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Raiwind Junction Railway Station (Urdu and Punjabi: رائے ونڈ جنکشن ریلوے اسٹیشن) is located in Raiwind town, in Lahore district of Pakistan's Punjab province. It serves as the junction between the Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line and Lodhran–Raiwind Branch Line .
Fareed Express (Urdu: فرید ایکسپریس) is a passenger train operated daily by Pakistan Railways between Karachi and Lahore. [1] [2] The trip takes approximately 26 hours and 45 minutes to cover a published distance of 1,250 kilometres (780 mi), traveling along a stretch of the Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line and Lodhran–Raiwind Branch Line.
Karachi–Peshawar Line (Main Line 1) [4] 1881: 1,687 kilometers (1,048 mi) 176: 30-32 hrs: 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge: Major stations. Karachi City; Karachi Cantonment; Kotri Junction; Hyderabad Junction > Hyderabad-Khokhrapar Branch Line, Hyderabad-Badin Branch Line; Nawabshah Junction; Rohri Junction > Rohri–Chaman Line (Main Line 3 ...
Lahore Junction railway station in Lahore, Pakistan's largest railway station in terms of area. Karachi Cantonment railway station in Karachi is the busiest station in Pakistan. The following are the active railway stations in Pakistan. Rawalpindi Railway Station
The total length of this railway line is 353 kilometers (219 mi). There are 24 railway stations from Lodhran Junction to Raiwind Junction. Currently, the only operational train on this branch line is the Fareed Express. The Fareed Express travels from Karachi to Lahore via Vehari Railway Station along this route. [1]
According to the contract between the two parties, the Four Brothers Group had to pay Rs. 3.1 million to Pakistan Railways for each trip between Lahore and Karachi. [8] The private company provided modern facilities like LCD TVs, Wi-Fi , Internet, water dispensers, and lavish food on trains for the first time in Pakistan.
The station served as the headquarters for the Punjab Railway and later would serve as the northern terminus of the Scinde, Punjab & Delhi Railway, which connected the port city of Karachi to Lahore. The nearby Dai Anga Mosque was also converted into offices for the railways at this time.
Raiwind is a tehsil, an administrative subdivision, located in Lahore District, Punjab, Pakistan. The population is 855,626 according to the 2017 census. [1] [2]