| History
of Pakistan Railways At the time of independence, (1947)
Pakistan Railway had all steam operation and wooden passenger carriages.
The first rail track in what is now Pakistan was opened on April 13,
1861 between Karachi and Kotri, a distance of 105 miles.
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| PAKISTAN RAILWAYS
PROFILE |
| Network length |
7,790 kms |
| Stations |
696 |
| Locomotives |
579 |
| Passenger Coaches |
2,029 |
| Freight Wagons |
25,708 |
| Employees |
96,000s |
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International
Connections
Pakistan Railways connect with India at
Wagha and with Iran at Kohi Taftan. |
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Railway Time Table
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|
Train name |
Arrival.gif) |
Departure
|
From |
TO |
|
Khyber Mail |
05:30 |
22:00 |
Karachi |
Peshawar |
|
Tezrao |
13:45 |
9:45 |
Karachi |
Rawalpindi |
|
Tezgam |
17:25 |
16:30 |
Karachi |
Rawalpindi |
|
Subuk Raftar |
12:00 |
07:00 |
Lahore |
Rawalpindi |
|
Night Coach |
04:30 |
23:45 |
Lahore |
Rawalpindi |
|
Shalimar |
01:15 |
06:30 |
Karachi |
Lahore |
|
Karachi Express |
10:30 |
18:00 |
Karachi |
Lahore |
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