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Fareed Express

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Service type
  
Current operator(s)
  
Stops
  
46

First service
  
1943

Start
  
Karachi City

End
  
Lahore Junction

Fareed Express (Urdu: فرید ایکسپریس‎) is a passenger train operated daily by Pakistan Railways between Karachi and Lahore. 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.

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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.

Route

  • Karachi CityLodhran Junction via Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line
  • Lodhran JunctionRaiwind Junction via Lodhran–Raiwind Branch Line
  • Raiwind JunctionLahore Junction via Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line
  • Equipment

    The train has AC Standard and Economy class accommodations.

    Incidents

  • Karachi rail crash, 3 November 2016
  • References

    Fareed Express Wikipedia


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