Karachi Express

Pakistani passenger train

Karachi Express

Karachi Express at Karachi Cantonment railway station

Overview
Service type| Inter-city rail
First service| 1943
Current operator(s)| Pakistan Railways
Route
Termini| Karachi City
Lahore Junction
Stops| 12
Distance travelled| 1,214 kilometres (754 mi)
Average journey time| 19 hours, 30 minutes
Service frequency| Daily
Train number(s)| 15UP (Karachi→Lahore)
16DN (Lahore→Karachi)
On-board services
Class(es)| AC Sleeper
AC Business
AC Standard
Economy Class
Sleeping arrangements| Available
Catering facilities| Available
Observation facilities| Medium sized windows in all carriages
Baggage facilities|

* Underseat
* Overhead racks

Technical
Track gauge| 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Track owner(s)| Pakistan Railways

Karachi Express (Urdu: کراچی ایکسپریس) is a passenger train operated daily by Pakistan Railways between Karachi City and Lahore.[1] The trip takes approximately 18 hours and 30 minutes to cover a published distance of 1,214 kilometres (754 mi), traveling along a stretch of the Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line.[2][3]

## History

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The Karachi Express began in 1943 and was originally between Karachi and Peshawar. Shortly after, the route was shortened between Karachi to Lahore. In 1999, Pakistan Railways began running non-stop, with only one technical stop at Khanpur. By 2003, economy class coaches were added and ceased to be a non-stop train.[4] During the PPP government in Pakistan, 2008–2013, the train service was almost completely finished due to shortage of power vans and locomotives. During much of 2012, the train was only running with economy class coaches and coupled with Millat Express from Khanewal onwards to Karachi. On 16 May 2013, the train was refurbished and a new rake was arranged that included 10 Economy, 3 AC Business, 2 AC Standard and 1 AC Sleeper class coaches. The route of the train was also changed so that now the train is running between Karachi and Lahore via Lodhran-Multan-Khanewal section instead of the Lodhran-Jahanian-Khanewal section. The train still covers the 1,225 kilometres (761 mi) distance between Karachi and Lahore in 18 hours.[5]

## Route

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* Karachi City–Lahore Junction via Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line

## Station stops

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* Karachi Cantonment
* Hyderabad Junction
* Nawabshah
* Rohri Junction
* Bahawalpur
* Multan Cantonment
* Khanewal Junction
* Sahiwal
* Raiwind Junction
* Kot Lakhpat
* Lahore Junction[6]

## Incidents

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* Ghotki train crash
* In its worst accident three passenger trains collided on 13 July 2005, derailing 13 carriages and leaving at least 120 dead. The Karachi Express ran into the back of the Quetta Express while it was stopped at a station near Ghotki, and the Tezgam travelling in the opposite direction hit several of the derailed carriages. According to officials, the conductor of the Karachi Express misread a signal.[7]
* Mehrabpur train derailment
* On 19 December 2007, Karachi Express derailed near the town of Mehrabpur in the Sindh province of Pakistan. At around 2:25 a.m. local time, fourteen of the train's sixteen carriages left the tracks, some being mangled by the crash, others simply sliding down an embankment into the water. Sabotage and terrorism were ruled out as the reason for the crash, with officials believing a faulty track was the cause of the derailment.
* Sukkur train derailment
* On 6 March 2021, the Karachi Express, headed from Karachi to Lahore, derailed near Sukkur District, injuring 13 passengers.[8]
* Tando Masti Khan fire
* On 26 April 2023, the Karachi Express, headed from Karachi to Lahore, Caught fire near Tando Masti Khan Railway station, in which 6 people were killed. [9]

## See also

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* List of railway accidents and incidents in Pakistan

## References

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1. ^ IRFCA: Pakistan Railway Train Names Author: Owais Mughal, Retrieved on 1 July 2013
2. ^ "IRFCA: Pakistan Railway Train Names". Owais Mughal. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
3. ^ IRFCA: Pakistan Railway Train Names Author: Owais Mughal. Retrieved on 27 May 2013
4. ^ IRFCA: Pakistan Railway Train Names Author: Owais Mughal. Retrieved on 7 April 2013
5. ^ Nation Newspaper, Karachi Express Revived, Retrieved on 17 May 2013
6. ^ Nation Newspaper, Karachi Express Revived, Retrieved on 17 May 2013
7. ^ "World's worst rail disasters". BBC. 13 July 2005. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
8. ^ Ghauri, Bilal (7 March 2021). "Karachi Express derails near Pano Aqil". The Express Tribune.
9. ^ "Karachi Express inferno claims seven lives near Tando Masti Khan".

