Nawabshah Jn. to Karachi Cantt
Shalimar Express 28DN — within 15 minutes of the scheduled time 44% of the time, typically 22 minutes late, over 11 days of recorded runs across every stop of its full journey, not this segment alone. That is its whole-journey record, a different promise from this leg alone: over just Nawabshah Jn. to Karachi Cantt it typically adds 24 min, from 21 recorded runs. At Karachi Cantt it has typically arrived 62 minutes late, from 27 recorded runs.
Every train, compared
13 of 13 with 7+ daysOver this leg is the CHANGE in a train's delay between Nawabshah Jn. and Karachi Cantt on the same run — not how late it arrives; a train can run late through its whole journey and still show no change here. — means either too few recorded runs on this leg, or — permanently, for a train whose journey starts right here at Nawabshah Jn. — no booked arrival at Nawabshah Jn. to measure from at all. Figures cover runs recorded between 30 July 2026 and 1 October 2026. why a delay figure changes along the route.
| Train | Departs | Arrives | Duration | Distance | Typical delay | On-time | Over this leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2Khyber Mail 2DN | 00:10 +2d | 05:15 +2d | 5h 05m | 289 km | +2h 09m | 6% | adds 48 min · 11 |
| 146Sukkur Express 146DN | 00:55 +1d | 07:35 +1d | 6h 40m | not measured yet | +18 min | 42% | adds 27 min · 25 |
| 38Fareed Express 38DN | 02:04 +1d | 07:55 +1d | 5h 51m | not measured yet | +43 min | 14% | adds 15 min · 30 |
| 26Bahauddin Zikria Express 26DN | 02:56 +1d | 08:30 +1d | 5h 34m | 289 km | +1h 08m | 9% | adds 42 min · 17 |
| 10Allama Iqbal Express 10DN | 03:50 +1d | 09:15 +1d | 5h 25m | 289 km | +54 min | 25% | adds 44 min · 18 |
| 8Tezgam 8DN | 04:56 +1d | 10:30 +1d | 5h 34m | 288 km | +52 min | 18% | adds 33 min · 20 |
| 34Pak Business 34DN | 06:12 +1d | 11:30 +1d | 5h 18m | 289 km | +59 min | 20% | adds 42 min · 23 |
| 18Millat Express 18DN | 07:23 +1d | 12:40 +1d | 5h 17m | 287 km | +2h 36m | 10% | adds 46 min · 24 |
| 16Karachi Express 16DN | 08:12 +1d | 13:35 +1d | 5h 23m | 289 km | +1h 59m | 17% | adds 38 min · 32 |
| 48Rehman Baba Express 48DN | 11:25 +1d | 16:55 +1d | 5h 30m | 288 km | +2h 18m | 13% | adds 29 min · 32 |
| 14Awam Express 14DN | 13:18 +1d | 19:25 +1d | 6h 07m | 289 km | +2h 03m | 8% | adds 20 min · 33 |
| 12Hazara Express 12DN | 18:47 +1d | 00:30 +2d | 5h 43m | 289 km | +1h 21m | 10% | makes up 2 min · 33 |
| 28Shalimar Express 28DN | 22:10 | 02:55 +1d | 4h 45m | not measured yet | +22 min | 44% | adds 24 min · 21 |
What the marks mean
- Departs · Arrives — scheduled local times, published Pakistan Railways timetable
- +1d — a stop on a later day of the train's own run, not a date
- Typical delay · On-time — the train's whole journey, not this segment alone; typical is the median of its recorded stop arrivals, and on-time is within 15 minutes of the scheduled time
- — — fewer than 7 days of recorded runs for that train
- Over this leg — the change in each train's delay between the two stations above, counted on runs recorded at both (a run whose two stations were logged a day apart is matched too, when that day-shifted leg length matches the train's usual one). “adds” means the train picked up extra delay over this stretch; “makes up” means it arrived less late than it left; “no change” means neither. The figure shown is the middle (median) run: no more than half of a train's counted runs did WORSE than it, and no more than half did better — never a claim that exactly half did either, which isn't always possible to state.
- A large “makes up” usually says more about the leg than the train: where several services on this page all recover time, the stretch is booked with room in it. It never means the train ran early — only that it was less late arriving than departing.
- — — in that column: fewer than 7 runs recorded at both stations on the leg's usual booked times, or — permanently, for a train whose journey starts at this page's origin station — no booked arrival there to measure from at all, which will not fill in with more archive age.
Every service in detail
Typical delay and on-time share are the train's whole journey, from 7+ days of recorded runs. Over this leg is the change in that train's delay between the two stations, from runs recorded at both.
