Tezgam

Tezgam

Overview
Service type	Express
Current operator	Pakistan Railways
Website	www.pakrail.gov.pk
Route
Termini	Karachi Cantt Rawalpindi
Stops	26
Distance travelled	1,552 kilometres (964 mi)
Average journey time	26 hours and 30 minutes
Service frequency	Daily
Train numbers	7 UP (Karachi-Rawalpindi) 8 DN (Rawalpindi-Karachi)
On-board services
Classes	Economy Class AC Standard AC Business AC Sleeper
Seating arrangements	Available
Sleeping arrangements	Available
Catering facilities	Available
Baggage facilities	Available
Technical
Track gauge	Broad Gauge
Route map

Tezgam Express (Urdu: تیز گام ) is a daily express train service between Karachi and Rawalpindi in Pakistan. Tezgam means "fast runner". It is one of the oldest and popular trains of Pakistan. It was started in 1950s between Karachi and Peshawar. Later^[when?] its route was shortened^[why?] to Karachi and Rawalpindi.^[1]

Tezgam has Economy Class, AC Standard, AC Business and AC Sleeper accommodations. It covers 1,548 kilometres (962 mi) distance from Karachi to Rawalpindi in 26 hours and 40 minutes.^[2]

1. ^ IRFCA: Pakistan Railway Train Names Author: Owais Mughal, Retrieved on 1 July 2013
2. ^ "Tezgam Train Timings Karachi Rawalpindi 2021". Pakistani Railway. 15 April 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
3. ^ Dawn.com, Adnan Sheikh | Taser Subhani | (31 October 2019). "73 killed in Tezgam train inferno near Rahim Yar Khan: officials". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 11 November 2024.

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