Pak Business Express
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| Overview | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Service type | Express | ||||
| Current operator(s) | Four Brothers International Pvt. Limited (a privately held company by Pakistan Railways)[1] | ||||
| Website | www.pakbusinessexpress.com/ | ||||
| Route | |||||
| Start | Karachi Cantt | ||||
| Stops | 4 | ||||
| End | Lahore Jn | ||||
| Distance travelled | 1,214 kilometres (754 mi) | ||||
| Service frequency | Daily (Now Retired) | ||||
| Train number(s) | 303 UP (Karachi -> Lahore), 304 DN (Lahore -> Karachi) | ||||
| On-board services | |||||
| Class(es) | AC Business | ||||
| Seating arrangements | Available | ||||
| Sleeping arrangements | Available | ||||
| Catering facilities | Available | ||||
| Baggage facilities | Available | ||||
| Technical | |||||
| Track gauge | broad gauge | ||||
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The Pak Business Express (Urdu: پاک بزنس اکسپريس ), (also called the Pakistan Business Express abbreviated as Business Express), now closed, was a daily express business-class train service between Karachi and Lahore in Pakistan. It was inaugurated by the Prime Minister of Pakistan Yousaf Raza Gillani on 4 January 2012.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] The total traveling time of the route was 18 hours with two short stops in Khanewal and Rohri, on a total travelling distance of 1,214 kilometres (754 mi).[10] It remained country's first and most profitable private sector train during its operational tenure spanning over more than 3 years.
It was a brainchild of the Federation of Pakistan Chamber of Commerce & Industry.[11]
The train had free wi-fi internet service for passengers, offered by the Pakistan Telecommunications Company Limited.[12]
Train route
Karachi to Lahore via Hyderabad, Rohri, Rahim Yar Khan and Khanewal
Train stops
References
- ↑ Pak Business Express - Frequently asked questions
- ↑ AFP (23 February 2011). "Pakistan serves up first-class rail luxury – The Express Tribune". Tribune.com.pk. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
- ↑ "PM launches Business Express". The Nation. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
- ↑ Dawn.Com. "The new Pak Business Express train | Multimedia". Dawn.Com. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
- ↑ AFP (5 hours ago) Today. "Pakistan serves up first-class rail luxury | Metropolitan". Dawn.Com. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
- ↑ Correspondent, Our (7 January 2012). "Comfort & style: First business train chugs its way out of Lahore – The Express Tribune". Tribune.com.pk. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
- ↑ "Pakistan's luxury train completes maiden run". Khaleejtimes.com. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
- ↑ "Pakistan's first Business Express train reaches Karachi". The News Tribe. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
- ↑ PM inaugurates first Business Express (4 January 2012). "PM inaugurates first Business Express | Pakistan Today | Latest news, Breaking news, Pakistan News, World news, business, sport and multimedia". Pakistan Today. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
- ↑ "Frequently Asked Questions". Pak Business Express. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
- ↑ ‘Pak Business Express conspiracy of Pakistan Railways’. "'Pak Business Express conspiracy of Pakistan Railways' | Pakistan Today | Latest news, Breaking news, Pakistan News, World news, business, sport and multimedia". Pakistan Today. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
- ↑ "Business Express to offer Wi-Fi service from tomorrow". Daily Times. 4 March 2012. Retrieved 29 April 2012.