Fareed Express

Fareed Express
Overview
Service type Express
Current operator(s) Pakistan Railways
Website www.pakrail.com/
Route
Start Karachi City
Stops 44
End Lahore Jn
Distance travelled 1,214 kilometres (754 mi)
Service frequency Daily
Train number(s) 37 UP (Karachi -> Lahore), 38 DN (Lahore -> Karachi)
On-board services
Class(es) Economy
Seating arrangements Available
Sleeping arrangements Available
Catering facilities Unavailable
Baggage facilities Available
Technical
Track gauge Broad Gauge

Fareed Express (Urdu: فرید ایکسپریس ) is a daily express train service between Karachi and Lahore in Pakistan. The train named after Baba Fareed Shakar Ganj, was a saint and famous poet of the Punjabi language. [1]

Fareed Express has Economy class accommodation and it covers the 1,248 kilometres (775 mi) distance from Karachi to Lahore in 26 hours and 45 minutes.

Route

On 15 April 2002 Fareed Express train was inaugurated to cover following route. Karachi to Lahore via Hyderabad, Rohri, Lodhran, Pakpattan and Raiwind

Train stops

References

  1. IRFCA: Pakistan Railway Train Names Author: Owais Mughal. Retrieved on 27 May 2013
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