Lasani Express
Overview
Service typeInter-city rail
Current operator(s)Pakistan Railways
Route
TerminiLahore Junction
Sialkot Junction
Stops13
Distance travelled106 kilometres (66 mi)
Average journey time3 hours, 15 minutes
Service frequencyDaily
Train number(s)125UP (Lahore→Sialkot)
126DN (Sialkot→Lahore)
On-board services
Class(es)Economy
Sleeping arrangementsAvailable
Catering facilitiesAvailable
Technical
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Track owner(s)Pakistan Railways

Lasani Express (Urdu: لاثانی ایکسپریس) is a passenger train named after Sufi saint Peer Syed Jama'at Ali Shah-e-Lasani of Ali Pur Sayyedan Sharif Narrowal, operated daily by Pakistan Railways between Lahore and Sialkot.[1] The trip takes approximately 3 hours and 15 minutes to cover a published distance of 106 kilometres (66 mi), traveling along a stretch of the Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line, Shahdara Bagh–Chak Amru Branch Line and Wazirabad–Narowal Branch Line.[2][3][4]

Route

Station stops

Equipment

The train offers economy accommodations.

Incidents

On 14 June 2016, the engine of the Lahore bound Lasani Express (126 Down) broke down near Baddomalhi railway station near Pasrur. Passengers and crew had to wait up to 8 hours before an alternate engine was provided.[5]

References

  1. IRFCA: Pakistan Railway Train Names, Retrieved on 1 July 2013
  2. "IRFCA: Pakistan Railway Train Names". Owais Mughal. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
  3. "5pc surcharge on advance Railways booking". Nation.com.pk. 8 November 2015. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  4. "10 trains' protracted closure irks commuters". Nation.com.pk. 22 August 2014. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  5. "Passenger suffer as engine of Lasani Express fails near Pasrur | Pakistan Today". Archived from the original on 8 March 2017. Retrieved 7 March 2017.


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