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Lasani Express

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Lasani Express
Overview
Service typeInter-city rail
Current operator(s)Pakistan Railways
Route
TerminiLahore Junction
Sialkot Junction
Stops15
Distance travelled148 kilometres (92 mi)
Average journey time4 hours, 10 minutes
Service frequencyDaily
Train number(s)125UP (Lahore→Sialkot)
126DN (Sialkot→Lahore)
On-board services
Class(es)Economy Class
Technical
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Track owner(s)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 Sharif Narrowal, operated daily by Pakistan Railways between Lahore and Sialkot.[1] 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.[2][3][4]

Route

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Station stops

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Equipment

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The train has Economy Class accommodations.

Incidents

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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 before an alternate engine was provided.[5]

References

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  1. ^ IRFCA: Pakistan Railway Train Names, Retrieved on 1 July 2013
  2. ^ "IRFCA: Pakistan Railway Train Names". Owais Mughal. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
  3. ^ "5pc surcharge on advance Railways booking". Nation.com.pk. 8 November 2015. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  4. ^ "10 trains' protracted closure irks commuters". Nation.com.pk. 22 August 2014. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  5. ^ "Passenger suffer as engine of Lasani Express fails near Pasrur | Pakistan Today". Archived from the original on 8 March 2017. Retrieved 7 March 2017.