Zahedan Mixed Passenger

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]

Zahedan Mixed Passenger
Overview
Service typeInter-city rail
First service1979
Current operator(s)Pakistan Railways
Route
TerminiQuetta
Zahedan
Stops38
Distance travelled732 kilometres (455 mi)
Average journey time33 hours, 10 minutes
Service frequency2 per month per direction
Train number(s)403UP (Quetta→Zahedan)
404DN (Zahedan→Quetta)
On-board services
Class(es)Economy
Sleeping arrangementsAvailable
Catering facilitiesNot available
Technical
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Track owner(s)Pakistan Railways

Journey

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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

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Equipment

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The train had economy accommodations only.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Pak, Iran and Turkey to launch freight train". Dawn.com. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
  2. ^ Railway Train Quetta to Zahedan Author: Live Journey
  3. ^ Taftan - last railway station of Pakistan Author: Arshad VLOG
  4. ^ "Pak-Iran train services to resume by September - Pakistan". DAWN.COM. 19 January 2018. Retrieved 1 December 2022.