Pakistan Express
{{Short description|Pakistani passenger train}}
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| type = Inter-city rail
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| start = Karachi Cantonment
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| end = Rawalpindi
| distance = {{convert|1315|km|mi}}
| journeytime = 25 hours, 50 minutes
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| trainnumber = 45UP (Karachi→Rawalpindi)
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Pakistan Express ({{langx|ur|{{Nastaliq|پاکستان ایکسپریس}}}}) is a passenger train operated daily by Pakistan Railways between Karachi 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 25 hours and 50 minutes to cover a published distance of {{convert|1315|km|mi}}, traveling along a stretch of the Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line and Khanewal–Wazirabad Branch Line.{{Cite web|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1393347/pakistan-railways-upgrades-pakistan-express-train/|title=Pakistan Railways upgrades Pakistan Express train|date=25 April 2017}}
History
The train was inaugurated on 16 December 2006 by the Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz at Rawalpindi railway station.{{cite news| url=http://archives.dawn.com/2006/12/17/top18.htm| title=PM inaugurates Pakistan Express| work=Dawn News| date=17 December 2006| access-date=21 October 2012}}
Route
Station stops
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- Karachi Cantonment
- Landhi Junction
- Hyderabad Junction
- Tando Adam Junction
- Rohri Junction
- Sadiqabad
- Rahim Yar Khan
- Khanpur Junction
- Bahawalpur
- Multan Cantonment
- Khanewal Junction
- Abdul Hakim
- Shorkot Cantonment Junction
- Toba Tek Singh
- Gojra
- Faisalabad
- Wazirabad Junction
- Gujrat
- Lala Musa Junction
- Jhelum
- Rawalpindi
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Equipment
The train offers economy class, Business class and Ac Standard.
References
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{{Named passenger trains of Pakistan}}
Category:Named passenger trains of Pakistan
Category:Passenger trains in Pakistan
Category:Railway services introduced in 2006
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