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Thar Express service to restart on Feb 30

     Karachi: The Thar Express train will remain suspended till February 30, the Pakistan Railways said. Railway authorities said that restoration work is still in progress on the Munabao-Jodhpur section. The Samjhauta Express will cater to any extra passengers till the Thar Express becomes operational. Thar Express is the cross country train that connects Karachi in Pakistan to Jodhpur in India. Six kilometres apart, Munabao and Khokhrapar are the two last railway stations of India and Pakistan border respectively. The train link has been revived after a period of 41 years last year. The link was destroyed during the 1965 India-Pakistan War. Barmer and Mirpur Khas are the customs and immigration check stations on Indian and Pakistani side respectively.
-Dec 24,  2006

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