Green Line Express

Green Line Express (Urdu: سبز ایکسپریس) is a passenger train operated daily by Pakistan Railways between Karachi and Islamabad.[1] The trip takes approximately 21 hours to cover a published distance of 1,521 kilometres (945 mi), traveling along a stretch of the Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line. The train was inaugurated by then-Prime Minister Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif on 15 May 2015 at Islamabad railway station.[2]

Green Line Express
Overview
Service typeInter-city rail
First service2015
Current operator(s)Pakistan Railways
Route
StartKarachi Cantonment
Stops9
EndIslamabad
Distance travelled1,521 kilometres (945 mi)
Average journey time22 hours
Service frequencyDaily
Train number(s)5UP (Karachi→Islamabad)
6DN (Islamabad→Karachi)
On-board services
Class(es)AC Business
Sleeping arrangementsAvailable
Catering facilitiesAvailable
Technical
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Track owner(s)Pakistan Railways

Route

Station stops

Equipment

The train has AC Business accommodations.

References

  1. IRFCA: Pakistan Railway Train Names Author: Owais Mughal, Retrieved on 1 July 2013
  2. Nawaz Sharif lauds Saad Rafique at Greenline Train inauguration, Published in Dawn News on 16 May 2015. Retrieved on 5 August 2015
  3. Pakistan Railways official website, Green Line Express Timings, Retrieved on 5 August 2015
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