Shah Hussain Express (), previously known as Night Coach Express, was a passenger train operated daily by Pakistan Railways between Karachi and Lahore,IRFCA: Pakistan Railway Train Names Author: Owais Mughal, Retrieved on 1 July 2013 The trip takes approximately 18 hours to cover a published distance of , traveling along a stretch of the Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line, Khanewal–Wazirabad Branch Line and Shahdara Bagh–Sangla Hill Branch Line.IRFCA: Pakistan Railway Train Names Author: Owais Mughal. Retrieved on 27 May 2013Railways to run ‘Night Coach’ with private partnership, Published in The Nation on 27 December 2012. Retrieved on 22 February 2013Railways inaugurates Night Coach Express, Published in The Nation on 16 January 2013. Retrieved on 22 February 2013
By 13 January 2018, Pakistan Railways has taken unconditional control of Shah Hussain Express 43UP/44DN.
By 15 October 2018, Pakistan Railways changed its name to Shah Hussain Express from Night Coach Express. Shah Hussain Express was suspended in 2022 floods. On 25 February 2025, it was restored with refurbished coaches, new livery and catering services. Railways suspended the train service in late 2025, due to less occupany and operational losses.
Route Karachi Cantonment–Khanewal Junction via Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line Khanewal Junction–Sangla Hill Junction via Khanewal–Wazirabad Branch Line Sangla Hill Junction–Shahdara Bagh Junction via Shahdara Bagh–Sangla Hill Branch Line Shahdara Bagh Junction–Lahore Junction via Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line
Station stops Karachi Cantonment Hyderabad Junction Rohri Junction Bahawalpur Khanewal Junction Faisalabad Lahore Junction
Equipment The Shah Hussain Express consists of 2 AC Lower carriages, 1 AC Sleeper carriage, 7 Economy carriages as well as a dining carriage, power van and luggage van.New Lahore-Karachi train service rolls into the Cantt station, Published in The Express tribune on 18 January 2012. Retrieved on 22 February 2013
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