Shah Hussain Express (), previously known as Night Coach Express, 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

Lahore Lahore ( ; ; ) is the capital and largest city of the Administrative units of Pakistan, Pakistani province of Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab. It is the List of cities in Pakistan by population, second-largest city in Pakistan, after Karachi, and ...

, The trip takes approximately 18 hours to cover a published distance of , traveling along a stretch of the Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line, Khanewal–Wazirabad Branch Line and Shahdara Bagh–Sangla Hill Branch Line. By 13 January 2018,

has taken unconditional control of Shah Hussain Express 43UP/44DN. By 15 October 2018,

changed its name to Shah Hussain Express from Night Coach Express. Shah Hussain Express was suspended in 2022 floods. On 25 February 2025, it was restored with refurbished coaches, new livery and catering services.

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 * Faisalabad * Lahore Junction

Equipment

The Shah Hussain Express consists of 2 AC Lower carriages, 1 AC Sleeper carriage, 7 Economy carriages as well as a dining carriage, power van and luggage van.New Lahore-Karachi train service rolls into the Cantt station
Published in The Express tribune on 18 January 2012. Retrieved on 22 February 2013

References

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