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Pakistan Railways

Authority|

* Ministry of Railways
* Federal Government Inspector of Railways

Departments|

* Pakistan Railways Board
* Pakistan Railways Operating Unit
* PR Infrastructure Department
* PR Mechanical Department
* PR Traffic Department
* Pakistan Railways Manufacturing Unit
* Pakistan Railways Welfare & Special Initiative Unit

Regions|

* Peshawar PR Division
* Rawalpindi PR Division
* Lahore PR Division
* Multan PR Division
* Sukkur PR Division
* Karachi PR Division
* Quetta PR Division

Rolling stock|

* Locomotives of Pakistan

Manufacturing
units|

* Carriage Factory Islamabad
* Concrete Sleeper Factories
* Moghalpura Railway Workshops
* Pakistan Locomotive Factory
* Pakistan Railways Academy
* Pakistan Railways Advisory & Consultancy Services
* Pakistan Railways Estate Development & Marketing Company
* Railway Constructions Pakistan

Lines & passenger trains|

| Main lines|

* Karachi–Peshawar Line (ML1)
* Kotri–Attock Line (ML2)
* Rohri–Chaman Line (ML3)
* Quetta–Taftan Line (ML4)
* Taxila–Khunjerab Line (ML5) (Proposed)

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Branch lines|

* Hyderabad–Badin Branch Line
* Hyderabad–Khokhrapar Branch Line
* Bahawalnagar–Fort Abbas Branch Line
* Samasata–Amruka Branch Line
* Sher Shah–Kot Addu Branch Line
* Golra Sharif–Thal Branch Line
* Lodhran–Khanewal Branch Line
* Lodhran–Raiwind Branch Line
* Khanewal–Wazirabad Branch Line
* Wazirabad–Narowal Branch Line
* Shahdara Bagh–Sangla Hill Branch Line
* Shahdara Bagh–Chak Amru Branch Line
* Shorkot–Sheikhupura Branch Line
* Shorkot–Lalamusa Branch Line
* Sangla Hill–Kundian Branch Line
* Jaranwala-Lyallpur Branch Line
* Lahore–Wagah Branch Line

Passenger trains|

* Akbar Bugti Express
* Allama Iqbal Express
* Awam Express
* Attock Passenger
* Babu Passenger
* Badar Express
* Badin Express
* Bahauddin Zakaria Express
* Bahawalpur Express
* Bolan Mail
* Buraq Express
* Chaman Mixed
* Chenab Express
* Faiz Ahmed Faiz Express
* Fareed Express
* Ghouri Express
* Green Line Express
* Hazara Express
* Islamabad Express
* Jaffar Express
* Jand Passenger
* Karachi Express
* Karakoram Express
* Khushhal Khan Khattak Express
* Khyber Mail
* Khyber train safari
* Margalla Express
* Multan Express
* Musa Pak Express
* Lasani Express
* Mehr Express
* Millat Express
* Mixed Passenger
* Night Coach Express
* Pak Business Express
* Pakistan Express
* Rawal Express
* Rawalpindi Passenger
* Rehman Baba Express
* Saman Sarkar Express
* Sandal Express
* Sargodha Express
* Shah Rukn-e-Alam Express
* Shalimar Express
* Subak Kharam Express
* Subak Raftar Express
* Sukkur Express
* Super Express
* Tezgam
* Tezrao
* Thar Express
* Waris Shah Fast
* Zahedan Mixed Passenger

History|

* Scinde Railway
* Punjab Railway
* Indus Steam Flotilla
* Scinde, Punjab & Delhi Railway
* North Western State Railway
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* Pakistan Eastern Railway

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