Mehr Express
{{short description|Pakistani passenger train}}
{{Use Pakistani English|date=May 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2015}}
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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
- Multan Cantonment–Sher Shah Junction via Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line
- Sher Shah Junction–Kot Addu Junction via Sher Shah–Kot Addu Branch Line
- Kot Addu Junction–Basal Junction via Kotri–Attock Railway Line
- Basal Junction–Golra Sharif Junction via Golra Sharif-Basal Branch Line
- Golra Sharif Junction–Rawalpindi via Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line
Station stops
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- Multan Cantonment
- Sher Shah Junction
- Muzaffargarh
- Mahmud Kot
- Gurmani
- Sanawan
- Kot Addu Junction
- Dera Dinpanah
- Ashanpur
- Kot Sultan
- Jaman Shah
- Layyah
- Karor Lal Ehsan
- Behal
- Bhakkar
- Darya Khan
- Kallur Kot
- Piplan
- Alluwali
- Kundian Junction
- Mianwali
- Pai Khel
- Daud Khel Junction
- Makhad Road
- Injra
- Chhab
- Jhamat
- Uchhri
- Jand Junction
- Domel
- Basal Junction
- Basal Sharif
- Fatehjang
- Tarnoul
- Golra Sharif Junction
- Rawalpindi
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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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{{Named passenger trains of Pakistan}}
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