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Awam Express (Urdu: عوام ایکسپریس) is a passenger train operated daily by Pakistan Railways between Karachi and Peshawar. The trip took approximately 33 hours and 30 minutes to cover a published distance of 1,732 kilometres (1,076 mi), traveling along the entire stretch of the Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line.
Route
Station stops
- Karachi Cantonment
- Landhi
- Jungshahi
- Jhimpir
- Kotri Junction
- Hyderabad Junction
- Tando Adam Junction
- Shadadpur
- Nawabshah
- Lot Lalloo
- Pad Idan
- Bhiria Road
- Mehrabpur Junction
- Setharja
- Ranipur Riyasat
- Gambat
- Khairpur
- Rohri Junction
- Pano Akil
- Ghotki
- Mirpur Mathelo
- Daharki
- Sadiqabad
- Rahim Yar Khan
- Khanpur
- Liaqatpur
- Dera Nawab Sahib
- Samasata Junction
- Bahawalpur
- Shujabad
- Multan Cantonment
- Khanewal Junction
- Chichawatni
- Sahiwal
- Okara Cantonment
- Pattoki
- Kot Radha Kishan
- Raiwand Junction
- Kot Lakhpat
- Lahore Junction
- Gujranwala
- Wazirabad Junction
- Gujrat
- Lala Musa Junction
- Kharian Cantonment
- Jhelum
- Dina
- Gujar Khan
- Chaklala
- Rawalpindi
- Taxila Junction
- Hasan Abdal
- Attock City Junction
- Jahangira Road
- Nowshera Junction
- Peshawar City
- Peshawar Cantonment
Equipment
The train has Economy Class, AC Standard and AC Business accommodations.
Incidents
- 15 September 2016: Awam Express collided with a freight train near Multan, killing at least six people and injuring more than 150.[1]
Cease of operation
Pakistan Railways suspended the operation of five trains during the 2022 flood.[2] PR couldn't resume its operation after suspending during the 2022 flood.[3].Finally, on 20 December 2023 awam express was restored.
References
- ^ "Train crash near Multan claims six lives, over 150 injured".
- ^ Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (23 August 2022). "PR suspends operation of five trains". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 20 March 2023.
- ^ Why has Awam Express not been restored | Fake News Aleart, retrieved 20 March 2023
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