The Green Line () is an express train operated daily by Pakistan Railways between Karachi and Islamabad (Margalla railway station).IRFCA: Pakistan Railway Train Names Author: Owais Mughal, Retrieved on 1 July 2013 It is the flagship rail of the organization and has the highest passage priority. The train takes approximately 21 hours to cover a published distance of , traveling along a stretch of the Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line. It was inaugurated by Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif on 15 May 2015 at Islamabad railway station.Nawaz Sharif lauds Saad Rafique at Greenline Train inauguration, Published in Dawn News on 16 May 2015. Retrieved on 5 August 2015
Route Karachi Cantonment–Islamabad via Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line
Station stops Karachi Cantonment Drigh Road Hyderabad Junction Rohri Junction Bahawalpur Khanewal Junction Lahore Kot Lakhpat Junction Chaklala Rawalpindi Islamabad
Equipment The train has Economy Class, AC Standard, AC Business and Parlour Car accommodations.
Suspension In the wake of the 2022 Pakistan Floods, the train's operations were suspended from 27 August 2022. With floodwater receding and rehabilitation of effected train tracks completing, Pakistan Railway announced they would resume the Green Line's operations in December 2022.
2022 Upgrades On 28 November 2022, 46 high-speed coaches were delivered to Pakistan Railways by the China Railway Construction Corporation as per an agreement signed in 2021. These more modern coaches were first employed in the Green Line.
Reinauguration Green Line Express was re-inaugurated by Prime Minister of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif on 27 January 2023.
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