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Millat Express () is a
passenger train A passenger train is a train used to transport people along a railroad line, as opposed to a freight train that carries goods. These trains may consist of unpowered passenger railroad cars (also known as coaches or carriages) push-pull train, ...
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
Lalamusa Lala Musa (; ; ), is a city, located in the Kharian tehsil of Gujrat district, in Punjab, Pakistan. With a population of 121,036 in 2023, it is the 66th largest city in Punjab and 99th largest in Pakistan. History Toponymy According to local ...
. The trip takes approximately 21 hours, 30 minutes to cover a published distance of , traveling along a stretch of the Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line, Khanewal–Wazirabad Branch Line and
Shorkot–Lalamusa Branch Line Shorkot–Lalamusa Branch Line () is one of several Railway lines in Pakistan, branch lines in Pakistan, operated and maintained by Pakistan Railways. The line begins from Shorkot Cantonment Junction railway station, Shorkot Cantonment Junction ...
.


History

Initially the Millat Express was operated between Karachi and
Faisalabad Faisalabad, formerly known as Lyallpur, is the List of cities in Punjab, Pakistan by population, second-largest city and primary List of cities in Punjab, Pakistan by population, industrial center of the Pakistani province of Punjab, Pakistan ...
. Later it was extended to
Sargodha Sargodha (Punjabi language, Punjabi/; ; ) is a city and capital of Sargodha Division, located in Central Punjab, central Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab, Pakistan. It is Pakistan's List of most populous cities in Pakistan, 11th most populous city and ...
and onward to Malakwal. In June 2021, this train was involved in the
2021 Ghotki rail crash On , before dawn, two trains train wreck, collided near Daharki, in the Ghotki District of the southern administrative units of Pakistan, province of Sindh in Pakistan, killing at least 65 people and injuring about 150 others. An express train d ...
.


Route

* Karachi CantonmentKhanewal Junction via '' Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line'' * Khanewal JunctionShorkot Cantonment Junction via '' Khanewal–Wazirabad Branch Line'' * Shorkot Cantonment JunctionLalamusa Junction via ''
Shorkot–Lalamusa Branch Line Shorkot–Lalamusa Branch Line () is one of several Railway lines in Pakistan, branch lines in Pakistan, operated and maintained by Pakistan Railways. The line begins from Shorkot Cantonment Junction railway station, Shorkot Cantonment Junction ...
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Station stops


Equipment

The train offers both AC Business and economy accommodations.


Train crash

In June 2021, the Millat Express was involved in an accident causing at least 65 deaths. The Millat Express derailed initially without involvation of another train, but a few minutes later a further passenger train crashed into the wreckages.


References

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