Margalla Express

Margalla Express
Overview
Service type Inter-city rail
First service 2014
Current operator(s) Pakistan Railways
Route
Start Lahore Junction
Stops 4
End Rawalpindi
Distance travelled 284 kilometres (176 mi)
Average journey time 4 hours, 50 minutes
Service frequency Daily
Train number(s) 109UP (Lahore→Rawalpindi)
110DN (Rawalpindi→Lahore)
On-board services
Class(es) AC Parlor
AC Business
AC Standard
Economy
Sleeping arrangements Not available
Catering facilities Available
Technical
Track gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Track owner(s) Pakistan Railways

Margalla Express (Urdu: مارگلہ ایکسپریس‎) is a passenger train operated daily by Pakistan Railways between Lahore and Rawalpindi.[1] The trip takes approximately 4 hours, 50 minutes to cover a published distance of 2,984 kilometres (1,854 mi), traveling along a stretch of the Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line. The train named after the Margalla Hills in Islamabad[2]

Route

Station stops

Equipment

The train offers AC Parlor, AC Business, AC Standard and Economy class.[4][5]

References

  1. ↑ IRFCA: Pakistan Railway Train Names Author: Owais Mughal, Retrieved on 1 July 2013
  2. ↑ http://www.dnd.com.pk/margalla-express-from-rawalpindi-to-lahore-to-ply-on-daily-basis-from-june-5/111855
  3. ↑ Pakistan Railways official website, Islamabad Express Timings, Retrieved on 7 August 2013
  4. ↑ http://tribune.com.pk/story/747741/choo-choo-azadi-train-launched-at-margalla-station/
  5. ↑ https://www.pakinformation.com/railway-timings/margalla-express.html


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