Bolan Mail

Route map
	Bolan Mail route map

*Bolan Mail*
Overview
Service type	Inter-city rail
First service	1947
Current operator(s)	Pakistan Railways
Route
Termini	Karachi City; Quetta
Stops	22
Distance travelled	916 kilometres (569 mi)
Average journey time	19 hours 05 minutes - 20 hours 25 minutes(average)
Service frequency	After Almost 19 Months Since Covid-19 Temporary Suspensions Starting it's First Journey On 1-December-2021 From Quetta To Karachi ( Karachi To Quetta )
Train number(s)	3UP (Karachi→Quetta)(Bolan Mail); 4DN (Quetta→Karachi)(Bolan Mail); 303UP Baluchistan Express; 304DN Baluchistan Express Baluchistan express After Almost 8years Temporary Suspensions Starting First Journey On 15-December-2021 From Quetta To Karachi ( Karachi To Quetta ) via KOTri, TanDo adaM , MeHrabpuR,ROHri, JaCoabaD and Sibi to QueTttrainnumber = 23UP (Quetta→Lahore) (Akbar bugti Express); 24DN (Quetta→Lahore) Baluchistan express After Almost 19months Temporary Suspensions Starting First Journey On 31-December-2021 From Quetta To Lahore
On-board services
Class(es)	AC Standard; Economy
Sleeping arrangements	Available
Catering facilities	Not Available
Technical
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	Mainline 3 Speed 45 kilometres per hour (28 mph) - Mainline 2 Speed 48 kilometres per hour (30 mph) - Mainline 1 Speed 120 kilometres per hour (75 mph)
Track owner(s)	Pakistan Railways
Route map
Route map
	Bolan Mail route map

Bolan Mail (Urdu: بولان میل) is a passenger train operated daily by Pakistan Railways between Karachi and Quetta.^[1] The trip takes approximately 20 hours 25 minutes to cover a published distance of 916 kilometres (569 mi), running at 45 kilometres per hour (28 mph) & traveling along a stretch of the Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line, Kotri–Attock Railway Line and Rohri–Chaman Railway Line. The train is named after the famous Bolan Pass, a strategically located pass connecting to Central Asia. This Train shares it rake with Baluchistan Express303UP/304DN Baluchistan Express. Baluchistan Express covers the distance in 19 hrs 05 mins, running at 48 kilometres per hour (30 mph) but in different route via Karachi City–Rohri Junction. Both Bolan Mail & Baluchistan Express undergoes reversal at Sibi(Sibi Junction).