| Box Width: | manual |
| Akbar Express | |
| Type: | Inter-city rail |
| Status: | Suspended |
| Locale: | Quetta |
| Predecessor: | Quetta Express |
| First: | 5 August 1974 |
| Last: | 23 March 2020 |
| Successor: | Pakistan Railways |
| Operator: | Pakistan Railways |
| Formeroperator: | Pakistan Railways |
| Start: | Quetta |
| Stops: | 30 |
| End: | Lahore |
| Distance: | 1225km (761miles) |
| Journeytime: | 24 hours 20 Minutes |
| Trainnumber: | 23UP (Quetta→Lahore) 24DN (Lahore→Quetta) |
| Class: | First Class Sleeper Economy AC Standard |
| Seating: | Available |
| Sleeping: | Available |
| Catering: | Available |
| Baggage: | Available |
| Speed: | 120 km/h |
| Owners: | Pakistan Railways |
| Routenumber: | 23 UP 24DN |
The Akbar Express (Urdu: {{Nastaliq|اکبر ایکسپریس, Baluchi: '''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 1225km (761miles), 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.
The Akbar Express was previously known as the Quetta Express. In August 2013, it was renamed to Akbar Express in honour of Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti, a Baloch nationalist leader and former head of the Jamhoori Wattan Party. Pakistan Railways suspended the train in 2010 due to lack of locomotives but was resumed on 25 April 2013.[1] and it was again suspended in March 2020 due to Covid 19.[2]
Originally, the Quetta Express ran between Quetta and Peshawar via Rohri, Multan, Lahore and Rawalpindi. Since being renamed to Akbar Express, the route has been shortened to Lahore via Faisalabad.
Akbar Express consists of ten coaches and four rakes with AC Standard, First Class Sleeper and Economy Class accommodations.[3] [4]
| Power Van | AC Standard | Economy | Economy | Economy | First Class Sleeper | Economy | Economy | Economy | Brake Van |