Bolan Mail
| Overview | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Service type | Mail / Express | ||||
| Current operator(s) | Pakistan Railways | ||||
| Website | www.pakrail.com/ | ||||
| Route | |||||
| Start | Karachi | ||||
| Stops | 22 | ||||
| End | Quetta | ||||
| Distance travelled | 857 kilometres (533 mi) | ||||
| Service frequency | Daily | ||||
| Train number(s) | 3UP (Karachi -> Quetta), 4DN (Quetta -> Karachi) | ||||
| On-board services | |||||
| Class(es) | AC Class, Sleeper Class, Economy Class | ||||
| Seating arrangements | Available | ||||
| Sleeping arrangements | Available | ||||
| Catering facilities | Unavailable | ||||
| Baggage facilities | Available | ||||
| Technical | |||||
| Track gauge | Broad Gauge | ||||
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The Bolan Mail (Urdu: بولان میل ) is a daily express train between Karachi and Quetta in Pakistan. The train is named after the famous Bolan Pass located in the province of Balochistan in Pakistan. It is Pakistan's most historic train which connects Karachi with Quetta via Larkana. Bolan Pass is strategically located and historically many invaders and traders from Western and Central Asia used it as a gateway to India. [1]
Train details
Route
Bolan Mail runs Karachi to Quetta via Kotri, Dadu, Larkana, Jacobabad and Sibi. Its running route of 900 kilometres (560 mi) but takes 20 hours to complete its journey due to bad tracks. [1]
Train stops
- Karachi City
- Karachi Cantt
- Landhi
- Jhimpir
- Kotri Jn
- Sind University
- Sehwan Sharif
- Bhan Sayadabad
- Dadu
- Rahmani Nangar
- Radhan
- Badah
- Larkana
- Shah Nawaz Bhutto
- Shikarpur
- Jacobabad Jn
- Dera Allah Yar
- Dera Murad Jamali
- Bukhtiarabad Domki
- Sibi Jn
- Aab-e-gum
- Mach
- Kolpur
- Quetta [2]
References
- 1 2 Owais Mughal. "IRFCA: Pakistan Railway Train Names". IRFCA. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
- ↑ Pakistan Railways official website, Bolan Mail Timings, Retrieved on 9 August 2012
External links
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