- Mirpur Mathelo
- Daharki
- Sadiqabad
- Rahim Yar Khan
- Khanpur
- Liaqatpur
- Dera Nawab Sahib
- Samasata Junction
- Bahawalpur
- Shujabad
- Multan Cantonment
- Khanewal Junction
- Chichawatni
- Sahiwal
- Okara Cantonment
- Pattoki
- Kot Radha Kishan
- Raiwand Junction
- Kot Lakhpat
- Lahore Junction
- Gujranwala
- Wazirabad Junction
- Gujrat
- Lala Musa Junction
- Kharian Cantonment
- Jhelum
- Dina
- Gujar Khan
- Chaklala
- Rawalpindi
- Taxila Junction
- Hasan Abdal
- Attock City Junction
- Jahangira Road
- Nowshera Junction
- Peshawar City
- Peshawar Cantonment
Equipment
Awam Express offers seating in AC Business, AC Standard and Economy classes.[3]
Incidents
Cease of operation
Pakistan Railways suspended the operation of five trains during the 2022 flood.[5] PR couldn't resume its operation after suspending during the 2022 flood.[6].Finally, on 20 December 2023 awam express was restored.
References
- ↑ IRFCA: Pakistan Railway Train Names Author: Owais Mughal, Retrieved on 1 July 2013
- ↑ https://www.samaa.tv/208736546-pakistan-railways-resumes-peshawar-to-karachi-awami-express-after-16-months
- ↑ "Awam Express Train Timings Karachi Peshawar 2020".
- ↑ "Train crash near Multan claims six lives, over 150 injured".
- ↑ Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (23 August 2022). "PR suspends operation of five trains". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
- ↑ Why has Awam Express not been restored | Fake News Aleart, retrieved 20 March 2023
