Classic route
Subak Raftar
Lahore → Rawalpindi · Pakistan
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A fast daytime intercity up Pakistan’s historic Main Line 1, sprinting Lahore to Rawalpindi across the Chenab and Jhelum rivers.
Stations
- 0 kmLahore Junction
- 69 kmGujranwala
- 114 kmGujrat
- 133 kmLala Musa Junction
- 166 kmJhelum
- 284 kmChaklala
- 288 kmRawalpindi
The stations OpenStreetMap lists for this service, in order, with the distance along the line as drawn here. A train may skip some of them.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 19846006 — the same nodes OpenStreetMap holds for this railway, thinned to within under 25 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 2 m from it
- The operator publishes this line's timetable: Pakistan Railways — a place to look it up, not a check of our drawing
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
- See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it
Questions and answers
How long is the Subak Raftar?
The Subak Raftar runs 290 km from Lahore to Rawalpindi.
How long does the Subak Raftar take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 4 h 35 min for the 290 km. That is an average of 63 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 105 km/h.
Who runs the Subak Raftar?
Pakistan Railways.
How old is the Subak Raftar?
The line has been in service since 1881. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.
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