Allama Iqbal Express
| Overview | |||||
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| Service type | Inter-city rail, Mail express | ||||
| Predecessor | Shaheen Express | ||||
| First service | 1940 | ||||
| Current operator(s) | Pakistan Railways | ||||
| Route | |||||
| Termini | Karachi Cantonment Sialkot Junction | ||||
| Stops | 34 | ||||
| Distance travelled | 1,362 kilometres (846 mi) | ||||
| Average journey time | 25 hours | ||||
| Service frequency | Daily | ||||
| Train number(s) | 9UP (Karachi→Sialkot) 10DN (Sialkot→Karachi) | ||||
| On-board services | |||||
| Class(es) | Economy Class | ||||
| Sleeping arrangements | Not Available | ||||
| Catering facilities | Not available | ||||
| Technical | |||||
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||
| Track owner(s) | Pakistan Railways | ||||
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The Allama Iqbal Express (Urdu: علامہ اقبال ایکسپریس) is a passenger train operated daily by Pakistan Railways between Karachi and Sialkot, two important industrial hubs of Pakistan. The trip takes approximately 25 hours and 30 minutes to cover a published distance of 1,362 kilometres (846 mi), traveling along the Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line, Shahdara Bagh–Chak Amru Branch Line and Wazirabad–Narowal Branch Line.
History
The Allama Iqbal Express is one of the oldest express trains of Pakistan, beginning in 1940 as the Shaheen Express from Karachi to Sialkot via Faisalabad. In 1985, Shaheen Express was renamed to Allama Iqbal Express, in honor of Pakistan's famous poet Dr. Muhammad Iqbal.[1]
Route
In 1998, the Allama Iqbal Express was redirected via Wazirabad Junction to Sialkot Junction. In 2004, it was again redirected to the current route via Narowal Junction.
- Karachi Cantonment–Shahdara Bagh Junction via Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line
- Shahdara Bagh Junction–Narowal Junction via Shahdara Bagh–Chak Amru Branch Line
- Narowal Junction–Sialkot Junction via Wazirabad–Narowal Branch Line
Station stops
- Karachi Cantonment
- Drigh Road
- Landhi
- Kotri Junction
- Hyderabad Junction
- Tando Adam Junction
- Nawabshah
- Mahrabpur Junction
- Gambat
- Rohri Junction
- Ghotki
- Sadiqabad
- Rahim Yar Khan
- Khanpur Junction
- Bahawalpur
- Lodhran Junction
- Dunyapur
- Jahanian
- Khanewal Junction
- Mian Channun
- Chichawatni
- Sahiwal
- Okara
- Pattoki
- Kot Radha Kishn
- Raiwind Junction
- Kot Lakhpat
- Lahore Junction
- Shahdara Bagh Junction
- Narang
- Baddomalhi
- Narowal Junction
- Qila Sobha Singh
- Pasrur
- Chawinda
- Sialkot Junction
Equipment
Allama Iqbal Express consists of 16 coaches (all economy class accommodation), one power van and one luggage van.[2]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
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| Power Van | Economy | Economy | Economy | Economy | Economy | Economy | Economy | Economy | Economy | Economy | Economy | Economy | Economy | Economy | Economy | Economy | Luggage Van |
See also
References
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- Ministry of Railways
- Federal Government Inspector of Railways
- Pakistan Railways Board
- Pakistan Railways Operating Unit
- PR Infrastructure Department
- PR Mechanical Department
- PR Traffic Department
- Pakistan Railways Manufacturing Unit
- Pakistan Railways Welfare & Special Initiative Unit
- Peshawar PR Division
- Rawalpindi PR Division
- Lahore PR Division
- Multan PR Division
- Sukkur PR Division
- Karachi PR Division
- Quetta PR Division
units
- Carriage Factory Islamabad
- Concrete Sleeper Factories
- Moghalpura Railway Workshops
- Pakistan Locomotive Factory
- Pakistan Railways Academy
- Pakistan Railways Advisory & Consultancy Services
- Pakistan Railways Estate Development & Marketing Company
- Railway Constructions Pakistan
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