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Karakoram Express (Urdu: قراقرم ایکسپریس) is a passenger train operated daily by Pakistan Railways between Karachi and Lahore. The trip takes approximately 17 hours and 45 minutes to cover a published distance of 1,241 kilometres (771 mi), traveling along a stretch of the Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line, Khanewal–Wazirabad Branch Line and Shahdara Bagh–Sangla Hill Branch Line. The train is named after the famous Karakoram mountain range of northern Pakistan.




History


Karakoram Express was inaugurated on 14 August 2002. This was during a period where Pakistan Railways went through several "facelifts" under Pervez Musharraf's government (including Karachi Express, Tezgam and Shalimar Express). Karakoram Express acquired the title of the "fastest train in Pakistan".




Route


Karachi Cantonment–Khanewal Junction via Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line
Khanewal Junction–Sangla Hill Junction via Khanewal–Wazirabad Branch Line
Sangla Hill Junction–Shahdara Bagh Junction via Shahdara Bagh–Sangla Hill Branch Line
Shahdara Bagh Junction–Lahore Junction via Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line




Station stops


Karachi Cantonment
Hyderabad Junction
Rohri Junction
Bahawalpur
Khanewal Junction
Toba Tek Singh
Faisalabad
Lahore Junction




Equipment


The train operates 13 economy carriages, 4 AC Business carriages, 1 power van and 1 luggage van.




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