Margalla Express

{{Short description|Pakistani passenger train}}

{{Use Pakistani English|date=May 2015}}

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

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| type = Inter-city rail

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| start = Lahore Junction

| stops = 4

| end = Rawalpindi

| distance = {{convert|284|km|mi}}

| journeytime = 4 hours, 50 minutes

| frequency = Daily

| trainnumber = 109UP (Lahore→Rawalpindi)
110DN (Rawalpindi→Lahore)

| class = AC Parlor
AC Business
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Margalla Express ({{langx|ur|{{Nastaliq|مارگلہ ایکسپریس}}}}) is a passenger train operated daily by Pakistan Railways between Lahore and Rawalpindi.{{Cite web|url=https://www.dawn.com/2012/02/04/business-express-awakens-pr-more-trains-to-take-private-partners-on-board/|title=Business express awakens PR: More trains to take private partners on board|first=Amin|last=Ahmed|date=4 February 2012|newspaper=Dawn|location=Pakistan}}[http://www.irfca.org/docs/pak-train-names.html IRFCA: Pakistan Railway Train Names] Author: Owais Mughal, Retrieved on 1 July 2013 The trip takes approximately 4 hours, 50 minutes to cover a published distance of {{convert|298|km|mi}}, traveling along a stretch of the Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line. The train named after the Margalla Hills in Islamabad{{Cite web | url=http://www.dnd.com.pk/margalla-express-from-rawalpindi-to-lahore-to-ply-on-daily-basis-from-june-5/111855 | title=Margalla Express from Rawalpindi to Lahore to ply on daily basis from June 5 | date=June 2016 }}

Route

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Equipment

The train offers AC Parlor, AC Business, AC Standard and Economy class.{{Cite web | url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/747741/choo-choo-azadi-train-launched-at-margalla-station/ | title=Choo choo : Azadi train launched at Margalla station | date=12 August 2014 }}

References

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{{Named passenger trains of Pakistan}}

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