Lasani Express

*Lasani Express*
Overview
Service type	Inter-city rail
Current operator(s)	Pakistan Railways
Route
Termini	Lahore Junction Sialkot Junction
Stops	15
Distance travelled	148 kilometres (92 mi)
Average journey time	4 hours, 10 minutes
Service frequency	Daily
Train number(s)	125UP (Lahore→Sialkot) 126DN (Sialkot→Lahore)
On-board services
Class(es)	Economy Class
Technical
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Track owner(s)	Pakistan Railways

Lasani Express (Urdu: لاثانی ایکسپریس) is a passenger train named after Sufi saint Peer Syed Jama'at Ali Shah-e-Lasani of Ali Pur Sayyedan Sharif Narrowal, operated daily by Pakistan Railways between Lahore and Sialkot.^[1] The trip takes approximately 4 hours and 10 minutes to cover a published distance of 127 kilometres (79 mi), traveling along a stretch of the Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line, Shahdara Bagh–Chak Amru Branch Line and Wazirabad–Narowal Branch Line.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Route

Lahore Junction–Shahdara Bagh Junction via Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line
Shahdara Bagh Junction–Narowal Junction via Shahdara Bagh–Chak Amru Branch Line
Narowal Junction–Sialkot Junction via Wazirabad–Narowal Branch Line

Station stops

Lahore Junction
Shahdara Bagh Junction
Kala Khatai
Narang
Mehta Suja
Baddomalhi
Raya Khas
Pejowali
Narowal Junction
Domala
Qila Sobha Singh
Pasrur
Chawinda
Gunna Kalan
Sialkot Junction

Equipment

The train has Economy Class accommodations.

Incidents

On 14 June 2016, the engine of the Lahore bound Lasani Express (126 Down) broke down near Baddomalhi railway station near Pasrur. Passengers and crew had to wait up to 8 hours before an alternate engine was provided.^[5]

References

^ IRFCA: Pakistan Railway Train Names, Retrieved on 1 July 2013
^ "IRFCA: Pakistan Railway Train Names". Owais Mughal. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
^ "5pc surcharge on advance Railways booking". Nation.com.pk. 8 November 2015. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
^ "10 trains' protracted closure irks commuters". Nation.com.pk. 22 August 2014. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
^ "Passenger suffer as engine of Lasani Express fails near Pasrur | Pakistan Today". Archived from the original on 8 March 2017. Retrieved 7 March 2017.

Pakistan Railways

Authority

Ministry of Railways
Federal Government Inspector of Railways

Departments

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

Regions

Peshawar PR Division
Rawalpindi PR Division
Lahore PR Division
Multan PR Division
Sukkur PR Division
Karachi PR Division
Quetta PR Division

Rolling stock

Locomotives of Pakistan

Manufacturing
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

Lines & Passenger Trains

Main Lines	Karachi–Peshawar Line (ML1) Kotri–Attock Line (ML2) Rohri–Chaman Line (ML3) Quetta–Taftan Line (ML4) Taxila–Khunjerab Line (ML5) (Proposed)
Branch Lines	Hyderabad–Badin Branch Line Hyderabad–Khokhrapar Branch Line Bahawalnagar–Fort Abbas Branch Line Samasata–Amruka Branch Line Sher Shah–Kot Addu Branch Line Golra Sharif–Thal Branch Line Lodhran–Khanewal Branch Line Lodhran–Raiwind Branch Line Khanewal–Wazirabad Branch Line Wazirabad–Narowal Branch Line Shahdara Bagh–Sangla Hill Branch Line Shahdara Bagh–Chak Amru Branch Line Shorkot–Sheikhupura Branch Line Shorkot–Lalamusa Branch Line Sangla Hill–Kundian Branch Line Jaranwala-Lyallpur Branch Line Lahore–Wagah Branch Line
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