Thar Express

Thar Express

Overview
Service type	Inter-city rail
First service	18 February 2006 (2006-02-18)
Last service	August 8, 2019; 4 years ago (2019-08-08)
Current operator(s)	North Western Railway zone of Indian Railways & Pakistan Railways
Route
Termini	Bhagat Ki Kothi (Jodhpur) Karachi Cantonment
Stops	4
Distance travelled	709 kilometres (441 mi)
Average journey time	13 hours, 5 minutes
Service frequency	Weekly
On-board services
Class(es)	Economy
Sleeping arrangements	Not available
Catering facilities	Not available
Technical
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Route map Legend km to Jodhpur–Bathinda line 0 Bhagat Ki Kothi (Jodhpur) More Info:Marwar Junction–Munabao line 325 Munabao India–Pakistan Border 328 Zero Point 468 Mirpur Khas More Info:Hyderabad–Khokhrapar Branch Line 535 Hyderabad Junction More Info:Karachi–Peshawar Line 709 Karachi Cantonment to Kiamari

The Thar Express (Hindi: थार एक्सप्रेस, Urdu: تھر ایکسپریس, Sindhi: ٿر ايڪسپريس) was an international passenger train that ran between the Bhagat Ki Kothi a suburban area of Jodhpur in the Indian State of Rajasthan and Karachi Cantonment of Karachi in the Pakistani Province of Sindh. The name of the train is derived from the Thar Desert a sub-continental desert, which lies in the north-western part of the Indian subcontinent and ranks 17th in the world covering an area of 200,000 km² (77,000 sq mi).^[1]

It's a second train after the Samjhauta Express for direct connectivity between India and Pakistan on the basis of Simla Agreement after the restoring of the Jodhpur–Hyderabad rail route which was closed for 41 years till 2006.^[2]

As of 9 August 2019, the Thar Express had been cancelled until further notice due to escalating tensions between India and Pakistan.^[3]