Islamabad Express ( ur, ) is a

passenger train A passenger train is a train used to transport people along a railroad line. These trains may consist of unpowered passenger railroad cars (also known as coaches or carriages) hauled by one or more locomotives, or may be self-propelled; self pr ...

operated daily by Pakistan Railways between Lahore and Islamabad. The trip takes approximately 4 hours, 15 minutes to cover a published distance of , traveling along a stretch of the Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line. The train named after the capital city of Pakistan, Islamabad.

History

The train began service on 8 September 2004 with Chinese rakes.IRFCA: Pakistan Railway Train Names
Author: Owais Mughal. Retrieved on 7 August 2013

Route

* Lahore Junction– Golra Sharif Junction via '' Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line'' * Golra Sharif Junction– Islamabad via ''Islamabad Rail Link''

Halts

* Lahore Junction * Chaklala * Rawalpindi * Islamabad

Equipment

The train has AC Parlour, AC Lower and economy accommodations.

References

{{Named passenger trains of Pakistan Named passenger trains of Pakistan Passenger trains in Pakistan