Summary
Jaffar Express (Urdu: جعفر ایکسپریس) is a passenger train operated daily by Pakistan Railways between Quetta and Peshawar.[1][2] The trip takes approximately 34 hours, 10 minutes to cover a published distance of 1,632 kilometres (1,014 mi), traveling along a stretch of the Rohri–Chaman Railway Line and Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line.
| Overview | |||||
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| Service type | Inter-city rail | ||||
| Status | Operational | ||||
| Locale | Quetta | ||||
| First service | 16 April 1998 | ||||
| Successor | Pakistan Railways | ||||
| Current operator(s) | Pakistan Railways | ||||
| Route | |||||
| Termini | Quetta Peshawar | ||||
| Distance travelled | 1,632 kilometres (1,014 mi) | ||||
| Average journey time | 35 hours, 10 minutes | ||||
| Service frequency | Daily | ||||
| Train number(s) | 39UP 40Dn
(Quetta→Peshawar) (Peshawar→Quetta) | ||||
| On-board services | |||||
| Class(es) | Economy Class AC Standard AC Business AC Sleeper | ||||
| Seating arrangements | Available | ||||
| Sleeping arrangements | Available | ||||
| Technical | |||||
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||
| Operating speed | 110 km/h | ||||
| Track owner(s) | Pakistan Railways | ||||
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History edit
The Jaffar Express is named after Mir Jaffar Khan Jamali, who was a prominent Baloch tribal leader, active member of the Pakistan Movement, and a close friend of the Mohammad Ali Jinnah. He was the uncle of former Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali. The train was inaugurated by the Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali on 16 April 2003 with Chinese rakes.[3] The original Jaffar Express ran between Quetta and Rawalpindi. In April 2017, the train was extended to Peshawar.
Route edit
Station stops edit
- Quetta
- Kolpur
- Mach
- Aab-e-Gum
- Sibi
- Bakhtiarabad Domki
- Dera Murad Jamali
- Dera Allah Yar
- Jacobabad Junction
- Shikarpur
- Sukkur
- Rohri Junction
- Sadiqabad
- Rahim Yar Khan
- Bahawalpur
- Multan Cantonment
- Khanewal Junction
- Sahiwal
- Okara Cantonment
- Raiwind Junction
- Lahore Cantonment
- Lahore Junction
- Gujranwala
- Wazirabad Junction
- Gujrat
- Lala Musa Junction
- Jhelum
- Rawalpindi
- Attock City Junction
- Nowshera Junction
- Peshawar City
- Peshawar Cantonment
Equipment edit
The train has Economy Class, AC Standard, AC Business and AC Sleeper accommodations.