Mehr Express

{{short description|Pakistani passenger train}}

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| name = Mehr Express

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| caption = Mehr Express at Rawalpindi railway station

| type = Inter-city rail

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| operator = S.Jamil & Co

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| start = Multan Cantonment

| stops = 36

| end = Rawalpindi

| distance = {{convert|559|km|mi}}

| journeytime = 14 hours, 30 minutes

| frequency = Daily

| trainnumber = 127UP (Multan→Rawalpindi)
128DN (Rawalpindi→Multan)

| class = AC standard Class
Economy

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Mehr Express ({{langx|ur|{{Nastaliq|مہر ایکسپریس}}}}) is a passenger train operated daily by Pakistan Railways between Multan and Rawalpindi.[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 14 hours, 30 minutes to cover a published distance of {{convert|559|km|mi}}, traveling along a stretch of the Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line, Sher Shah–Kot Addu Branch Line and Kotri–Attock Railway Line.[http://www.railpk.com/train-timings/mehr-express-127up.html www.railpk.com]

Route

Station stops

Equipment

The train offers both AC Standard and economy accommodations.

Booking

The tickets for Mehr Express can be booked online via [https://bookme.pk/mehr-express bookme.pk].

Incidents

  • Three people were killed when the Rawalpindi bound Mehr Express hit a vehicle at a level crossing in Hatar Phatak near Fateh Jang 15 September 2016.{{Cite web|url=https://www.samaa.tv/pakistan/2016/09/two-killed-in-another-passenger-train-accident/|title = Three killed in another passenger train accident | SAMAA}}

References

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