Mehr Express

Mehr Express

Mehr Express at Rawalpindi railway station
Overview
Service type	Inter-city rail
First service	2004
Current operator	S.Jamil & Co
Route
Termini	Multan Cantonment Rawalpindi
Stops	36
Distance travelled	559 kilometres (347 mi)
Average journey time	14 hours, 30 minutes
Service frequency	Daily
Train numbers	127UP (Multan→Rawalpindi) 128DN (Rawalpindi→Multan)
On-board services
Classes	AC standard Class Economy
Sleeping arrangements	Available
Catering facilities	non-Available
Technical
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Track owner	Pakistan Railways

Mehr Express (Urdu: مہر ایکسپریس) is a passenger train operated daily by Pakistan Railways between Multan and Rawalpindi.¹ The trip takes approximately 14 hours, 30 minutes to cover a published distance of 559 kilometres (347 mi), traveling along a stretch of the Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line, Sher Shah–Kot Addu Branch Line and Kotri–Attock Railway Line.²

• Multan Cantonment–Sher Shah Junction via Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line
• Sher Shah Junction–Kot Addu Junction via Sher Shah–Kot Addu Branch Line
• Kot Addu Junction–Basal Junction via Kotri–Attock Railway Line
• Basal Junction–Golra Sharif Junction via Golra Sharif-Basal Branch Line
• Golra Sharif Junction–Rawalpindi via Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line

The train offers both AC Standard and economy accommodations.

The tickets for Mehr Express can be booked online via bookme.pk.

• Three people were killed when the Rawalpindi bound Mehr Express hit a vehicle at a level crossing in Hatar Phatak near Fateh Jang 15 September 2016.³