Thar Express
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Service type | Inter-city rail |
| First service | 2006 |
| Current operator(s) |
Pakistan Railways Indian Railways |
| Route | |
| Start | Karachi Cantonment |
| Stops | 2 |
| End | Zero Point |
| Distance travelled | 381 kilometres (237 mi) |
| Average journey time | 12 hours, 15 minutes |
| Service frequency | Daily |
| Train number(s) | 405UP (Karachi→Zero Point) 406DN (Zero Point→Karachi) |
| On-board services | |
| Class(es) | Economy |
| Sleeping arrangements | Not available |
| Catering facilities | Not available |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) |
| Track owner(s) | Pakistan Railways |
Thar Express (Urdu: تهر ایکسپریس, Hindi: थार एक्सप्रेस) is an international passenger train operated daily by Pakistan Railways between Karachi, Pakistan and Jodhpur, India. Both Pakistan Railways and Indian Railways takes responsibility for the train on its own territory.
The Thar Express is a continuation of the previous Sind Mail which use to travel between Karachi and Ahmedabad via the Hyderabad - Mirpur Khas - Khokhrapar - Munabao - Barmer - Luni - Jodhpur - Pali - Marwar and Palanpur. The rail link was destroyed during the War of 1965 and the Sind Mail route ended. On 18 February 2006, it was revived after a period of 41 years. In 2005, Pakistan converted the line from metre gauge to broad gauge, thus enabling the trains to run non stop to and from Karachi. This was not possible earlier because there would be a change of gauge in between, either at Hyderabad or Mirpur Khas. Prior to 1965, the last Pakistani station was Khokhrapar, about 10 kilometers from the border. When the new service began in 2006, Pakistan constructed a new station (Zero Point railway station) a few hundred metres from the border, where immigration and customs checks are carried out now.
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