The ''Green Line'' () is an
express train
An express train is a type of passenger train that makes few or no stops between its origin and destination stations, usually major destinations, providing faster service than local trains that stop at many or all of the stations along their ...
operated daily by
Pakistan Railways
Pakistan Railways is the state-owned railway operator in Pakistan. Founded in 1861 as the North Western State Railway and headquartered in Lahore, it owns of operational track across Pakistan, stretching from Peshawar to Karachi, offering bot ...
between
Karachi
Karachi is the capital city of the Administrative units of Pakistan, province of Sindh, Pakistan. It is the List of cities in Pakistan by population, largest city in Pakistan and 12th List of largest cities, largest in the world, with a popul ...
and
Islamabad
Islamabad (; , ; ) is the capital city of Pakistan. It is the country's tenth-most populous city with a population of over 1.1 million and is federally administered by the Pakistani government as part of the Islamabad Capital Territory. Bu ...
. It is the flagship rail of the organization and has the highest passage priority. The train takes approximately 21 hours to cover a published distance of , traveling along a stretch of the
Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line. It was inaugurated by
Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif
Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif (born 25 December 1949) is a Pakistani politician and businessman who served as the 12th prime minister of Pakistan for three non-consecutive terms, first serving from 1990 to 1993, then from 1997 to 1999 and later ...
on 15 May 2015 at
Islamabad railway station.
Route
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Karachi Cantonment–
Islamabad via ''
Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line''
Station stops
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Karachi Cantonment
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Drigh Road
Shahrah-e-Faisal, founded as Drigh Road, is a boulevard in Karachi that runs , from the Bhutto Underpass near Hotel Metropole in central Karachi, to Star Gate near Jinnah International Airport, where it becomes N-5 National Highway.
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Hyderabad Junction
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Rohri Junction
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Bahawalpur
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Khanewal Junction
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Lahore Junction
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Chaklala
Chaklala is a major suburban town of Rawalpindi in the Punjab (Pakistan), Punjab province of Pakistan. It covers an area of (8,405 acres). The population of the town is 333,115 according to the 2023 census.
Chaklala Cantonment is one of the thre ...
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Rawalpindi
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Islamabad
Equipment
The Green Line is among the trains operating in the luxurious category in the Pakistani railway system. It features an AC Parlor Class that resembles the look of a luxury bus. It has two parlor cars, five Business coaches, and six AC Standard coaches. It also has four to five economy-class coaches.
Suspension
In the wake of the
2022 Pakistan Floods, the train's operations were suspended from 27 August 2022.
With floodwater receding and rehabilitation of effected train tracks completing, Pakistan Railway announced they would resume the Green Line's operations in December 2022.
2022 Upgrades
On 28 November 2022, 46
high-speed coaches were delivered to Pakistan Railways by the
China Railway Construction Corporation
China Railway Construction Corporation Limited (abbreviated CRCC) is a listed construction enterprise based in Beijing, China, that was the second largest construction and engineering company in the world by revenue in 2014.
The limited company ...
as per an agreement signed in 2021. These more modern coaches were first employed in the Green Line.
Reinauguration
Green Line Express was re-inaugurated by Prime Minister of Pakistan
Shehbaz Sharif
Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif (born 23 September 1951) is a Pakistani politician and businessman who has served as the 20th Prime Minister of Pakistan, prime minister of Pakistan since March 2024, having previously been in the role between Ap ...
on 27 January 2023.
References
Named passenger trains of Pakistan
Passenger trains in Pakistan
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