Millat Express
Millat Express (Urdu: ملت ایکسپریس) is a passenger train operated daily by Pakistan Railways between Karachi and Lalamusa jnMalakwal.[1] The trip takes approximately 21 hours, 30 minutes to cover a published distance of 1,326 kilometres (824 mi), traveling along a stretch of the Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line, Khanewal–Wazirabad Branch Line and Shorkot–Lalamusa Branch Line.[2]
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Service type | Inter-city rail |
| First service | 9 November 2004 |
| Current operator(s) | Pakistan Railways |
| Route | |
| Start | Karachi Cantonment |
| Stops | 24 |
| End | Malakwal Junction |
| Distance travelled | 1,326 kilometres (824 mi) |
| Average journey time | 21 hours, 30 minutes |
| Service frequency | Daily |
| Train number(s) | 17UP (Karachi→Malakwal) 18DN (Malakwal→Karachi) |
| On-board services | |
| Class(es) | AC Business Economy |
| Disabled access | 12_06-2019 |
| Sleeping arrangements | Available |
| Auto-rack arrangements | Birth |
| Catering facilities | Available |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) |
| Track owner(s) | Pakistan Railways |
History
Initially the Millat Express was operated between Karachi and Faisalabad. Later it was extended to Sargodha and onward to Malakwal.
Route
Station stops
- Karachi Cantonment
- Hyderabad Junction
- Shahdadpur
- Nawabshah
- Bhiria Road
- Mahrabpur Junction
- Rohri Junction
- Sadiqabad
- Rahim Yar Khan
- Rahim Yar Khan
- Bahawalpur
- Lodhran Junction
- Jahanian
- Khanewal Junction
- Abdul Hakim
- Shorkot Cantonment Junction
- Toba Tek Singh
- Gojra
- Faisalabad
- Chak Jhumra Junction
- Chiniot
- Shahinabad Junction
- Sargodha Junction
- Bhalwal
- Malakwal Junction [3]
Equipment
The train offers both AC Business and economy accommodations.
References
- IRFCA: Pakistan Railway Train Names Author: Owais Mughal, Retrieved on 1 July 2013
- KARACHI: Millat train service for Faisalabad inaugurated, Published in Dawn News on 11 November 2004. Retrieved on 21 October 2012
- Pakistan Railways official website, Millat Express Timings Archived 30 May 2015 at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved on 15 May 2015
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.