Bolan Mail
Overview | |||||
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Service type | Inter-city rail | ||||
First service | 1947 | ||||
Current operator(s) | Pakistan Railways | ||||
Route | |||||
Start | Karachi City | ||||
Stops | 22 | ||||
End | Quetta | ||||
Distance travelled | 916 kilometres (569 mi) | ||||
Average journey time | 19 hours 05 minutes - 20 hours 25 minutes(average) | ||||
Service frequency | Operational | ||||
Train number(s) | 3UP (Karachi→Quetta)(Bolan Mail) 4DN (Quetta→Karachi)(Bolan Mail) 303UP 304DN | ||||
On-board services | |||||
Class(es) | AC Standard Economy | ||||
Disabled access | Nil | ||||
Seating arrangements | Available | ||||
Sleeping arrangements | Available | ||||
Auto-rack arrangements | Nil | ||||
Catering facilities | Not Available | ||||
Observation facilities | Nil | ||||
Entertainment facilities | Nil | ||||
Baggage facilities | Nill | ||||
Other facilities | Nill | ||||
Technical | |||||
Rolling stock | Nill | ||||
Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||
Operating speed | Mainline 3 Speed 45 kilometres per hour (28 mph) - Mainline 2 Speed 48 kilometres per hour (30 mph) - Mainline 1 Speed 120 kilometres per hour (75 mph) | ||||
Track owner(s) | Pakistan Railways | ||||
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Bolan Mail (Urdu: بولان میل) is a passenger train operated daily by Pakistan Railways between Karachi and Quetta.[1] The trip takes approximately 20 hours 25 minutes to cover a published distance of 916 kilometres (569 mi), running at 45 kilometres per hour (28 mph) & traveling along a stretch of the Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line, Kotri–Attock Railway Line and Rohri–Chaman Railway Line. The train is named after the famous Bolan Pass, a strategically located pass connecting to Central Asia. This Train shares it rake with Baluchistan Express303UP/304DN . covers the distance in 19 hrs 05 mins, running at 48 kilometres per hour (30 mph) but in different route via Karachi City–Rohri Junction. Both Bolan Mail & undergoes reversal at Sibi(Sibi Junction).
Route[]
- Karachi City–Kotri Junction via Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line
- Kotri Junction–Shikarpur via Kotri–Attock Railway Line
- Shikarpur–Quetta via Rohri–Chaman Railway Line
Station stops[]
- Karachi City
- Karachi Cantonment
- Drigh Road
- Landhi Junction
- Jungshahi
- Braudabad
- Kotri Junction
- Sindh University
- Sehwan Sharif
- Dadu
- Radhan
- Larkana Junction
- Shikarpur
- Jacobabad Junction
- Dera Allah Yar
- Dera Murad Jamali
- Bakhtiarabad Domki
- Sibi
- Aab-e-Gum
- Mach
- Kolpur
- Quetta [2]
Equipments[]
Both Bolan Mail & Baluchistan Express offers AC Standard and economy class seating.[3]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
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Power Van | AC Standard | Economy | Economy | Economy | Economy | Economy | Economy | Economy | Economy | Brake Van |
References[]
- ^ IRFCA: Pakistan Railway Train Names Author: Owais Mughal, Retrieved on 1 July 2013
- ^ Pakistan Railways official website, Bolan Mail Timings, Retrieved on 9 August 2012
- ^ "Bolan Mail Train Timings Karachi Quetta 2021".
External links[]
- Named passenger trains of Pakistan
- Passenger trains in Pakistan
- Rail transport in Balochistan, Pakistan
- Transport in Sindh
- Pakistan transport stubs