Bolan Mail

Overview
Service type	Inter-city rail
First service	1948
Current operator	Pakistan Railways
Route
Termini	Karachi City Quetta
Stops	23
Distance travelled	916 kilometres (569 mi)
Average journey time	22 hours 55 minutes
Service frequency	Two times in week
Train numbers	3UP (Karachi→Quetta) 4DN (Quetta→Karachi)
On-board services
Seating arrangements	Available
Sleeping arrangements	Available
Catering facilities	Available
Baggage facilities	Available
Technical
Track gauge	1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
Operating speed	Mainline 3 Speed 45 kilometres per hour (28 mph) - Mainline 2 Speed 55 kilometres per hour (34 mph) - Mainline 1 Speed 110 kilometres per hour (68 mph)
Track owner	Pakistan Railways
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 25 minutes to cover a published distance of 916 kilometres (569 mi), running at 45 kilometres per hour (28 mph) & 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. The train was cancelled after the 2022 floods, but service was restored on 25 December 2023.^[2].Currently, the train is running once every 2 days with only one rake. There is an AC dining car on the train.

Incidents and accidents

• In April 2022, four people were injured after a collision.^[3]

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

Equipments

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