Pakistan Express

Pakistan Express

Overview
Service type	Inter-city rail
First service	2006
Former operator(s)	Pakistan Railways
Route
Termini	Karachi Cantonment Rawalpindi
Stops	28
Distance travelled	1,315 kilometres (817 mi)
Average journey time	25 hours, 50 minutes
Train number(s)	45UP (Karachi→Rawalpindi) 46DN (Rawalpindi→Karachi)
On-board services
Class(es)	Economy
Sleeping arrangements	Available
Catering facilities	Available
Technical
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Track owner(s)	Pakistan Railways
Route map Pakistan Express route map

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

The train was inaugurated on 16 December 2006 by the Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz at Rawalpindi railway station.[3]

Route

• Karachi Cantonment–Khanewal Junction via Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line
• Khanewal Junction–Wazirabad Junction via Khanewal–Wazirabad Branch Line
• Wazirabad Junction–Rawalpindi via Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line

Station stops

• 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
• Wazirabad Junction
• Gujrat
• Lala Musa Junction
• Jhelum
• Rawalpindi

Equipment

The train offers economy class, Business class and Ac Standard.

References

1. IRFCA: Pakistan Railway Train Names Author: Owais Mughal, Retrieved on 1 July 2013
2. "Pakistan Railways upgrades Pakistan Express train". 25 April 2017.
3. "PM inaugurates Pakistan Express". Dawn News. 17 December 2006. Retrieved 21 October 2012.