Zahedan Mixed Passenger
Overview | |
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Service type | Inter-city rail |
First service | 1979 |
Current operator(s) | Pakistan Railways |
Route | |
Termini | Quetta Zahedan |
Stops | 38 |
Distance travelled | 732 kilometres (455 mi) |
Average journey time | 33 hours, 10 minutes |
Service frequency | 2 per month per direction |
Train number(s) | 403UP (Quetta→Zahedan) 404DN (Zahedan→Quetta) |
On-board services | |
Class(es) | Economy |
Sleeping arrangements | Available |
Catering facilities | Not available |
Technical | |
Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) |
Track owner(s) | Pakistan Railways |
Zahedan Mixed Passenger (Urdu: زاهدان آمیزش مسافر, Persian: زاهدان مسافری مخلوط) was an international mixed passenger train and freight train operated twice-a-month by Pakistan Railways between Quetta, Pakistan and Zahedan, Iran.[1][2][3]
Journey
The trip took approximately 33 hours, 10 minutes to cover a published distance of 732 kilometres (455 mi), traveling along the entire stretch of the Quetta–Taftan Railway Line. The train was named after the Iranian city of Zahedan and ran on the 1st and 15th every month from Quetta to Zahedan, and the 3rd and 17th of each month from Zahedan to Quetta.
This train no longer runs any more, but in 2018 there were talks to start it again.[4]
Station stops
Equipment
The train had economy accommodations only.
See also
References
- ^ "Pak, Iran and Turkey to launch freight train". Dawn.com. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
- ^ Railway Train Quetta to Zahedan Author: Live Journey
- ^ Taftan - last railway station of Pakistan Author: Arshad VLOG
- ^ "Pak-Iran train services to resume by September - Pakistan". DAWN.COM. 19 January 2018. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
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