Jaffar Express
Gaffar 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Service type | Inter-city rail | ||||
| Status | Operating | ||||
| Locale | Quetta | ||||
| First service | 16 April 1998 | ||||
| Successor | Pakistan Railways | ||||
| Current operator(s) | Pakistan Railways | ||||
| Route | |||||
| Start | Quetta | ||||
| Stops | 35 | ||||
| End | 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) | AC Business AC Sleeper AC Lower Standard Economy | ||||
| Seating arrangements | Available | ||||
| Sleeping arrangements | Available | ||||
| Catering facilities | Available | ||||
| Other facilities | Eating And Other Facilities are Available | ||||
| Technical | |||||
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||
| Operating speed | 120 km/h | ||||
| Track owner(s) | Pakistan Railways | ||||
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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.[3] The original Jaffar Express ran between Quetta and Rawalpindi. In April 2017, the train was extended to Peshawar.
Route
Station stops
- 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[4]
Equipments
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power Van | AC Sleeper | Business Class | AC Standard | AC Standard | Economy | Economy | Economy | Economy | Economy | Brake Van |
References
- http://dailytimes.com.pk/pakistan/16-Apr-17/new-train-service-from-peshawar-to-quetta-inaugurated
- IRFCA: Pakistan Railway Train Names Author: Owais Mughal, Retrieved on 1 July 2013
- "Jaffar Express starts service". Daily Times. 22 April 2003. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
- Pakistan Railways official website, Jaffar Express Timings, Retrieved on 8 August 2012
