Akbar Express
| Overview | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Service type | Inter-city rail | ||||
| Status | Restoration Soon | ||||
| Locale | Quetta | ||||
| Predecessor | Quetta Express | ||||
| First service | August 5, 1974 | ||||
| Successor | Pakistan Railways | ||||
| Current operator(s) | Pakistan Railways | ||||
| Former operator(s) | Pakistan Railways | ||||
| Route | |||||
| Start | Quetta | ||||
| Stops | 30 | ||||
| End | Lahore | ||||
| Distance travelled | 1,225 kilometres (761 mi) | ||||
| Average journey time | 24 hours 20 Minutes | ||||
| Service frequency | First Inauguration After Covid 19 Temporary Suspend will take Place In Quetta IN 1 OR 2 Months (NOT CONFIRMED FROM PAKISTAN RAILWAY OFFICIALS) | ||||
| Train number(s) | 23UP (Quetta→Lahore) 24DN (Lahore→Quetta) | ||||
| On-board services | |||||
| Class(es) | First Class Sleeper Economy AC Standard | ||||
| Seating arrangements | Available | ||||
| Sleeping arrangements | Available | ||||
| Catering facilities | Available | ||||
| Technical | |||||
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||
| Operating speed | 120 km/h | ||||
| Track owner(s) | Pakistan Railways | ||||
| Timetable number(s) | 23 UP 24DN | ||||
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The Akbar Express (Urdu: اکبر ایکسپریس, Balochi: اکبر ایکسپریس) is a passenger train operated daily by Pakistan Railways between Quetta and Lahore. The trip takes approximately 23 hours and 30 minutes to cover a published distance of 1,225 kilometres (761 mi), traveling along the Rohri–Chaman Railway Line, Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line, Khanewal–Wazirabad Branch Line and the Shahdara Bagh–Sangla Hill Branch Line.
History[]
The Akbar Express was previously known as the Quetta Express. In August 2013, it was renamed to Akbar Express in honour of Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti, a Baloch nationalist leader and former head of the Jamhoori Wattan Party. Pakistan Railways suspended the train in 2010 due to lack of locomotives but was resumed on 25 April 2013.[1]
Route[]
Originally, the Quetta Express ran between Quetta and Peshawar via Rohri, Multan, Lahore and Rawalpindi. Since being renamed to Akbar Express, the route has been shortened to Lahore via Faisalabad.
- Quetta–Rohri Junction via the Rohri–Chaman Railway Line
- Rohri Junction–Khanewal Junction via the Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line
- Khanewal Junction–Sangla Hill Junction via the Khanewal–Wazirabad Branch Line
- Sangla Hill Junction–Shahdara Bagh Junction via the Shahdara Bagh–Sangla Hill Branch Line
- Shahdara Bagh Junction–Lahore Junction via the Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line
Station stops[]
- Quetta
- Kolpur
- Mach
- Aab-e-Gum
- Sibi
- Bakhtiarabad Domki
- Dera Murad Jamali
- Dera Allah Yar
- Jacobabad Junction
- Shikarpur
- Sukkur
- Rohri Junction
- Pano Akil
- Ghotki
- Mirpur Mathelo
- Sadiqabad
- Rahim Yar Khan
- Khanpur Junction
- Liaquatpur
- Dera Nawab Sahib
- Bahawalpur
- Jahanian
- Khanewal Junction
- Shorkot Cantonment Junction
- Toba Tek Singh
- Gojra
- Faisalabad
- Sangla Hill Junction
- Sheikhupura
- Lahore Junction[2]
Equipment[]
Akbar Express consists of ten coaches and four rakes with AC Standard, First Class Sleeper and Economy Class accommodations.[2] [3]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power Van | AC Standard | Economy | Economy | Economy | First Class Sleeper | Economy | Economy | Economy | Brake Van |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Quetta Express resumes operation, Publisher: Pakistan Observer, Published on 25 April 2013, Retrieved on 26 April 2013
- ^ a b "Pakistan Railways Trains". pakistanrail.tripod.com. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
- ^ "Akbar Express Time Table". www.pakinformation.com/. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
- Named passenger trains of Pakistan
- Passenger trains in Pakistan
- Quetta
- Rail transport in Balochistan, Pakistan