Pak Business Express
The Pak Business Express (), often abbreviated as Business Express, is a daily express train service between in Pakistan between the cities of  Karachi and Lahore, which is one of the busiest routes in the country. It was inaugurated by the then Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani on 4 January 2012.

The total traveling time of the route was 19 hours 30 minutes, on a total traveling distance of .

History
The Pak Business Express was the brainchild of the Lahore Chamber of Commerce & Industry. Initially, Pakistan Railways started it with the collaboration of a private company Four Brothers Private Limited. It was the first public–private partnership model in railways services in Pakistan.

The service was launched when Pakistan Railways was facing financial issues owing to a host of challenges. These included the deterioration of infrastructure, the inability to purchase fuel from Pakistan State Oil due to exhausting its credit limit, liquidity constraints that led to delays in payment of its employees' salaries and pensions, and the destruction of railway facilities by angry mobs in 2007.

According to the contract between the two parties, the Four Brothers Group had to pay Rs. 3.1 million to Pakistan Railways for each trip between Lahore and Karachi. The private company provided modern facilities like LCD TVs, Wi-Fi, Internet, water dispensers, and lavish food on trains for the first time in Pakistan.

Having originally been a luxury rail service, the Pak Business Express experienced low ridership numbers during its initial weeks. Of the 486 seats available, only about 150 used to be occupied, which barely covered the operational costs. This was attributed to the availability of cheaper and more frequent alternate modes of transport between the two cities. This lack of demand forced Four Brothers to introduce an economy class within a few weeks of its launch with a lower fare.

However, due to a financial dispute on 29 October 2015, Pakistan Railways ended its joint venture with Four Brothers Private Limited and took control of Business Express. Now, this train is running under the management of Pakistan Railways.

Route
 Karachi Cantonment – Lahore Junction via Karachi–Peshawar Line

Station stops
 Karachi Cantonment
 Hyderabad Junction
 Nawabshah Junction
 Rohri Junction
 Rahim Yar Khan
 Bahawalpur
 Khanewal Junction
 Sahiwal
 Raiwind Junction
 Kot Lakhpat
 Lahore Junction

Equipment
The train has AC Business, AC Standard, and Economy class coaches.

References

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2012 establishments in Pakistan
Named passenger trains of Pakistan
Passenger trains in Pakistan
Government of Yousaf Raza Gillani