Fareed Express
Fareed Express (Urdu: فرید ایکسپریس) is a passenger train operated daily by Pakistan Railways between Karachi and Lahore.[1] The trip takes approximately 26 hours and 45 minutes to cover a published distance of 1,214 kilometres (754 mi), traveling along a stretch of the Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line and Lodhran–Raiwind Branch Line. The train named after Baba Fareed Shakar Ganj, a famous Sufi saint and Punjabi poet who lived in Pakpattan between 1173–1266.[2][3]
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Service type | Inter-city rail |
| First service | 1943 |
| Current operator(s) | S.JAMIL & Co (pvt) LTD |
| Route | |
| Start | Karachi City |
| Stops | 46 |
| End | Lahore Junction |
| Distance travelled | 1,214 kilometres (754 mi) |
| Average journey time | 26 hours, 45 minutes |
| Service frequency | Daily |
| Train number(s) | 37UP (Karachi→Lahore) 38DN (Lahore→Karachi) |
| On-board services | |
| Class(es) | AC Standard Economy |
| Sleeping arrangements | Available |
| Catering facilities | Available |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) |
| Track owner(s) | Pakistan Railways |
History
On 21 August 2016, the Fareed Express train was privatized and outsourced to Syed Jamil & Company which joined hands with Pakistan Railway to operate the train in a private-public venture. The trains have been be equipped with internet service, AC services and catering.[4][5]
Route
Station stops
- Karachi City
- Karachi Cantonment
- Landhi Junction
- Kotri Junction
- Hyderabad Junction
- Tando Adam Junction
- Shahdadpur
- Nawabshah
- Pad Idan Junction
- Bhiria Road
- Mahrabpur Junction
- Rohri Junction
- Sadiqabad
- Rahim Yar Khan
- Khanpur Junction
- Liaquatpur
- Dera Nawab Sahib
- Samasata Junction
- Bahawalpur
- Lodhran Junction
- Jamraniwah
- Kahror Pakka
- Mailsi
- Nur Shah
- Vehari
- Machhianwala
- Mandi Burewala
- Gaggoo
- Arifwala
- Murad Chishti
- Pak Pattan
- Haveli Wasawewala
- Basirpur
- Mandi Ahmadabad
- Kanganpur
- Usmanwala
- Khudian Khas
- Kasur Junction
- Raiwind Junction
- Kot Lakhpat
- Walton
- Lahore Cantonment
- Lahore Junction[6]
Equipment
The train has AC Standard and Economy class accommodations.
Incidents
- Karachi rail crash, 3 November 2016
References
- IRFCA: Pakistan Railway Train Names Author: Owais Mughal, Retrieved on 1 July 2013
- "IRFCA: Pakistan Railway Train Names". Owais Mughal. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
- IRFCA: Pakistan Railway Train Names Author: Owais Mughal. Retrieved on 27 May 2013
- http://www.brecorder.com/pakistan/industries-a-sectors/314890-pakistan-railways-outsources-fareed-express.html
- http://dailytimes.com.pk/blog/24-Aug-16/hazara-fareed-express-a-public-bliss
- Pakistan Railways official website, Fareed Express Timings, Retrieved on 6 April 2013
