Rehman Baba Express Explained

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Rehman Baba Express
Type:Inter-city rail
First:23 December 2018
Operator:Pakistan Railways
Stops:26
Distance:1491km (926miles)
Journeytime:27 hours, 50 minutes
Frequency:Daily
Trainnumber:47UP (Karachi→Peshawar)
48DN (Peshawar→Karachi)
Class:AC Business
AC Standard
Economy
Sleeping:Available
Catering:Available
Owners:Pakistan Railways

Rehman Baba Express (Urdu: {{Nastaliq|رحمان بابا ایکسپریس) is a passenger train operated daily by Pakistan Railways between Karachi and Peshawar. The trip takes approximately 27 hours and 50 minutes, to cover a published distance of 1491km (926miles), traveling along the entire stretch of the Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line and Khanewal–Wazirabad Branch Line. The train named after the Rehman Baba, who was a Sufi Dervish and poet. The Train was inaugurated on 23 December 2018 by former Minister for Railways Sheikh Rashid Ahmed at Peshawar Cantonment railway station.[1] [2] Train was outsourced to PRACS on January 1 2023, in September 2023, PRACS refused to run Rehman Baba Express. [3]

Route

Karachi to Peshawar via Rohri, Multan, Faisalabad, Hafizabad, Wazirabad and Rawalpindi.

Accommodation

AC Business
AC Standard
Economy

Stops

Notes and References

  1. https://www.dawn.com/news/1453163 Dawn News
  2. https://tribune.com.pk/story/1873328/sheikh-rashid-inaugurates-rehman-baba-express-peshawar The Express Tribune
  3. https://tribune.com.pk/story/2436163/pracs-refuses-to-run-rehman-baba-express