Fareed Express Explained

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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]

History

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]

Route

Equipment

The train has Economy Class,AC Standard and AC Business accommodations.

Incidents

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pakistan Railways: Management of three more trains to be privatised. 4 November 2011. The Express Tribune.
  2. http://www.irfca.org/docs/pak-train-names.html IRFCA: Pakistan Railway Train Names
  3. Web site: IRFCA: Pakistan Railway Train Names. Owais Mughal. 6 April 2013.
  4. http://www.irfca.org/docs/pak-train-names.html IRFCA: Pakistan Railway Train Names
  5. Web site: Pakistan Railways outsources Fareed Express. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160822182601/http://www.brecorder.com/pakistan/industries-a-sectors/314890-pakistan-railways-outsources-fareed-express.html. 2016-08-22.
  6. Web site: Hazara, Fareed Express: A public bliss . 24 August 2016 .