Rawal Express

Rawal Express
Overview
Service type Express train
Route
Start Lahore Junction
End Rawalpindi
Distance travelled 290 kilometres (180 mi)
Average journey time 4 hours, 15 minutes
Service frequency Daily
Train number(s) 105UP (Lahore→Rawalpindi)
106DN (Rawalpindi→Lahore)
On-board services
Class(es) AC Parlour
AC Lower
Economy
Catering facilities Available
Technical
Track gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Track owner(s) Pakistan Railways

Rawal Express (Urdu: راول ایکسپریس‬‎) is a passenger train operated daily by Pakistan Railways between Lahore and Rawalpindi.[1] The trip takes approximately 4 hours and 15 minutes to cover a published distance of 290 kilometres (180 mi), traveling along a stretch of the Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line.[2]

Route

Station stops

Equipment

The train offers AC Parlour, AC Lower and Economy class.

Incidents

On 23 November 2016, the locomotive and two carriages of the Rawal Express derailed upon approaching Rawalpindi. No passengers were seriously hurt.[4]

References

  1. ↑ IRFCA: Pakistan Railway Train Names Author: Owais Mughal. Retrieved on 7 April 2013
  2. ↑ https://tribune.com.pk/story/1393347/pakistan-railways-upgrades-pakistan-express-train/
  3. ↑ Pakistan Railways official website, Rawal Express Timings Archived 30 May 2015 at the Wayback Machine., Retrieved on 7 April 2013
  4. ↑ https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/167087-Engine-two-bogies-of-Rawal-Express-derail-near-Rawalpindi
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