Night Coach Express
Night Coach Express | |
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Overview | |
Service type | Express |
Current operator(s) | Pakistan Railways and Shalimar Group |
Website | shalimar.net.pk |
Route | |
Start | Karachi Cantt |
Stops | 6 |
End | Lahore Jn |
Distance travelled | 1,286 kilometres (799 mi) |
Service frequency | Daily |
Train number(s) | 43 UP (Karachi -> Lahore), 44 DN (Lahore -> Karachi) |
On-board services | |
Class(es) | Economy, AC Lower, and AC Sleeper |
Seating arrangements | Available |
Sleeping arrangements | Available |
Catering facilities | Available |
Baggage facilities | Available |
Technical | |
Track gauge | Broad Gauge |
Night Coach Express (Urdu: نائٹ کوچ ایکسپریس ) is a daily express train service between Karachi and Lahore in Pakistan. Pakistan Railways inaugurated it on 15 January 2013 with collaboration of Shalimar Group. [1] [2]
Night Coach Express consists of 7 Economy, 2 Air Conditioned Lower, 1 Air Conditioned Sleeper, 1 Dining Car, 1 Power van and 1 Luggage van coaches. It covers the 1,286 kilometres (799 mi) distance from Karachi to Lahore in 18 hours.[3]
Route
Karachi to Lahore via Hyderabad, Rohri, Multan, and Faisalabad
Train stops
@pakistan marine academy
References
- ↑ Railways to run ‘Night Coach’ with private partnership, Published in The Nation on 27 December 2012. Retrieved on 22 February 2013
- ↑ Railways inaugurates Night Coach Express, Published in The Nation on 16 January 2013. Retrieved on 22 February 2013
- ↑ New Lahore-Karachi train service rolls into the Cantt station, Published in The Express tribune on 18 January 2012. Retrieved on 22 February 2013