| Box Width: | auto |
| Millat Express | |
| Type: | Inter-city rail |
| First: | 9 November 2004 |
| Operator: | Pakistan Railways |
| Stops: | 24 |
| End: | Lalamusa Junction |
| Distance: | 1326km (824miles) |
| Journeytime: | 21 hours, 30 minutes |
| Frequency: | Daily |
| Trainnumber: | 17UP (Karachi→Lalamusa) 18DN (Lalamusa→Karachi) |
| Class: | AC Business Economy |
| Access: | 12_06-2019 |
| Sleeping: | Available |
| Autorack: | Birth |
| Catering: | Available |
| Owners: | Pakistan Railways |
Millat Express (Urdu: {{Nastaliq|ملت ایکسپریس) is a passenger train operated daily by Pakistan Railways between Karachi and Lalamusa.[1] The trip takes approximately 21 hours, 30 minutes to cover a published distance of 1326km (824miles), traveling along a stretch of the Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line, Khanewal–Wazirabad Branch Line and Shorkot–Lalamusa Branch Line.[2]
Initially the Millat Express was operated between Karachi and Faisalabad. Later it was extended to Sargodha and onward to Malakwal.[3]
In June 2021, this train was involved in the 2021 Ghotki rail crash.
| Train Code | |||||
| 17UP[4] | 18DN[5] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arrival | Departure | Arrival | Departure | ||
| 17:00 | 10:25 | ||||
| Drigh Road | 17:15 | 17:17 | 9:58 | 10:00 | |
| 19:20 | 19:28 | 7:45 | 7:50 | ||
| 20:28 | 20:30 | 6:37 | 6:39 | ||
| 21:00 | 21:02 | 5:44 | 5:46 | ||
| 21:54 | 21:56 | 3:54 | 3:56 | ||
| 22:35 | 22:37 | 3:30 | 3:32 | ||
| 0:10 | 0:35 | 2:30 | 2:55 | ||
| 2:28 | 2:30 | 0:08 | 0:10 | ||
| 2:49 | 2:51 | 23:46 | 23:48 | ||
| Khanpur | 3:43 | 3:45 | 23:12 | 23:14 | |
| 5:39 | 5:41 | 21:11 | 21:15 | ||
| 6:04 | 6:06 | 20:49 | 20:51 | ||
| Dunyapur | 06:10 | 06:12 | 19:20 | 19:40 | |
| Jahanian | 06:34 | 06:36 | 19:20 | 19:40 | |
| 8:15 | 8:20 | 18:30 | 18:35 | ||
| 8:47 | 8:49 | 17:51 | 17:53 | ||
| 9:28 | 9:33 | 17:25 | 17:27 | ||
| 10:00 | 10:02 | 16:43 | 16:45 | ||
| 10:24 | 10:26 | 16:19 | 16:21 | ||
| 11:15 | 11:45 | 15:10 | 15:40 | ||
| 12:05 | 12:06 | 14:34 | 14:35 | ||
| 12:36 | 12:38 | 14:00 | 14:02 | ||
| Chanab Nagar | 12:48 | 12:50 | 13:47 | 13:49 | |
| 13:43 | 13:44 | 13:10 | 13:11 | ||
| 14:20 | 14:35 | 12:30 | 12:45 | ||
| 15:03 | 15:05 | 11:50 | 11:52 | ||
| Phularwan | 15:20 | 15:22 | 11:28 | 11:30 | |
| 16:10 | 16:20 | 10:40 | 10:50 | ||
| Mandi Baha Ud Din | 16:48 | 16:50 | 10:06 | 10:08 | |
| Chilianwala | 17:02 | 17:03 | 9:51 | 9:53 | |
| Dinga | 17:19 | 17:21 | 9:39 | 9:41 | |
| Lalamusa Junction | 17:50 | 9:15 | |||
The train offers both AC Business and economy accommodations.
See main article: 2021 Ghotki rail crash. In June 2021, the Millat Express was involved in an accident causing at least 65 deaths. The Millat Express derailed initially without involvation of another train, but a few minutes later a further passenger train crashed into the wreckages.[6] [7]