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| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Service type | Tourist train |
| First service | April 11, 2015 |
| Current operator(s) | Tourism Corporation of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| Route | |
| Termini | Peshawar Cantonment Attock Khurd |
| Distance travelled | 69 kilometres (43 mi) |
| Average journey time | 1 hours, 26 minutes |
| Service frequency | Daily |
| Train number(s) | 1UP (Peshawar→Landi Kotal) 2DN (Landi Kotal→Peshawar) |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) |
| Track owner(s) | Pakistan Railways |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Service type | Tourist train |
| First service | 1996 |
| Last service | 2006 |
| Former operator(s) | Sehrai Travels’ & Sarhard Tourism Corporation (1996 to 2006) Pakistan Tourism Development Corporation (2006) |
| Route | |
| Termini | Peshawar Cantonment Landi Khana |
| Distance travelled | 58 kilometres (36 mi) |
| Average journey time | 1 hours, 52 minutes |
| Service frequency | Daily |
| Train number(s) | 1UP (Peshawar→Landi Kotal) 2DN (Landi Kotal→Peshawar) |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) |
| Track owner(s) | Pakistan Railways |
The Khyber train safari (Urdu: خیبر بخار سفاری, Pashto: د خیبر تپ صفري) is a defunct tourist train that was operated and maintained by Tourism Corporation of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Pakistan Railways between Peshawar and Landi Kotal.[1] The trip took approximately 1 hour and 26 minutes to cover a published distance of 69 kilometres (43 mi), traveling along an entire stretch of the Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line.[2] It was the only passenger line in Pakistan still operating steam engines.
- ^ APP (2 April 2015). "Peshawar to Attock Safari train". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
- ^ "[IRFCA] Pakistan Railway Train Names". www.irfca.org. Retrieved 8 April 2022.