Mehr Express

Summary

Mehr Express (Urdu: مہر ایکسپریس) is a passenger train operated daily by Pakistan Railways between Multan and Rawalpindi.[1] The trip takes approximately 14 hours, 30 minutes to cover a published distance of 559 kilometres (347 mi), traveling along a stretch of the Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line, Sher Shah–Kot Addu Branch Line and Kotri–Attock Railway Line.[2]

Mehr Express
Overview
Service typeInter-city rail
First service2004
Current operator(s)S.Jamil & Company
Route
TerminiMultan Cantonment
Rawalpindi
Stops36
Distance travelled559 kilometres (347 mi)
Average journey time14 hours, 30 minutes
Service frequencyDaily
Train number(s)127UP (Multan→Rawalpindi)
128DN (Rawalpindi→Multan)
On-board services
Class(es)Business Class
Economy
Sleeping arrangementsAvailable
Catering facilitiesAvailable
Technical
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Track owner(s)Pakistan Railways

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Equipment edit

The train offers both AC Standard and economy accommodations.

Incidents edit

  • Three people were killed when the Rawalpindi bound Mehr Express hit a vehicle at a level crossing in Hatar Phatak near Fateh Jang 15 September 2016.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ IRFCA: Pakistan Railway Train Names Author: Owais Mughal, Retrieved on 1 July 2013
  2. ^ www.railpk.com
  3. ^ "Three killed in another passenger train accident | SAMAA".