Lasani Express
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Service type | Inter-city rail |
| Current operator | Pakistan Railways |
| Route | |
| Termini | Lahore Junction Sialkot Junction |
| Stops | 15 |
| Distance travelled | 148 kilometres (92 mi) |
| Average journey time | 4 hours, 10 minutes |
| Service frequency | Daily |
| Train numbers | 125UP (Lahore→Sialkot) 126DN (Sialkot→Lahore) |
| On-board services | |
| Class | Economy Class |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) |
| Track owner | Pakistan Railways |
Lasani Express (Urdu: لاثانی ایکسپریس) is a passenger train named after Sufi saint Peer Syed Jama'at Ali Shah-e-Lasani of Ali Pur Sayyedan (in Narowal), operated daily by Pakistan Railways between Lahore and Sialkot. The trip takes approximately 4 hours and 10 minutes to cover a published distance of 127 kilometres (79 mi), traveling along a stretch of the Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line, Shahdara Bagh–Chak Amru Branch Line and Wazirabad–Narowal Branch Line.
Route
Station stops
Equipment
The train has Economy Class accommodations.
Incidents
On 14 June 2016, the engine of the Lahore-bound Lasani Express (126 Down) broke down near Baddomalhi railway station near Pasrur. Passengers and crew had to wait up to 8 hours for a replacement engine to arrive.
References
- ↑ IRFCA: Pakistan Railway Train Names, Retrieved on 1 July 2013
- ↑ "IRFCA: Pakistan Railway Train Names". Owais Mughal. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
- ↑ "5pc surcharge on advance Railways booking". Nation.com.pk. 8 November 2015. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
- ↑ "10 trains' protracted closure irks commuters". Nation.com.pk. 22 August 2014. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
- ↑ "Passenger suffer as engine of Lasani Express fails near Pasrur | Pakistan Today". Archived from the original on 8 March 2017. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
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