Bolan Mail
Overview | |||||
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Service type | Inter-city rail | ||||
First service | 1948 | ||||
Current operator(s) | Pakistan Railways | ||||
Route | |||||
Termini | Karachi City Quetta | ||||
Stops | 23 | ||||
Distance travelled | 916 kilometres (569 mi) | ||||
Average journey time | 22 hours 55 minutes | ||||
Service frequency | Two times in week | ||||
Train number(s) | 3UP (Karachi→Quetta) 4DN (Quetta→Karachi) | ||||
On-board services | |||||
Seating arrangements | Available | ||||
Sleeping arrangements | Available | ||||
Catering facilities | Available | ||||
Baggage facilities | Available | ||||
Technical | |||||
Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||
Operating speed | Mainline 3 Speed 45 kilometres per hour (28 mph) - Mainline 2 Speed 55 kilometres per hour (34 mph) - Mainline 1 Speed 110 kilometres per hour (68 mph) | ||||
Track owner(s) | Pakistan Railways | ||||
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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 25 minutes to cover a published distance of 916 kilometres (569 mi), running at 45 kilometres per hour (28 mph) & 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. The train was cancelled after the 2022 floods, but service was restored on 25 December 2023.[2].Currently, the train is running once every 2 days with only one rake. There is an AC dining car on the train.
Incidents and accidents
- In April 2022, four people were injured after a collision.[3]
Route
- Karachi City–Kotri Junction via Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line
- Kotri Junction–Shikarpur via Kotri–Attock Railway Line
- Shikarpur–Quetta via Rohri–Chaman Railway Line
Station stops
- Karachi City
- Karachi Cantonment
- Drigh Road
- Landhi Junction
- Jungshahi
- Braudabad
- Kotri Junction
- Sindh University
- Sehwan Sharif
- Dadu
- Radhan
- Larkana Junction
- Shah Nawaz Bhutto
- Shikarpur
- Jacobabad Junction
- Dera Allah Yar
- Dera Murad Jamali
- Bakhtiarabad Domki
- Sibi
- Aab-e-Gum
- Mach
- Kolpur
- Quetta
Equipments
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
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Power Van | AC Standard | AC Standard | Economy | Economy | Economy | Economy | Economy | Economy | Economy | Dinning Car | Brake Van |
References
- ^ IRFCA: Pakistan Railway Train Names Author: Owais Mughal, Retrieved on 1 July 2013
- ^ https://www.brecorder.com/news/40280480/bolan-train-back-on-track-after-16-months#:~:text=LAHORE%3A%20Bolan%20Mail%2C%20a%20passenger,one%20year%20and%20four%20months. [bare URL]
- ^ "Four injured as Bolan Mail collides with goods train". The Express Tribune. 25 April 2022.
External links
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- Ministry of Railways
- Federal Government Inspector of Railways
- Pakistan Railways Board
- Pakistan Railways Operating Unit
- PR Infrastructure Department
- PR Mechanical Department
- PR Traffic Department
- Pakistan Railways Manufacturing Unit
- Pakistan Railways Welfare & Special Initiative Unit
- Peshawar PR Division
- Rawalpindi PR Division
- Lahore PR Division
- Multan PR Division
- Sukkur PR Division
- Karachi PR Division
- Quetta PR Division
units
- Carriage Factory Islamabad
- Concrete Sleeper Factories
- Moghalpura Railway Workshops
- Pakistan Locomotive Factory
- Pakistan Railways Academy
- Pakistan Railways Advisory & Consultancy Services
- Pakistan Railways Estate Development & Marketing Company
- Railway Constructions Pakistan
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