Kohat Express
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| name = Kohat Express کوہاٹ ایکسپریس
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| type = Inter-city rail
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| start = Rawalpindi
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| end = Kohat Cantonment
| distance = {{convert|177|km|mi}}
| journeytime = 4 hours
| frequency = Daily
| trainnumber = 133UP (Rawalpindi→Kohat Cantonment)
134DN (Kohat Cantonment→Rawalpindi)
| class = Economy
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Kohat Express (Urdu: کوہاٹ ایکسپریس) is a passenger train operated daily by Pakistan Railways between Rawalpindi and Kohat Cantonment. The trip takes approximately four hours to cover a published distance of {{convert|177|km|mi}}, traveling along a stretch of the Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line, Golra Sharif–Basal Branch Line, Kotri-Attock Railway Line and Jand–Thal Railway Line. People have been demanding to run another passenger train on this route, but no other is started yet.{{cite web | url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1680514 | title=Another express rail service demanded for Kohat | date=18 March 2022 }}
Route
Station stops
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- Rawalpindi
- Golra Sharif Junction
- Tarnol
- Fateh Jang
- Kahal
- Basal Sharif
- Basal Junction
- Domel
- Jand Junction
- Babari Banda
- Seni Gumbat Halt
- Kohat Cantonment
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History
The train service was discontinued in May 2013 because the railway ministry was not generating profit on this route. The train was restarted due to public demand by railway minister Khawaja Saad Rafique on 24 January 2018 in a ceremony held at Kohat Cantonment railway station.{{cite web | url=https://www.brecorder.com/news/394226 | title=Railways all set to re-launch Kohat Rail Car on Jan 25 | date=21 January 2018 }}{{cite web | url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/306630-kohat-rail-car-service-earns-rs12-5m-profit-in-three-months | title=Kohat Rail Car service earns Rs12.5m profit in three months }}
Equipment
Kohat Express only offers economy class seating.