Millat Express () is a passenger train operated daily by Pakistan Railways between Karachi and Lalamusa.IRFCA: Pakistan Railway Train Names Author: Owais Mughal, Retrieved on 1 July 2013 The trip takes approximately 21 hours, 30 minutes to cover a published distance of , traveling along a stretch of the Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line, Khanewal–Wazirabad Branch Line and Shorkot–Lalamusa Branch Line.KARACHI: Millat train service for Faisalabad inaugurated, Published in Dawn News on 11 November 2004. Retrieved on 21 October 2012
History Initially the Millat Express was operated between Karachi and Faisalabad. Later it was extended to Sargodha and onward to Malakwal.
In June 2021, this train was involved in the 2021 Ghotki rail crash.
Route Karachi Cantonment–Khanewal Junction via Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line Khanewal Junction–Shorkot Cantonment Junction via Khanewal–Wazirabad Branch Line Shorkot Cantonment Junction–Lalamusa Junction via Shorkot–Lalamusa Branch Line
Station stops +Millat Express train timings as of 15 October 2024Station Name Train Code17UP18DNArrivalDepartureArrivalDepartureKarachi Cantonment 17:00 12:40 Drigh Road 17:22 17:24 12:06 12:08Hyderabad Junction 19:40 19:48 09:30 09:35Shahdadpur 21:00 21:02 08:14 08:16Nawabshah 21:32 21:34 07:21 07:23Bhiria Road 22:23 22:25 05:48 05:51Mahrabpur Junction 22:51 22:53 05:26 05:28Rohri Junction 00:40 01:05 03:55 04:20Sadikabad 03:23 03:25 01:26 01:28Rahim Yar Khan 03:55 03:57 01:04 01:06Khanpur 05:15 05:17 00:30 00:32Bahawalpur 06:50 06:52 22:50 22:54Lodhran Junction 07:15 07:17 22:28 22:30Dunyapur 07:46 07:48 21:58 22:00Jahanian 08:10 08:12 21:33 21:35Khanewal Junction 08:40 09:00 20:45 21:05Abdul Hakim 09:35 09:37 20:06 20:08Shorkot Cantonment Junction 10:03 10:05 19:40 19:42Toba Tek Singh 10:30 10:32 18:58 19:00Gojra 11:04 11:06 18:29 18:31Faisalabad 12:00 12:30 17:15 17:50Chak Jhumra Junction 12:59 13:00 16:36 16:38Chiniot 13:28 13:30 15:42 15:44Chanab Nagar 13:40 13:42 15:23 15:25Shahinabad Junction 14:35 14:36 14:40 14:41Sargodha Junction 15:30 15:45 14:00 14:15Bhalwal 16:34 16:36 13:04 13:06Phularwan 17:00 17:02 12:40 12:42Malakwal Junction 17:35 17:45 12:00 12:10Mandi Bahauddin 18:15 18:17 11:21 11:23Chilianwala 18:33 18:35 11:06 11:08Dinga 18:48 18:50 10:54 10:56Lalamusa Junction 19:15 10:30
Equipment The train offers both AC Business and economy accommodations.
Train crash
In June 2021, the Millat Express was involved in an accident causing at least 65 deaths. The Millat Express derailed initially without involvation of another train, but a few minutes later a further passenger train crashed into the wreckages.
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