Khyber Mail () is a

passenger train A passenger train is a train used to transport people along a railroad line, as opposed to a freight train that carries goods. These trains may consist of unpowered passenger railroad cars (also known as coaches or carriages) push-pull train, ...

operated daily by

Pakistan Railways Pakistan Railways is the state-owned railway operator in Pakistan. Founded in 1861 as the North Western State Railway and headquartered in Lahore, it owns of operational track across Pakistan, stretching from Peshawar to Karachi, offering bot ...

between

Karachi Karachi is the capital city of the Administrative units of Pakistan, province of Sindh, Pakistan. It is the List of cities in Pakistan by population, largest city in Pakistan and 12th List of largest cities, largest in the world, with a popul ...

and

Peshawar Peshawar is the capital and List of cities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa by population, largest city of the Administrative units of Pakistan, Pakistani province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. It is the sixth most populous city of Pakistan, with a district p ...

. The trip takes approximately 32 hours, to cover a published distance of , traveling along the entire stretch of the Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line. The train named after the famous

Khyber Pass The Khyber Pass (Urdu: درۂ خیبر; ) is a mountain pass in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan, on the border with the Nangarhar Province of Afghanistan. It connects the town of Landi Kotal to the Valley of Peshawar at Jamrud by tr ...

, located in the province of

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (; ; , ; abbr. KP or KPK), formerly known as the North West Frontier Province (NWFP), is a Administrative units of Pakistan, province of Pakistan. Located in the Northern Pakistan, northwestern region of the country, Khyber ...

History

The Khyber Mail is one of Pakistan's oldest and most prestigious passenger trains that has been continuously running since 12 February 1920. In 2018, 50 coaches were upgraded with modern equipment. The Train has completed its 100 years of Service on February 12, 2020. A premium lounge dining car was added in 2024.

Route

Karachi Cantonment The Karachi Cantonment () is a cantonment town of the city of Karachi, in Sindh, Pakistan. History It serves as a Pakistan Army military base and residential establishment. It was originally established by the British in August 1839 as a mili ...

–

Peshawar Cantonment Peshawar Cantonment (, ) is a garrison located in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Although the cantonment is located within Peshawar City District, it is an independent municipality under control of the Military Lands and Cantonments De ...

via '' Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line'' The Train departs

at 22:00 every night, Lahore Junction arrival next night 19:45 & departure 20:20. The train reaches

at 06:00 on 3rd morning. Return timings is also same in

journey. The train departs Peshawar Cantonment at 22:00, Lahore Junction arrival next morning 07:40 & departure 08:15. The train reaches Karachi Cantonment at 06:00 on 3rd morning.

Station stops

Equipment

The train has AC Business, AC Sleeper and Economy Class accommodations.

Incidents

On Jun 8, 1998, 23 people were killed as a bomb exploded on moving Khyber Mail heading towards Peshawar, on Tando Masti Khan railway station. On Aug 30, 2011, Karachi-bound Khyber Mail ran into a stationary passenger train nearly two kilometres from the Badami Bagh Railway Station in Lahore. Resulting 3 died 18 injured.

References

External links

Pakistan Railway Train Timings
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