Pakistan Express

Pakistan Express
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 route map

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

References

  1. "PM inaugurates Pakistan Express". Dawn News. 17 December 2006. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
  2. "Pakistan Express Timings". Pakistan Railways official website. Retrieved 21 October 2012.