''Rawal Express'' ( ur, ) is a
passenger train
A passenger train is a train used to transport people along a railroad line. These trains may consist of unpowered passenger railroad cars (also known as coaches or carriages) hauled by one or more locomotives, or may be self-propelled; self p ...
operated daily by
Pakistan Railways
Pakistan Railways ( ur, ) is the national, state-owned railway company of Pakistan. Founded in 1861 and headquartered in Lahore, it owns of track across Pakistan, stretching from Torkham to Karachi, offering both freight and passenger servic ...
between
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 ...
and
Rawalpindi
Rawalpindi ( or ; Urdu, ) is a city in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is the fourth largest city in Pakistan after Karachi, Lahore and Faisalabad, and third largest in Punjab after Lahore and Faisalabad. Rawalpindi is next to Pakistan's ...
. The trip takes approximately 4 hours and 15 minutes to cover a published distance of , traveling along a stretch of the
Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line.
Route
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Lahore Junction–
Rawalpindi via ''
Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line''
Station stops
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Lahore Junction
*
Rawalpindi
Equipment
The train offers AC Parlour, AC Lower and Economy class.
Incidents
On 23 November 2016, the locomotive and two carriages of the Rawal Express derailed upon approaching Rawalpindi. No passengers were seriously hurt.
References
{{Named passenger trains of Pakistan
Named passenger trains of Pakistan
Passenger trains in Pakistan