Pakistan Express
Pakistan Express | |
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Overview | |
Service type | Express |
Current operator(s) | Pakistan Railways |
Website | www.pakrail.com/ |
Route | |
Start | Karachi Cantt |
Stops | 18 |
End | Rawalpindi |
Distance travelled | 1,315 kilometres (817 mi) |
Service frequency | Daily |
Train number(s) |
45 UP (Karachi->Rawalpindi) 46 DN (Rawalpindi->Karachi) |
On-board services | |
Class(es) | Economy |
Seating arrangements | Available |
Sleeping arrangements | Available |
Catering facilities | Available |
Baggage facilities | Available |
Technical | |
Track gauge | Broad gauge |
Pakistan Express (Urdu: پاکستان ایکسپریس ) is a daily express train service between Karachi and Rawalpindi in Pakistan. It was inaugurated on 16 December 2006 by the Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz at Rawalpindi railway station. [1]
Pakistan Express is one of the fastest and popular trains in Pakistan. It has Economy class accommodation and it covers the 1,315 kilometres (817 mi) distance from Karachi to Rawalpindi in 26 hours.
Route
Karachi to Rawalpindi via Hyderabad, Rohri, Khanewal, Faisalabad, and Wazirabad
Train stops
- Karachi Cantt
- Landhi
- Hyderabad Jn
- Tando Adam
- Rohri Jn
- Rahim Yar Khan
- Khanpur
- Bahawalpur
- Multan Cantt
- Khanewal Jn
- Abdul Hakeem
- Shorkot Cantt Jn
- Toba Tek Singh
- Gojra
- Faisalabad
- Sangla Hill Jn
- Hafizabad
- Alipur Chatta
- Wazirabad Jn
- Gujrat
- Lala Musa Jn
- Jhelum
- Rawalpindi [2]
References
- ↑ "PM inaugurates Pakistan Express". Dawn News. 17 December 2006. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
- ↑ "Pakistan Express Timings". Pakistan Railways official website. Retrieved 21 October 2012.