Kohat Express
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Service type | Inter-city rail |
| First service | 2018 |
| Current operator(s) | Pakistan Railways |
| Route | |
| Termini | Rawalpindi Kohat Cantonment |
| Stops | 9 |
| Distance travelled | 177 kilometres (110 mi) |
| Average journey time | 4 hours |
| Service frequency | Daily |
| Train number(s) | 133UP (Rawalpindi→Kohat Cantonment) 134DN (Kohat Cantonment→Rawalpindi) |
| On-board services | |
| Class(es) | Economy |
| Seating arrangements | yes |
| Baggage facilities | yes |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) |
| Track owner(s) | Pakistan Railways |
Kohat Express (Urdu: کوہاٹ ایکسپریس) is a passenger train operated daily by Pakistan Railways between Rawalpindi and Kohat Cantonment. The trip takes approximately four hours to cover a published distance of 177 kilometres (110 mi), traveling along a stretch of the Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line, Golra Sharif–Basal Branch Line, Kotri-Attock Railway Line and Jand–Thal Railway Line. People have been demanding to run another passenger train on this route, but no other is started yet.[1]
Route
[edit]- Rawalpindi–Golra Sharif Junction via Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line
- Golra Sharif Junction–Basal Junction via Golra Sharif-Basal Branch Line
- Basal Junction–Jand Junction via Kotri-Attock Railway Line
- Jand Junction–Kohat Cantonment via Jand–Thal Branch Line
Station stops
[edit]History
[edit]The train service was discontinued in May 2013 because the railway ministry was not generating profit on this route . The train was restarted due to public demand by railway minister Khawaja Saad Rafique on 24 January 2018 in a ceremony held at Kohat Cantonment railway station.[2][3]
Equipment
[edit]Kohat Express only offers economy class seating.