Fareed Express

Fareed Express is a passenger train operated daily by Pakistan Railways between Karachi and Lahore. The trip takes approximately 26 hours and 45 minutes to cover a published distance of 1250 km, traveling along a stretch of the Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line and Lodhran–Raiwind Branch Line. The train named after Baba Fareed Shakar Ganj, a famous Sufi saint and Punjabi poet who lived in Pakpattan between 1173–1266.

History
On 21 August 2016, the Fareed Express train was privatized and outsourced to Syed Jamil & Company which joined hands with Pakistan Railway to operate the train in a private-public venture. The trains have been be equipped with internet service, AC services and catering.

Route

 * Karachi City–Lodhran Junction via Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line
 * Lodhran Junction–Raiwind Junction via Lodhran–Raiwind Branch Line
 * Raiwind Junction–Lahore Junction via Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line

Station stops
• Karachi City

• Karachi Cantonment

• Drigh Road

• Landhi Junction

• Kotri Junction

• Hyderabad Junction

• Tando Adam Junction

• Shahdadpur

• Nawabshah Junction

• Pad Idan Junction

• Bhiria Road

• Mahrabpur Junction

• Rohri Junction

• Ghotki

• Mirpur Mathelo

• Sadiqabad

• Rahim Yar Khan

• Khanpur Junction

• Liaquatpur

• Dera Nawab Sahib

• Mubarakpur

• Samasata Junction

• Bahawalpur

• Lodhran Junction

• Jamraniwah

• Kahror Pakka

• Mailsi

• Nur Shah

• Vehari

• Machhianwala

• Mandi Burewala

• Gaggoo

• Arifwala

• Murad Chishti

• Pak Pattan

• Haveli Wasawewala

• Basirpur

• Mandi Ahmadabad

• Kanganpur

• Usmanwala

• Khudian Khas

• Kasur Junction

• Raiwind Junction

• Kot Lakhpat

• Walton

• Lahore Cantonment

• Lahore Junction

Equipment
The train has Economy Class,AC Standard and AC Business accommodations.

Incidents

 * Karachi rail crash, 3 November 2016