Bolan Mail

Bolan Mail

Overview
Service type	Inter-city rail
First service	1947
Current operator(s)	Pakistan Railways
Route
Start	Karachi City
Stops	22
End	Quetta
Distance travelled	857 kilometres (533 mi)
Average journey time	20 hours, 50 minutes
Service frequency	Daily
Train number(s)	3UP (Karachi→Quetta) 4DN (Quetta→Karachi)
On-board services
Class(es)	AC Standard Economy
Sleeping arrangements	Available
Catering facilities	Not Available
Technical
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Track owner(s)	Pakistan Railways
Route map Bolan Mail route map

Bolan Mail (Urdu: بولان میل‎) is a passenger train operated daily by Pakistan Railways between Karachi and Quetta.^[1] The trip takes approximately 20 hours and 50 minutes to cover a published distance of 857 kilometres (533 mi), traveling along a stretch of the Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line, Kotri–Attock Railway Line and Rohri–Chaman Railway Line. The train is named after the famous Bolan Pass, a strategically located pass connecting to Central Asia.

Route

• Karachi City–Kotri Junction via Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line
• Kotri Junction–Shikarpur via Kotri–Attock Railway Line
• Shikarpur–Quetta via Rohri–Chaman Railway Line

Station stops

References

External links

• Pakistan Railways