Overview | |
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Service type | Inter-city rail |
First service | 2002 |
Current operator(s) | S. Jamil & Co. |
Route | |
Termini |
Karachi City Lahore Junction |
Stops | 46 |
Distance travelled | 1,250 kilometres (780 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) | Economy Class AC Standard AC Business |
Sleeping arrangements | Available |
Catering facilities | Available |
Technical | |
Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) |
Track owner(s) | Pakistan Railways |
Fareed Express ( Urdu: فرید ایکسپریس) is a passenger train operated daily by Pakistan Railways between Karachi and Lahore. [1] [2] The trip takes approximately 26 hours and 45 minutes to cover a published distance of 1,250 kilometres (780 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. [3] [4]
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. [5] [6]
The train has Economy Class,AC Standard and AC Business accommodations.
Overview | |
---|---|
Service type | Inter-city rail |
First service | 2002 |
Current operator(s) | S. Jamil & Co. |
Route | |
Termini |
Karachi City Lahore Junction |
Stops | 46 |
Distance travelled | 1,250 kilometres (780 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) | Economy Class AC Standard AC Business |
Sleeping arrangements | Available |
Catering facilities | Available |
Technical | |
Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) |
Track owner(s) | Pakistan Railways |
Fareed Express ( Urdu: فرید ایکسپریس) is a passenger train operated daily by Pakistan Railways between Karachi and Lahore. [1] [2] The trip takes approximately 26 hours and 45 minutes to cover a published distance of 1,250 kilometres (780 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. [3] [4]
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. [5] [6]
The train has Economy Class,AC Standard and AC Business accommodations.