Mehr Express Explained

Mehr Express (ur|{{Nastaliq|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 559km (347miles), 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

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]

Notes and References

1. http://www.irfca.org/docs/pak-train-names.html IRFCA: Pakistan Railway Train Names
2. http://www.railpk.com/train-timings/mehr-express-127up.html www.railpk.com
3. Web site: Three killed in another passenger train accident | SAMAA.