Akbar Express

train service in Pakistan

The Akbar Express (Urdu: اکبر ایکسپریس, Balochi: اکبر ایکسپریس) is a passenger train operated daily by Pakistan Railways between Quetta and Lahore. The trip takes approximately 23 hours and 30 minutes to cover a published distance of 1,225 kilometres (761 mi), traveling along the Rohri–Chaman Railway Line, Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line, Khanewal–Wazirabad Branch Line and the Shahdara Bagh–Sangla Hill Branch Line. Akbar express is the only train which connects Faisalabad with Quetta.

OVERVIEW

Service type	Inter-city rail +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Status	Operating +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Locale	Quetta +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Predecessor	Quetta Express +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
First service	August 5, 1974 +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Successor	Pakistan railways +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Current operator	Pakistan Railways +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Former operator	Pakistan railways +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

ROUTE

Start	Quetta +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Stops	30 +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
End	Lahore +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Distance travelled	1,225 kilometres (761 mi) +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Average journey time	24 hours 20 Minutes +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Service frequency	Daily +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Train number	23UP (Quetta→Lahore) 24DN (Lahore→Quetta) +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

ON-BOARD SERVICES

Class	First Class Sleeper Economy AC Standard +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Seating arrangements	Available +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Sleeping arrangements	Available +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Catering facilities	Available +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

TECHNICAL

Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Operating speed	120 KM/PH +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Track owner	Pakistan Railways +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
Timetable number	23 UP 24DN +info/source this text will appear in brackets e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...

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