Pak Business Express
File:Pak Business Express logo.jpg | |
Overview | |
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Service type | Express |
Current operator(s) | Four Brothers International Pvt. Limited (a privately held company by Pakistan Railways)[1] |
Website | www.pakbusinessexpress.com/ |
Route | |
Termini | Karachi Cantt Lahore Jn |
Stops | 2 (Rohri and Khanewal) |
Distance travelled | 1,214 kilometres (754 mi) |
Average journey time | 18 hours |
Service frequency | Daily |
On-board services | |
Class(es) | AC Business |
Seating arrangements | Available |
Sleeping arrangements | Available |
Catering facilities | Available |
Baggage facilities | Available |
Technical | |
Track gauge | broad gauge |
The Pak Business Express (Urdu: پاک بزنس اکسپريس ), (also called the Pakistan Business Express abbreviated as Business Express) is a daily express business-class train service between Karachi and Lahore in Pakistan. It was inaugurated by the Prime Minister of Pakistan Yousaf Raza Gillani on 4 January 2012. [2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] The total traveling time of the route is 18 hours with two temporary stops in Khanewal and Rohri, on a total travelling distance of 1,214 kilometres (754 mi). [10] It is the country's first private sector train and is a brainchild of the Federation of Pakistan Chamber of Commerce & Industry.[11]
The train has free wi-fi internet service for passengers, offered by the Pakistan Telecommunications Company Limited.[12]
Train route
Karachi to Lahore via Hyderabad, Rohri, Khanewal and Sahiwal and Bahawalpur
Train stops
References
- ^ Pak Business Express - Frequently asked questions
- ^ By AFP (23 February 2011). "Pakistan serves up first-class rail luxury – The Express Tribune". Tribune.com.pk. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
- ^ "PM launches Business Express". The Nation. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
- ^ Dawn.Com. "The new Pak Business Express train | Multimedia". Dawn.Com. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
- ^ AFP (5 hours ago) Today. "Pakistan serves up first-class rail luxury | Metropolitan". Dawn.Com. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Correspondent, Our (7 January 2012). "Comfort & style: First business train chugs its way out of Lahore – The Express Tribune". Tribune.com.pk. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
- ^ "Pakistan's luxury train completes maiden run". Khaleejtimes.com. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
- ^ "Pakistan's first Business Express train reaches Karachi". The News Tribe. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
- ^ PM inaugurates first Business Express (4 January 2012). "PM inaugurates first Business Express | Pakistan Today | Latest news, Breaking news, Pakistan News, World news, business, sport and multimedia". Pakistan Today. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
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has generic name (help) - ^ "Frequently Asked Questions". Pak Business Express. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
- ^ ‘Pak Business Express conspiracy of Pakistan Railways’. "'Pak Business Express conspiracy of Pakistan Railways' | Pakistan Today | Latest news, Breaking news, Pakistan News, World news, business, sport and multimedia". Pakistan Today. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
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has generic name (help) - ^ "Business Express to offer Wi-Fi service from tomorrow". Daily Times. 4 March 2012. Retrieved 29 April 2012.