Green Line (train)

{{Short description|Pakistani passenger train}}

{{Use Pakistani English|date=December 2013}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2025}}

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{{Infobox rail service

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| name = Green Line

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| image = GreenLineExpress.jpg

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| type = Express

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| first = 2015

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| operator = Pakistan Railways

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| start = Karachi Cantonment

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| end = Islamabad

| distance = {{convert|1518|km|mi}}

| journeytime = 23 hours and 45 minures

| frequency = Daily

| trainnumber = 5UP (Karachi→Islamabad)
6DN (Islamabad→Karachi)

| class = Economy Class
AC Standard
AC Business
Parlour Car

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| seating = Yes

| sleeping = Yes

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| catering = Yes

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| entertainment = Yes

| baggage = Yes

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| gauge = {{RailGauge|1676mm|lk=on}}

| el = No

| speed = Max: {{convert|105|km/h|0|abbr=on}}
Avg: {{convert|72|km/h|0|abbr=on}}

| owners = Pakistan Railways

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The Green Line ({{langx|ur|{{Nastaliq|سبز ایکسپریس}}}}) is an express train operated daily by Pakistan Railways between Karachi and Islamabad.[http://www.irfca.org/docs/pak-train-names.html IRFCA: Pakistan Railway Train Names] Author: Owais Mughal, Retrieved on 1 July 2013 It is the flagship rail of the organization and has the highest passage priority.{{Cite web |date=2016-10-03 |title=Pakistan Railways re-launches e-tickets for online booking |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1192911/pakistan-railways-pr-re-launches-e-tickets-online-booking |access-date=2022-11-30 |website=The Express Tribune |language=en}} The train takes approximately 21 hours to cover a published distance of {{convert|1521|km|mi}}, traveling along a stretch of the Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line. It was inaugurated by Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif on 15 May 2015 at Islamabad railway station.[http://www.dawn.com/news/1182158 Nawaz Sharif lauds Saad Rafique at Greenline Train inauguration], Published in Dawn News on 16 May 2015. Retrieved on 5 August 2015