- Khyber Mail 2DN2خیبر میل 2 ڈائون00:10 +2d→05:15 +2d5h 05m6% on time · +2h 09madds 48 min over this leg · 11 runs
- Sukkur Express 146DN146سکھر ایکسپریس146ڈاؤن00:55 +1d→07:35 +1d6h 40m42% on time · +18 minadds 27 min over this leg · 25 runs
- Fareed Express 38DN38فرید ایکسپریس 38 ڈائون02:04 +1d→07:55 +1d5h 51m14% on time · +43 minadds 15 min over this leg · 30 runs
- Bahauddin Zikria Express 26DN26بہائو الدین زکریا ایکسپریس26 ڈائون02:56 +1d→08:30 +1d5h 34m9% on time · +1h 08madds 42 min over this leg · 17 runs
- Allama Iqbal Express 10DN10علامہ اقبال ایکسپریس 10 ڈائون03:50 +1d→09:15 +1d5h 25m25% on time · +54 minadds 44 min over this leg · 18 runs
- Tezgam 8DN8تیزگام 8 ڈاؤن04:56 +1d→10:30 +1d5h 34m18% on time · +52 minadds 33 min over this leg · 20 runs
- Pak Business 34DN34پاک بزنس 34 ڈائون06:12 +1d→11:30 +1d5h 18m20% on time · +59 minadds 42 min over this leg · 23 runs
- Millat Express 18DN18ملت ایکسپریس 18 ڈائون07:23 +1d→12:40 +1d5h 17m10% on time · +2h 36madds 46 min over this leg · 24 runs
- Karachi Express 16DN16کراچی ایکسپریس 16 ڈائون08:12 +1d→13:35 +1d5h 23m17% on time · +1h 59madds 38 min over this leg · 32 runs
- Rehman Baba Express 48DN48رحمان بابا ایکسپریس 48 ڈاؤن11:25 +1d→16:55 +1d5h 30m13% on time · +2h 18madds 29 min over this leg · 32 runs
- Awam Express 14DN14عوام ایکسپریس 14 ڈائون13:18 +1d→19:25 +1d6h 07m8% on time · +2h 03madds 20 min over this leg · 33 runs
- Hazara Express 12DN12ہزارا ایکسپریس 12ڈاؤن18:47 +1d→00:30 +2d5h 43m10% on time · +1h 21mmakes up 2 min over this leg · 33 runs
- Shalimar Express 28DN28شالیمار ایکسپریس 28 ڈائون22:10→02:55 +1d4h 45m44% on time · +22 minadds 24 min over this leg · 21 runs
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Common questions
How many trains run from Nawabshah Jn. to Karachi Cantt?
13 scheduled services on the current published timetable. That is what is booked to run, not what ran today.
Which is the fastest train from Nawabshah Jn. to Karachi Cantt?
Shalimar Express 28DN, booked at 4h 45m for the journey. That is the timetable's figure. Whether it holds on the day is what the delay columns describe.
Which train from Nawabshah Jn. to Karachi Cantt is most likely to be on time?
Shalimar Express 28DN has the best recorded punctuality of the services we hold enough history for: 44% of its recorded stop arrivals were within 15 minutes of schedule, with a typical delay of 22 min. That is its record across every stop of its full journey, not this leg alone. Measured from recorded runs, not from the timetable. 13 of 13 services on this route currently have enough recorded history to rank at all.
Is there an overnight train from Nawabshah Jn. to Karachi Cantt?
Yes. 2 of the 13 scheduled services are booked to arrive on a later day than they depart: Hazara Express 12DN, Shalimar Express 28DN.
Do trains lose time between Nawabshah Jn. and Karachi Cantt?
Typically yes. Khyber Mail 2DN adds about 48 min to its delay over this leg, measured across 11 recorded runs. That is the CHANGE over the leg, not how late the train arrives: a train can run late its whole journey and add nothing here.
How far is it from Nawabshah Jn. to Karachi Cantt by train?
It is between 287 and 289 km along the track, depending on the service. Measured by summing our own GPS traces of trains running the route, not the straight-line distance between the two stations, which is always shorter than the rails. That is measured on 10 of the 13 services; the rest of the track on this route has not been traced yet.
Are these Nawabshah Jn. to Karachi Cantt timings the real arrival times?
No. The departure and arrival columns are what the published timetable books. The delay columns beside them are what we recorded actually happening, from the operator's own reports and from GPS traces of the trains. Where a delay figure is blank we do not yet hold enough recorded runs to publish one.