Jaffar Express

Jaffar Express
Overview
Service type Inter-city rail
First service 16 April 2003
Current operator(s) Pakistan Railways
Route
Start Quetta
Stops 29 hours, 10 minutes
End Rawalpindi
Distance travelled 1,458 kilometres (906 mi)
Service frequency Daily
Train number(s) 39UP (Quetta→Rawalpindi)
40DN (Rawalpindi→Quetta)
On-board services
Class(es) AC Business
Economy
Sleeping arrangements Available
Catering facilities Available
Technical
Track gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Track owner(s) Pakistan Railways
Route map
Jaffar Express route map

Jaffar Express (Urdu: جعفر ایکسپریس) is a passenger train operated daily by Pakistan Railways between Quetta and Rawalpindi.[1] The trip takes approximately 29 hours, 10 minutes to cover a published distance of 1,458 kilometres (906 mi), traveling along a stretch of the Rohri–Chaman Railway Line and Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line.

History

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.[2]

Route

Station stops

Equipment

The train has both AC Business and economy accommodations.

Incidents

References

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