Thar Express Thar Express Thar Express () is an international passenger train operated weekly by Pakistan Railways between Karachi and Khokhrapar. The trip takes approximately 7 hours, 5 minutes to cover a published distance of , traveling along a stretch of the Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line and Hyderabad–Khokhrapar Branch Line. Upon reaching Zero Point railway station and clearing customs, passengers cross the border to Munabao, India and board the Thar Link Express to Jodhpur. The Thar Express is a continuation of the previous "Sind Mail" which was revived after a period of 41 years on 18 February 2006. The Thar Express travels along
Desert National Park of the Thar Desert and its diverse wildlife adventure. The vegetation is sparse, and patches of sewan grass and aak shrub (Calotropis) can be seen. The landscape includes craggy rocks and compact salt lake bottoms, as well as intermediate areas and both fixed and shifting dunes. Around 20 percent of the vast expanse is covered with sand dunes. Flora: ronj, palm trees, ber, dhok. Mammals: desert fox, Bengal fox, desert cat, wolf, hedgehog, blackbuck and chinkara. Reptiles: spiny-tailed lizard, monitor lizard, saw-scaled viper, Russell's viper, common krait. Avifauna: sandgrouse, partridges, bee-eaters, larks and shrikes are year-round residents, while demoiselle crane