Zahedan Mixed Passenger

Zahedan Mixed Passenger

Overview
Service type	Inter-city rail
First service	1979
Current operator(s)	Pakistan Railways
Route
Termini	Quetta Zahedan
Stops	38
Distance travelled	732 kilometres (455 mi)
Average journey time	33 hours, 10 minutes
Service frequency	2 per month per direction
Train number(s)	403UP (Quetta→Zahedan) 404DN (Zahedan→Quetta)
On-board services
Class(es)	Economy
Sleeping arrangements	Available
Catering facilities	Not available
Technical
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Track owner(s)	Pakistan Railways

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.

Journey

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.

Station stops

• Quetta
• Sar-I-Ab
• Spezand Junction
• Wali Khan
• Sheikh Wasil
• Galangur
• Kishingi
• Nushki
• Ahmedwal
• Padag Road
• Dalbandin
• Yakmach
• Gat
• Azad
• Nok Kundi
• Alam Reg
• Tozghi
• Koh-e-Taftan
• Boundary Pillar
• Mirjaveh
• Khan Muhammad Chah
• Zahedan

Equipment

The train had economy accommodations only.

See also

• Gul Train
• Quetta Railway Station