Millat Express

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Millat Express
Overview
Service typeInter-city rail
First service9 November 2004
Current operator(s)Pakistan Railways
Route
StartKarachi Cantonment
Stops24
End
Distance travelled1,326 kilometres (824 mi)
Average journey time21 hours, 30 minutes
Service frequencyDaily
Train number(s)17UP (Karachi→Malakwal)
18DN (Malakwal→Karachi)
On-board services
Class(es)AC Business
Economy
Disabled access12_06-2019
Sleeping arrangementsAvailable
Auto-rack arrangementsBirth
Catering facilitiesAvailable
Technical
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Track owner(s)Pakistan Railways
Millat Express Route Map

Millat Express (Urdu: ملت ایکسپریس‎) is a passenger train operated daily by Pakistan Railways between Karachi and Lalamusa in Malakwal.[1] The trip takes approximately 21 hours, 30 minutes to cover a published distance of 1,326 kilometres (824 mi), traveling along a stretch of the Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line, Khanewal–Wazirabad Branch Line and Shorkot–Lalamusa Branch Line.[2]

History[]

Initially the Millat Express was operated between Karachi and Faisalabad. Later it was extended to Sargodha and onward to Malakwal.

In June 2021, this train was involved in the 2021 Ghotki rail crash.

Route[]

Station stops[]

Millat Express train timings as of 10 June 2021
Station Name Train Code
17UP[3] 18DN[4]
Arrival Departure Arrival Departure
Karachi Cantonment 17:00 10:25
Drigh Road 17:15 17:17 9:58 10:00
Landhi - - 9:33 9:35
Hyderabad Junction 19:20 19:28 7:45 7:50
Shahdadpur 20:28 20:30 6:37 6:39
Nawabshah 21:00 21:02 5:44 5:46
Mahrabpur Junction 22:35 22:37 3:50 3:52
Rohri Junction 0:10 0:35 2:30 2:55
Sadikabad 2:28 2:30 0:08 0:10
Rahim Yar Khan 2:49 2:51 23:46 23:48
Khanpur 3:43 3:45 23:12 23:14
Bahawalpur 5:39 5:41 21:11 21:15
Lodhran Junction 6:04 6:06 20:49 20:51
Multan Cantt 7:10 7:30 19:20 19:40
Khanewal Junction 8:15 8:20 18:30 18:35
Abdul Hakim 8:47 8:49 17:51 17:53
Shorkot Cantonment Junction 9:28 9:33 17:25 17:27
Toba Tek Singh 10:00 10:02 16:43 16:45
Gojra 10:24 10:26 16:19 16:21
Faisalabad 11:15 11:45 15:10 15:40
Chak Jhumra Junction 12:05 12:06 14:34 14:35
Chiniot 12:36 12:38 14:00 14:02
Chanab Nagar 12:48 12:50 13:47 13:49
Shahinabad Junction 13:43 13:44 13:10 13:11
Sargodha Junction 14:20 14:35 12:30 12:45
Bhalwal 15:03 15:05 11:50 11:52
Phularwan 15:20 15:22 11:28 11:30
Malakwal Junction 16:10 16:20 10:40 10:50
Mandi Baha Ud Din 16:48 16:50 10:06 10:08
Chilianwala 17:02 17:03 9:51 9:53
Dinga 17:19 17:21 9:39 9:41
Lala Musa 17:50 9:15

Equipment[]

The train offers both AC Business and economy accommodations.[citation needed]

Train crash[]

Main article: 2021 Ghotki rail crash

In June 2021, the Millat Express was involved in an accident causing at least 65 deaths. The Millat Express derailed initially without involvation of another train, but a few minutes later a further passenger train crashed into the wreckages.[5][6]

References[]

  1. ^ IRFCA: Pakistan Railway Train Names Author: Owais Mughal, Retrieved on 1 July 2013
  2. ^ KARACHI: Millat train service for Faisalabad inaugurated, Published in Dawn News on 11 November 2004. Retrieved on 21 October 2012
  3. ^ "Millat Express Train - 17UP Timing Schedule & Stations". Urdupoint.com.
  4. ^ "Millat Express Train - 18DN Timing Schedule & Stations". Urdupoint.com.
  5. ^ https://au.yahoo.com/news/least-30-people-dead-after-two-express-trains-crash-pakistan-045923628.html
  6. ^ https://wcti12.com/news/nation-world/official-death-toll-rises-to-63-in-pakistan-train-collision
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