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Fareed Express
Overview
Service type	Inter-city rail
First service	2002
Current operator(s)	S. Jamil & Co.
Route
Termini	Karachi City; Lahore Junction
Stops	46
Distance travelled	1,250 kilometres (780 mi)
Average journey time	26 hours, 45 minutes
Service frequency	Daily
Train number(s)	37UP (Karachi→Lahore); 38DN (Lahore→Karachi)
On-board services
Class(es)	Economy Class; AC Standard; AC Business
Sleeping arrangements	Available
Catering facilities	Available
Technical
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Track owner(s)	Pakistan Railways

Fareed Express (Urdu: فرید ایکسپریس) is a passenger train operated daily by Pakistan Railways between Karachi and Lahore.^[1]^[2] The trip takes approximately 26 hours and 45 minutes to cover a published distance of 1,250 kilometres (780 mi), traveling along a stretch of the Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line and Lodhran–Raiwind Branch Line. The train named after Baba Fareed Shakar Ganj, a famous Sufi saint and Punjabi poet who lived in Pakpattan between 1173–1266.^[3]^[4]

History

On 21 August 2016, the Fareed Express train was privatized and outsourced to Syed Jamil & Company which joined hands with Pakistan Railway to operate the train in a private-public venture. The trains have been be equipped with internet service, AC services and catering.^[5]^[6]