Margalla Express

Margalla Express
Overview
Service typeInter-city rail
First service2014
Current operator(s)Pakistan Railways
Route
TerminiLahore Junction
Rawalpindi
Stops4
Distance travelled284 kilometres (176 mi)
Average journey time4 hours, 50 minutes
Service frequencyDaily
Train number(s)109UP (Lahore→Rawalpindi)
110DN (Rawalpindi→Lahore)
On-board services
Class(es)AC Parlor
AC Business
AC Standard
Economy
Sleeping arrangementsNot available
Catering facilitiesAvailable
Technical
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Track owner(s)Pakistan Railways

Margalla Express (Urdu: مارگلہ ایکسپریس) is a passenger train operated daily by Pakistan Railways between Lahore and Rawalpindi.[1][2] The trip takes approximately 4 hours, 50 minutes to cover a published distance of 298 kilometres (185 mi), traveling along a stretch of the Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line. The train named after the Margalla Hills in Islamabad[3]

Route

Station stops

Equipment

The train offers AC Parlor, AC Business, AC Standard and Economy class.[4]

References

  1. ^ Ahmed, Amin (4 February 2012). "Business express awakens PR: More trains to take private partners on board". DAWN.COM.
  2. ^ IRFCA: Pakistan Railway Train Names Author: Owais Mughal, Retrieved on 1 July 2013
  3. ^ "Margalla Express from Rawalpindi to Lahore to ply on daily basis from June 5". June 2016.
  4. ^ "Choo choo : Azadi train launched at Margalla station". 12 August 2014.
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