Mehr Express (Urdu: مہر ایکسپریس) is a passenger train operated daily by Pakistan Railways between Multan and Rawalpindi.[1] The trip takes approximately 14 hours, 30 minutes to cover a published distance of 559 kilometres (347 mi), traveling along a stretch of the Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line, Sher Shah–Kot Addu Branch Line and Kotri–Attock Railway Line.[2]
Route
- Multan Cantonment–Sher Shah Junction via Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line
- Sher Shah Junction–Kot Addu Junction via Sher Shah–Kot Addu Branch Line
- Kot Addu Junction–Basal Junction via Kotri–Attock Railway Line
- Basal Junction–Golra Sharif Junction via Khushalgarh–Kohat–Thal Railway
- Golra Sharif Junction–Rawalpindi via Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line
Station stops
- Multan Cantonment
- Sher Shah Junction
- Muzaffargarh
- Mahmud Kot
- Gurmani
- Sanawan
- Kot Addu Junction
- Dera Dinpanah
- Ashanpur
- Kot Sultan
- Jaman Shah
- Layyah
- Karor Lal Ehsan
- Behal
- Bhakkar
- Darya Khan
- Kallur Kot
- Piplan
- Alluwali
- Kundian Junction
- Mianwali
- Pai Khel
- Daud Khel Junction
- Makhad Road
- Injra
- Chhab
- Jhamat
- Uchhri
- Jand Junction
- Domel
- Basal Junction
- Basal Sharif
- Fatehjang
- Tarnoul
- Golra Sharif Junction
- Nur
- Rawalpindi
Equipment
The train offers both AC Standard and economy accommodations.
Booking
The tickets for Mehr Express can be booked online via bookme.pk.
Incidents
- Three people were killed when the Rawalpindi bound Mehr Express hit a vehicle at a level crossing in Hatar Phatak near Fateh Jang 15 September 2016.[3]
References
- ^ IRFCA: Pakistan Railway Train Names Author: Owais Mughal, Retrieved on 1 July 2013
- ^ www.railpk.com
- ^ "Three killed in another passenger train accident | SAMAA".
