Box Width: | auto |
Fareed Express | |
Type: | Inter-city rail |
First: | 2002 |
Operator: | S. Jamil & Co. |
Stops: | 46 |
Distance: | 1250km (780miles) |
Journeytime: | 26 hours, 45 minutes |
Frequency: | Daily |
Trainnumber: | 37UP (Karachi→Lahore) 38DN (Lahore→Karachi) |
Class: | Economy Class AC Standard AC Business |
Sleeping: | Available |
Catering: | Available |
Owners: | Pakistan Railways |
Fareed Express (Urdu: {{Nastaliq|فرید ایکسپریس) is a passenger train operated daily by Pakistan Railways between Karachi and Lahore.[1] [2] The trip takes approximately 26 hours and 45 minutes to cover a published distance of 1250km (780miles), traveling along a stretch of the Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line and Lodhran–Raiwind Branch Line. The train named after Baba Fareed Shakar Ganj, a famous Sufi saint and Punjabi poet who lived in Pakpattan between 1173–1266.[3] [4]
On 21 August 2016, the Fareed Express train was privatized and outsourced to Syed Jamil & Company which joined hands with Pakistan Railway to operate the train in a private-public venture. The trains have been be equipped with internet service, AC services and catering.[5] [6]
The train has Economy Class,AC Standard and AC Business accommodations.