Chiltan Express
| Overview | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Service type | Inter-city rail | ||||
| Status | Suspended | ||||
| Locale | Quetta | ||||
| First service | 1973 | ||||
| Successor | Pakistan Railways | ||||
| Current operator(s) | Pakistan Railways | ||||
| Former operator(s) | Pakistan Railways | ||||
| Route | |||||
| Start | Quetta | ||||
| Stops | 34 | ||||
| End | Lahore | ||||
| Distance travelled | 1,225 kilometres (761 mi) | ||||
| Average journey time | 25 hours 20 minutes | ||||
| Service frequency | Temporarily Suspended Since | ||||
| Train number(s) | 21UP (Quetta→Lahore) 22DN (Lahore→Quetta) | ||||
| On-board services | |||||
| Class(es) | First Class Sleeper Economy AC Sleeper | ||||
| Seating arrangements | Available | ||||
| Sleeping arrangements | Available | ||||
| Catering facilities | Available | ||||
| Technical | |||||
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||
| Operating speed | 110 km/h | ||||
| Track owner(s) | Pakistan Railways | ||||
| Timetable number(s) | 21 UP 22DN | ||||
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The Chiltan Express (Urdu: چلتن ایکسپریس, Balochi: چلتن ایکسپریس) is a passenger train operated, currently Suspended, by Pakistan Railways between Quetta and Lahore. The trip takes approximately 25 hours and 30 minutes to cover a published distance of 1,225 kilometres (761 mi), traveling along the Rohri–Chaman Railway Line, Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line, Khanewal–Wazirabad Branch Line and the Shahdara Bagh–Sangla Hill Branch Line.
Route
- Quetta–Rohri Junction via the Rohri–Chaman Railway Line
- Rohri Junction–Khanewal Junction via the Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line
- Khanewal Junction–Sangla Hill Junction via the Khanewal–Wazirabad Branch Line
- Sangla Hill Junction–Shahdara Bagh Junction via the Shahdara Bagh–Sangla Hill Branch Line
- Shahdara Bagh Junction–Lahore Junction via the Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line
Station stops
- Quetta
- Spezand
- Kolpur
- Mach
- Aab-e-Gum
- Panir
- Mushkaf
- Sibi
- Bakhtiarabad Domki
- Dera Murad Jamali
- Dera Allah Yar
- Jacobabad Junction
- Shikarpur
- Habib Kot
- Sukkur
- Rohri Junction
- Pano Akil
- Ghotki
- Sadiqabad
- Rahim Yar Khan
- Khanpur Junction
- Liaquatpur
- Dera Nawab Sahib
- Bahawalpur
- Jahanian
- Khanewal Junction
- Shorkot Cantonment Junction
- Toba Tek Singh
- Gojra
- Faisalabad
- Sangla Hill Junction
- Sheikhupura
- Shahdara Bagh Junction
- Lahore Junction[1]
Equipment
Chiltan Express consists of fourteen coaches and four rakes with AC Sleeper, First Class Sleeper and Economy Class accommodations
See also
- Pakistan Railways
References
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