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Kohat Express

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Kohat Express کوہاٹ ایکسپریس
Overview
Service typeInter-city rail
First service2018
Current operator(s)Pakistan Railways
Route
TerminiRawalpindi
Kohat Cantonment
Stops9
Distance travelled177 kilometres (110 mi)
Average journey time4 hours
Service frequencyDaily
Train number(s)133UP (Rawalpindi→Kohat Cantonment)
134DN (Kohat Cantonment→Rawalpindi)
On-board services
Class(es)Economy
Seating arrangementsyes
Baggage facilitiesyes
Technical
Track gauge1,676 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

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Station stops

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History

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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

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Kohat Express only offers economy class seating.

References

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  1. ^ "Another express rail service demanded for Kohat". 18 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Railways all set to re-launch Kohat Rail Car on Jan 25". 21 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Kohat Rail Car service earns Rs12.5m profit in three months".