Flying Mail
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Service type | Superfast Mail Train |
| Locale |
Punjab, Sindh (before partition of India) |
| First service | 16 April 1853 |
| Last service | 16 April 2002 |
| Route | |
| Start | Delhi |
| End |
Karachi Cantonment (before partition of India) |
| Distance travelled | 192.2 km (119.4 mi) |
| Average journey time | 9 hours |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) |
The Flying Mail was a train operating between Delhi, India's national capital and Amritsar in Punjab. The service was discontinued in 2001. It used to leave Delhi at 12 noon and reach Amritsar by 21:00. Before partition of India the Flying mail ran up to Karachi in Sindh (now in Pakistan) and was the fastest train between two cities. It used to share rake with Sarayu Yamuna Express (Shaheed Express) between Delhi and Darbhanga in Bihar until 2001 when the Sarayu Yamuna Express was extended till Amritsar. Today the Shaheed Express operates between Amritsar and Jaynagar in Bihar four days a week. During British Indian times the Flying Mail used to leave Delhi at 12 noon and reach Lahore in Punjab (now in Pakistan) by 21:00 and the further head towards Karachi. The return train from Karachi used to reach Lahore by 12 noon and Delhi by 21:00.