Bolan Mail

Bolan Mail
Overview
Service type Inter-city rail
First service 1947
Current operator(s) Pakistan Railways
Route
Start Karachi City
Stops 22
End Quetta
Distance travelled 857 kilometres (533 mi)
Average journey time 20 hours, 50 minutes
Service frequency Daily
Train number(s) 3UP (Karachi→Quetta)
4DN (Quetta→Karachi)
On-board services
Class(es) AC Standard
Economy
Sleeping arrangements Available
Catering facilities Not Available
Technical
Track gauge 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Track owner(s) Pakistan Railways
Route map
Bolan Mail route map

Bolan Mail (Urdu: بولان میل) is a passenger train operated daily by Pakistan Railways between Karachi and Quetta.[1] The trip takes approximately 20 hours and 50 minutes to cover a published distance of 857 kilometres (533 mi), traveling along a stretch of the Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line, Kotri–Attock Railway Line and Rohri–Chaman Railway Line. The train is named after the famous Bolan Pass, a strategically located pass connecting to Central Asia.

Route

Station stops

References

  1. IRFCA: Pakistan Railway Train Names Author: Owais Mughal, Retrieved on 1 July 2013
  2. Pakistan Railways official website, Bolan Mail Timings, Retrieved on 9 August 2012

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