Mianwali Express
Overview
Service typeInter-city rail
First service2019
Current operator(s)Pakistan Railways
Route
TerminiLahore Junction
Mari Indus
Stops13
Average journey time9 hours
Service frequencyDaily
On-board services
Class(es)Economy
Seating arrangementsAvailable
Sleeping arrangementsAvailable
Baggage facilitiesAvailable
Technical
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Track owner(s)Pakistan Railways

Mianwali Express is a passenger train operated daily by Pakistan Railways between Lahore and Mari Indus. The trip takes approximately nine hours to complete its journey traveling along a stretch of the Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line, Shahdara Bagh–Sangla Hill Branch Line, Sangla Hill–Kundian Branch Line, Kotri–Attock Railway Line and Daud Khel–Lakki Marwat Branch Line.[1]

History

The train service on this route was closed in 1990s. Since then there was no train on this route. Mianwali Express was inaugurated by the then Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan on 19 July 2019 at Minawali Railway Station.[2] On 25 November 2021, the train was outsourced to SSR Group.[3]

Route

Station stops

Equipment

Mianwali Express offers AC Standard and Economy Class seating.

References

  1. "Mianwali Express Train Lahore to Mari Indus Timetable, Schedule, All Updates". UrduPoint.
  2. "PM Imran Khan inaugurates Mianwali Express". ARY News. 19 July 2019.
  3. https://www.radio.gov.pk/03-10-2021/pr-outsources-nine-trains-under-public-private-partnership

See also

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