Akbar Express Explained

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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.

History

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]

Route

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.

Equipment

Akbar Express consists of ten coaches and four rakes with AC Standard, First Class Sleeper and Economy Class accommodations.[3] [4]

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See also

Notes and References

  1. https://archive.today/20130703080255/http://pakobserver.net/detailnews.asp?id=204827 Quetta Express resumes operation
  2. News: Azad . Abdul Rasheed . No decision yet to restore operations of Akbar Bugti Express: PR CEO . 11 August 2024 . . 1 March 2024 . en.
  3. Web site: Pakistan Railways Trains. pakistanrail.tripod.com. 23 July 2013.
  4. Web site: Akbar Express Time Table. www.pakinformation.com/. 14 April 2021.