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Islamabad Express

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Service type
  
Inter-city rail

Current operator(s)
  
Pakistan Railways

Stops
  
2

First service
  
2004

Start
  
Lahore Junction

End
  
Islamabad

Islamabad Express (Urdu: اسلام آباد ایکسپریس‎) is a passenger train operated daily by Pakistan Railways between Lahore and Islamabad. The trip takes approximately 4 hours, 15 minutes to cover a published distance of 290 kilometres (180 mi), traveling along a stretch of the Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line. The train named after the capital city of Pakistan, Islamabad.

Contents

History

The train began service on 8 September 2004 with Chinese rakes.

Route

  • Lahore Junction–Golra Sharif Junction via Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line
  • Golra Sharif Junction–Islamabad via Islamabad Rail Link

    • Station stops

  • Lahore Junction
  • Chaklala
  • Rawalpindi
  • Islamabad

    • Equipment

    The train has AC Parlour, AC Lower and economy accommodations.

    References

    Islamabad Express Wikipedia
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