Mianwali Express Explained

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Mianwali Express
Type:	Inter-city rail
First:	2019
Operator:	Pakistan Railways
Start:	Lahore Junction
Stops:	13
End:	Mari Indus
Distance:	453km (281miles)
Journeytime:	9 hours
Frequency:	Daily
Trainnumbers:	147UP (Lahore→Mari Indus) 148DN (Mari Indus→Lahore)
Class:	Economy Class AC Standard
Seating:	Available
Sleeping:	Available
Baggage:	Available
Owners:	Pakistan Railways

Mianwali Express is a passenger train operated daily by Pakistan Railways between Lahore and Mari Indus. The trip takes approximately 9 hours to complete its journey traveling along a stretch of the Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line, Shahdara Bagh–Sangla Hill Branch Line, Sangla Hill–Kundian Branch Line, Kotri–Attock Railway Line and Daud Khel–Lakki Marwat Branch Line.^[1]

History

Mianwali Express was inaugurated by the then Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan on 19 July 2019 at Minawali Railway Station.^[2] On 25 November 2021, the train was outsourced to SSR Group.^[3]

Route

• Lahore Junction–Shahdara Bagh Junction via Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line
• Shahdara Bagh Junction–Sangla Hill Junction via Shahdara Bagh–Sangla Hill Branch Line
• Sangla Hill Junction–Kundian Junction via Sangla Hill–Kundian Branch Line
• Kundian Junction–Daud Khel Junction via Kotri–Attock Railway Line
• Daud Khel Junction–Mari Indus via Daud Khel–Lakki Marwat Branch Line

Station stops

• Lahore Jn.
• Shahdara Bagh Jn.
• Qila Sheikhupura Jn.
• Sangla Hill Jn.
• Chiniot
• Shahinabad
• Sargodha Jn.
• Khushab
• Quaidabad
• Wanbhachran
• Kundian Jn.
• Mianwali
• Pai Khel
• Daud Khel Jn.
• Mari Indus

Equipment

Mianwali Express offers AC Standard and Economy Class seating.

See also

• Mianwali railway station

Notes and References

1. Web site: Mianwali Express Train Lahore to Mari Indus Timetable, Schedule, All Updates . UrduPoint.
2. News: 2019-07-19 . PM Imran Khan inaugurates Mianwali Express . en-US . .
3. https://www.radio.gov.pk/03-10-2021/pr-outsources-nine-trains-under-public-private-partnership