Akbar Express

The Akbar Express (, اکبر ایکسپریس) is a passenger train operated daily by Pakistan Railways between Quetta and Lahore. The trip takes approximately 23 hours and 30 minutes to cover a published distance of 1225 km, traveling along the Rohri–Chaman Railway Line, Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line, Khanewal–Wazirabad Branch Line and the Shahdara Bagh–Sangla Hill Branch Line. Akbar express is the only train which connects Faisalabad with Quetta.

History
The Akbar Express was previously known as the Quetta Express. In August 2013, it was renamed to Akbar Express in honour of Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti, a Baloch nationalist leader and former head of the Jamhoori Wattan Party. Pakistan Railways suspended the train in 2010 due to lack of locomotives but was resumed on 25 April 2013. and it was again suspended in March 2020 due to Covid 19.

Route
Originally, the Quetta Express ran between Quetta and Peshawar via Rohri, Multan, Lahore and Rawalpindi. Since being renamed to Akbar Express, the route has been shortened to Lahore via Faisalabad.


 * 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

• Kolpur

• Mach

• Aab-e-Gum

• Sibi Junction

• Bakhtiarabad Domki

• Dera Murad Jamali

• Dera Allah Yar

• Jacobabad Junction

• Shikarpur

• Sukkur

• Rohri Junction

• Pano Akil

• Ghotki

• Mirpur Mathelo

• 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

• Lahore Junction

Equipment
Akbar Express consists of ten coaches and four rakes with AC Standard, First Class Sleeper and Economy Class accommodations.