Fareed Express ( ur, ) is a

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operated daily by

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between

Karachi Karachi (; ur, ; ; ) is the most populous city in Pakistan and 12th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 20 million. It is situated at the southern tip of the country along the Arabian Sea coast. It is the former cap ...

and

Lahore Lahore ( ; pnb, ; ur, ) is the second most populous city in Pakistan after Karachi and 26th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 13 million. It is the capital of the province of Punjab where it is the largest city. ...

. The trip takes approximately 26 hours and 45 minutes to cover a published distance of , traveling along a stretch of the Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line and

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. The train named after Baba Fareed Shakar Ganj, a famous

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saint and Punjabi poet who lived in

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between 1173–1266.

History

On 21 August 2016, the Fareed Express train was privatized and outsourced to ''Syed Jamil & Company'' which joined hands with Pakistan Railway to operate the train in a private-public venture. The trains have been be equipped with internet service, AC services and catering.

Route

* Karachi City– Lodhran Junction via '' Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line'' * Lodhran Junction– Raiwind Junction via ''

'' * Raiwind Junction– Lahore Junction via '' Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line''

Station stops

Equipment

The train has AC Standard and Economy class accommodations.

Incidents

Karachi rail crash The Karachi rail crash (also referred to as the Landhi rail disaster) was a train accident between the Fareed Express and the Bahauddin Zakaria Express that occurred on 3 November 2016 at 7:18 PST at Landhi station, in Karachi, Pakistan. The ...

, 3 November 2016

References

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