Khyber Mail (Train)

Not to be confused with the Khyber Mail a newspaper in Peshawar.
Khyber Mail
Overview
Service type Mail / Express
Current operator(s) Pakistan Railways
Website www.pakrail.com/
Route
Start Karachi Cantt
Stops 42
End Peshawar Cantt
Distance travelled 1,721 kilometres (1,069 mi)
Service frequency Daily
Train number(s) 1 UP (Karachi -> Peshawar),
2 DN (Peshawar -> Karachi)
On-board services
Class(es) Economy, AC Business, and AC Sleeper
Seating arrangements Available
Sleeping arrangements Available
Catering facilities Available
Baggage facilities Available
Technical
Track gauge Broad Gauge
Khyber Mail route map

The Khyber Mail (Urdu: خیبر میل ) is a daily express train between Karachi and Peshawar in Pakistan. The train is named after the famous Khyber Pass located in the province of Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa in Pakistan. It is Pakistan's oldest and most prestigious train which is continuously running since 1947, soon after the independence of Pakistan.[1]

Train details

1 UP Karachi -> Peshawar

2 DN Peshawar -> Karachi

Loco link

The train runs completely on Diesel Traction.

Route

Khyber Mail runs between Karachi to Peshawar via Hyderabad, Rohri, Multan, Lahore and Rawalpindi. It has the longest running route of 1,721 kilometres (1,069 mi) in Pakistan and it is also the fastest train link between Karachi and Peshawar. It takes approximately 32 hours to complete its journey.

Train stops

References

  1. IRFCA: Pakistan Railway Train Names Author: Owais Mughal. Retrieved on 18 June 2013
  2. Pakistan Railways official website, Khyber Mail Timings, Retrieved on 18 June 2013

External links