Night Coach Express

Shah Hussain Express (Urdu: شاہ حسین ایکسپریس‎) previously known as Night Coach Express is a passenger train operated daily by Pakistan Railways and Shalimar Group between Karachi and Lahore,[1] The trip takes approximately 18 hours to cover a published distance of 1,286 kilometres (799 mi), traveling along a stretch of the Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line, Khanewal–Wazirabad Branch Line and Shahdara Bagh–Sangla Hill Branch Line.[2][3][4][5]

Shah Hussain Express
Shah Hussain Express at Karachi Cantonment station
Overview
Service typeInter-city rail
First service2013
Current operator(s)Pakistan Railways
Shalimar Group
Website
Route
StartKarachi Cantonment
Stops6
EndLahore Junction
Distance travelled1,286 kilometres (799 mi)
Average journey time18 hours
Service frequencyDaily
Train number(s)43UP (Karachi→Lahore)
44DN (Lahore→Karachi)
On-board services
Class(es)AC Sleeper
AC Lower
Economy
Dining Car
Sleeping arrangementsAvailable
Catering facilitiesAvailable (complimentary breakfast)
Technical
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Track owner(s)Pakistan Railways
Route map
Night Coach Express route map

By 13 January 2018, Pakistan Railways has taken unconditional control of Shah Hussain Express 43UP/44DN.

By 15 October 2018, Pakistan Railways changed its name to Shah Hussain Express from Night Coach Express

Route

Station stops

Equipment

The Shah Hussain Express consists of 2 AC Lower carriages, 1 AC Sleeper carriage, 7 Economy carriages as well as a dining carriage, power van and luggage van.[6]

References
  1. IRFCA: Pakistan Railway Train Names Author: Owais Mughal, Retrieved on 1 July 2013
  2. "IRFCA: Pakistan Railway Train Names". Owais Mughal. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
  3. IRFCA: Pakistan Railway Train Names Author: Owais Mughal. Retrieved on 27 May 2013
  4. Railways to run ‘Night Coach’ with private partnership, Published in The Nation on 27 December 2012. Retrieved on 22 February 2013
  5. Railways inaugurates Night Coach Express, Published in The Nation on 16 January 2013. Retrieved on 22 February 2013
  6. New Lahore-Karachi train service rolls into the Cantt station, Published in The Express tribune on 18 January 2012. Retrieved on 22 February 2013
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