Karakoram Express

{{Short description|Pakistani passenger train}}

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

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}

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| name =Karakoram Express

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| type = Inter-city rail

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| first =14 August 2002

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| start = Karachi Cantonment

| stops = 6

| end = Lahore Junction

| distance = {{convert|1241|km|mi}}

| journeytime = 17 hours, 45 minutes

| frequency = Daily

| trainnumber = 41UP (Karachi→Lahore)
42DN (Lahore→Karachi)

| class = AC Business
AC Standard
Economy Class

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| owners = Pakistan Railways

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Karakoram Express ({{langx|ur|{{Nastaliq|قراقرم ایکسپریس}}}}) is a passenger train operated daily by Pakistan Railways between Karachi and Lahore.{{cite web|url=http://www.irfca.org/docs/pak-train-names.html| title=Pakistan Railway Train Names| first=Owais| last=Mughal| date=29 October 2004| accessdate=19 June 2017| publisher=Indian Railways Fan Club| website=irfca.org}} The trip takes approximately 17 hours and 45 minutes to cover a published distance of {{convert|1241|km|mi}}, traveling along a stretch of the Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line, Khanewal–Wazirabad Branch Line and Shahdara Bagh–Sangla Hill Branch Line. The train is named after the famous Karakoram mountain range of northern Pakistan.