Flying Mail
Overview
Service typeSuperfast mail train
LocalePunjab, Sindh (before partition of India)
Haryana, NCT Delhi, Punjab, India (after partition of India)
First service16 April 1853
Last service16 April 2002
Route
TerminiDelhi
Karachi Cantonment (before partition of India)
Amritsar (after partition of India)
Distance travelled192.2 km (119.4 mi)
Average journey time9 hours
Technical
Track gauge1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)

The Flying Mail was a train in India[1][2] that operated between Delhi and Amritsar and, prior to India's partition, between Delhi and Karachi.[3] The train began service in 1853 and was discontinued in 2001. Before the partition of India the Flying Mail ran from Karachi (now in Pakistan) to Delhi via Lahore and was the fastest train between two cities.[citation needed] The train shared a rake with the Sarayu Yamuna Express between Delhi and Amritsar until 2001 when the Sarayu Yamuna Express was renamed the Shaheed Express and extended to Amritsar. Today the Shaheed Express operates between Amritsar and Jainagar in Bihar four days a week. Prior to India's partition, the Flying Mail left Delhi at noon, arrived at 9 pm, before heading for Karachi. On the return journey from Karachi, the train arrived at Lahore at noon and at Delhi at 9pm.

References

  1. ^ "Farmers' Rail Blockade In Punjab Today: Protests To Be Held At 19 Locations, Trains Services Disrupted". The Daily Jagran. Retrieved 31 March 2026.
  2. ^ "Jat stir hits commuters in Amritsar hard". Hindustan Times. 22 February 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2026.
  3. ^ SSNews. "June 2nd 1984 – 10 Days of Terror". Sikh Sangat News. Retrieved 31 March 2026.


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