Rehman Baba Express
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Service type | Inter-city rail |
| First service | 23 December 2018 |
| Current operator(s) | Pakistan Railways |
| Route | |
| Termini | Karachi Cantonment Peshawar Cantonment |
| Stops | 26 |
| Distance travelled | 1,491 kilometres (926 mi) |
| Average journey time | 27 hours, 50 minutes |
| Service frequency | Daily |
| Train number(s) | 47UP (Karachi→Peshawar) 48DN (Peshawar→Karachi) |
| On-board services | |
| Class(es) | AC Business AC Standard Economy |
| Sleeping arrangements | Available |
| Catering facilities | Available |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) |
| Track owner(s) | Pakistan Railways |
Rehman Baba Express (Urdu: 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 1,491 kilometres (926 mi), 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. Train was outsourced to PRACS on January 1 2023, in September 2023, PRACS refused to run Rehman Baba Express.