The next morning we got ready for a 3pm train leaving from Lahore to Karachi. The whole journey took about 20 hours.
Our 3pm train — The Pak Business Express — is owned by a private company instead of the government, so we were able to get reservations for a cushy Business Class car that boasted frequent tea being served, meals, and decent (although on and off) WiFi. It was a pretty pleasant ride, and if you ride with good people (like I did), it’ll pass by more quickly than you think.
From Defence to the Lahore Train Station takes about a 30min drive:
Business Class allows you to stay in their renovated waiting room:
At around 2:50pm we proceed through a few rounds of security on the platform:
Pick your berth:
The train departed at around 3:0pm:
After a few minutes of passing through the outskirts in Lahore, we ended up in the farmlands fairly quickly:
You’ll pass through a few towns over the course the next few hours…
…before it becomes night fairly quickly:
The trains are organized similarly to that of India’s: you can fit anywhere from 2-6 people in a berth, and it comes with a TV playing the latest Bollywood, power outlets, WiFi access, and tables to play cards and eat food:
There are an occasional few rest stops where you can get out and stretch your legs:
The next morning, try to catch the sunrise on the horizons of Pakistan’s countryside:
When you reach Hyderabad, you’ll know you’re about 1-2 more hours away from Karachi:
We cross the dried up Sindh river:
And we arrived into Karachi at around 11am the next morning:
Onwards!
- At time of posting in Karachi Airport, it was 68 °F -
Humidity: 26% | Wind Speed: 8km/hr | Cloud Cover: nil significant cloud
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