Bahauddin Zakaria Express

Pakistani train

Bahauddin Zakaria ExpressOverview

Service type| Inter-city rail
First service| 1973
Current operator(s)| APNI RAIL (SSR GROUP)
Route
Termini| Karachi City
Multan Cantonment
Stops| 27
Distance travelled| 929 kilometres (577 mi)
Average journey time| 16 hours, 20 minutes
Service frequency| Daily
Train number(s)| 25UP (Karachi→Multan)
26DN (Multan→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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Bahauddin Zakaria Express route map

Bahauddin Zakaria Express (Seraiki, Urdu: بهاءالدین زکریا ایکسپریس) is a passenger train operated daily by Pakistan Railways between Karachi and Multan.[1] The trip takes approximately 16 hours and 5 minutes to cover a published distance of 929 kilometres (577 mi), traveling along a stretch of the Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line. The train named after Abu Muhammad Bahauddin Zakariya, a famous Sufi saint of the Suhrawardiyya order who lived in Multan between 1171 and 1262.

## Route

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* Karachi City–Multan Cantonment via Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line

## Station stops

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* Karachi City
* Karachi Cantonment
* Landhi Junction
* Kotri Junction
* Hyderabad Junction
* Tando Adam Junction
* Shahdadpur
* Nawabshah
* Daur
* Bhiria Road
* Mahrabpur Junction
* Rohri Junction
* Sadiqabad
* Rahim Yar Khan
* Khanpur Junction
* Firoza
* Liaquatpur
* Dera Nawab Sahib
* Samasata Junction
* Bahawalpur
* Lodhran Junction
* Shujabad
* Multan Cantonment

## Equipment

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Bahauddin Zakaria Express offers AC Business, AC Standard and Economy seating accommodations.[2]

## Incidents

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* 1990 Sukkur rail disaster: On 4 January 1990, the Bahaudddin Zakaria Express was on a 560-mile (900 km) overnight run from Multan to Karachi. Near Sangi village outside of Sukkur, Sindh the tracks were incorrectly set and sent the train hurdling into a siding where it collided with an empty 67-car freight train at a speed of at least 55 mph, killing 307 people. It remains one of the worst rail disasters in Pakistan Railways history.[3]
* 2016 Landhi rail accident: 22 people were killed and more than 65 injured when the Bahauddin Zakaria Express collided with the Fareed Express at Juma Goth Train station situated in Landhi, Karachi on the morning of 3 November 2016.[4][5]

## References

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1. ^ IRFCA: Pakistan Railway Train Names Author: Owais Mughal, Retrieved on 1 July 2013
2. ^ "Bahauddin Zakaria Express Train Timings Karachi Multan 2021".
3. ^ "Chronology of world train disasters". The Guardian. London. 2 August 1999.
4. ^ Asim Khan and Raza Jaferri (3 November 2016). "22 killed as trains collide near Karachi's Landhi Railway Station". Dawn News. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
5. ^ Zubair Ashraf (3 November 2016). "21 dead as trains collide near Karachi's Landhi Railway Station". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 3 November 2016.

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Pakistan Railways

Authority|

* Ministry of Railways
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Departments|

* Pakistan Railways Board
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Regions|

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* Quetta PR Division

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* Karachi–Peshawar Line (ML1)
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* Hyderabad–Badin Branch Line
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Passenger Trains|

* Akbar Bugti Express
* Allama Iqbal Express
* Awam Express
* Attock Passenger
* Babu Passenger
* Badar Express
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* Bahauddin Zakaria Express
* Bahawalpur Express
* Bolan Mail
* Buraq Express
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* Faiz Ahmed Faiz Express
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* Ghouri Express
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* Karachi Express
* Karakoram Express
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* Khyber Mail
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* Margalla Express
* Multan Express
* Musa Pak Express
* Lasani Express
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* Subak Raftar Express
* Sukkur Express
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* Tezgam
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* Waris Shah Fast
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* Scinde Railway
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