Samasata 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 Samasata Jn to Karachi Cantt it typically adds 1h 20m, from 11 recorded runs. At Karachi Cantt it has typically arrived 62 minutes late, from 27 recorded runs.
Every train, compared
7 of 7 with 7+ daysOver this leg is the CHANGE in a train's delay between Samasata 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 Samasata Jn — no booked arrival at Samasata Jn to measure from at all. Figures cover runs recorded between 30 July 2026 and 9 October 2026. why a delay figure changes along the route.
| Train | Departs | Arrives | Duration | Distance | Typical delay | On-time | Over this leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14Awam Express 14DN | 02:50 +1d | 19:25 +1d | 16h 35m | 814 km | +2h 03m | 8% | adds 52 min · 33 |
| 48Rehman Baba Express 48DN | 03:00 +1d | 16:55 +1d | 13h 55m | 811 km | +2h 18m | 13% | adds 2h · 11 |
| 12Hazara Express 12DN | 09:00 +1d | 00:30 +2d | 15h 30m | 814 km | +1h 21m | 10% | adds 6 min · 32 |
| 28Shalimar Express 28DN | 15:00 | 02:55 +1d | 11h 55m | not measured yet | +22 min | 44% | adds 1h 20m · 11 |
| 2Khyber Mail 2DN | 15:35 +1d | 05:15 +2d | 13h 40m | 814 km | +2h 09m | 6% | adds 1h 34m · 10 |
| 38Fareed Express 38DN | 17:00 | 07:55 +1d | 14h 55m | not measured yet | +43 min | 14% | adds 32 min · 29 |
| 26Bahauddin Zikria Express 26DN | 18:06 | 08:30 +1d | 14h 24m | 813 km | +1h 08m | 9% | adds 1h 21m · 18 |
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.
- Awam Express 14DN14عوام ایکسپریس 14 ڈائون02:50 +1d→19:25 +1d16h 35m8% on time · +2h 03madds 52 min over this leg · 33 runs
- Rehman Baba Express 48DN48رحمان بابا ایکسپریس 48 ڈاؤن03:00 +1d→16:55 +1d13h 55m13% on time · +2h 18madds 2h over this leg · 11 runs
- Hazara Express 12DN12ہزارا ایکسپریس 12ڈاؤن09:00 +1d→00:30 +2d15h 30m10% on time · +1h 21madds 6 min over this leg · 32 runs
- Shalimar Express 28DN28شالیمار ایکسپریس 28 ڈائون15:00→02:55 +1d11h 55m44% on time · +22 minadds 1h 20m over this leg · 11 runs
- Khyber Mail 2DN2خیبر میل 2 ڈائون15:35 +1d→05:15 +2d13h 40m6% on time · +2h 09madds 1h 34m over this leg · 10 runs
- Fareed Express 38DN38فرید ایکسپریس 38 ڈائون17:00→07:55 +1d14h 55m14% on time · +43 minadds 32 min over this leg · 29 runs
- Bahauddin Zikria Express 26DN26بہائو الدین زکریا ایکسپریس26 ڈائون18:06→08:30 +1d14h 24m9% on time · +1h 08madds 1h 21m over this leg · 18 runs
Travelling the other way? Karachi Cantt to Samasata Jn trains →
Common questions
How many trains run from Samasata Jn to Karachi Cantt?
7 scheduled services on the current published timetable. That is what is booked to run, not what ran today.
Which is the fastest train from Samasata Jn to Karachi Cantt?
Shalimar Express 28DN, booked at 11h 55m for the journey. That is the timetable's figure. Whether it holds on the day is what the delay columns describe.
Which train from Samasata 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. 7 of 7 services on this route currently have enough recorded history to rank at all.
Is there an overnight train from Samasata Jn to Karachi Cantt?
Yes. 5 of the 7 scheduled services are booked to arrive on a later day than they depart: Hazara Express 12DN, Shalimar Express 28DN, Khyber Mail 2DN, Fareed Express 38DN and others.
Do trains lose time between Samasata Jn and Karachi Cantt?
Typically yes. Rehman Baba Express 48DN adds about 2h 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 Samasata Jn to Karachi Cantt by train?
It is between 811 and 814 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 5 of the 7 services; the rest of the track on this route has not been traced yet.
Are these Samasata 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.