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Pakistan Express
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| Overview | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Service type | Inter-city rail | ||||
| First service | 2006 | ||||
| Former operator | Pakistan Railways | ||||
| Route | |||||
| Termini | Karachi Cantonment Rawalpindi | ||||
| Stops | 27 | ||||
| Distance travelled | 1,315 kilometres (817 mi) | ||||
| Average journey time | 25 hours, 50 minutes | ||||
| Train numbers | 45UP (Karachi→Rawalpindi) 46DN (Rawalpindi→Karachi) | ||||
| On-board services | |||||
| Class | Economy | ||||
| Sleeping arrangements | Available | ||||
| Catering facilities | Available | ||||
| Technical | |||||
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||
| Track owner | Pakistan Railways | ||||
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Pakistan Express (Urdu: پاکستان ایکسپریس) is a passenger train operated daily by Pakistan Railways between Karachi and Rawalpindi.[1] The trip takes approximately 25 hours and 50 minutes to cover a published distance of 1,315 kilometres (817 mi), traveling along a stretch of the Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line and Khanewal–Wazirabad Branch Line.[2]
History
[edit]The train was inaugurated on 16 December 2006 by the Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz at Rawalpindi railway station.[3]
Route
[edit]Station stops
[edit]- Karachi Cantonment
- Landhi Junction
- Hyderabad Junction
- Tando Adam Junction
- Rohri Junction
- Sadiqabad
- Rahim Yar Khan
- Khanpur Junction
- Bahawalpur
- Multan Cantonment
- Khanewal Junction
- Abdul Hakim
- Shorkot Cantonment Junction
- Toba Tek Singh
- Gojra
- Faisalabad
- Chak Jhumra Junction
- Sangla Hill Junction
- Sukheke
- Hafizabad
- Alipur Chatta
- Wazirabad Junction
- Gujrat
- Lala Musa Junction
- Jhelum
- Dina
- Gujar Khan
- Chaklala
- Rawalpindi
Equipment
[edit]The train offers economy class, Business class and Ac Standard.
References
[edit]- ^ IRFCA: Pakistan Railway Train Names Author: Owais Mughal, Retrieved on 1 July 2013
- ^ "Pakistan Railways upgrades Pakistan Express train". 25 April 2017.
- ^ "PM inaugurates Pakistan Express". Dawn News. 17 December 2006. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
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