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| name = Flying Mail<br />
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| type = Superfast mail train<br />
| locale = [[Punjab Province (British India)|Punjab]], [[Sindh]] (<small>before partition of India</small>) <br /><br />
[[Haryana]], [[National Capital Territory of Delhi|NCT Delhi]], [[Punjab, India]] (<small>after partition of India</small>)<br />
| first = 16 April 1853<br />
| last = 16 April 2002<br />
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| start = {{stnlnk|Delhi}}<br />
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| end = {{stnlnk|Karachi Cantonment}} (<small>before partition of India</small>)<br /><br />
{{stnlnk|Amritsar}} (<small>after partition of India</small>)<br />
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| journeytime = 9 hours<br />
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The '''Flying Mail''' was a train in India<ref>{{Cite web |title=Farmers' Rail Blockade In Punjab Today: Protests To Be Held At 19 Locations, Trains Services Disrupted |url=https://www.thedailyjagran.com/india/farmers-rail-blockade-in-punjab-today-electricity-amendment-bill-2025-protests-to-be-held-at-19-locations-trains-services-disrupted-10284070 |access-date=2026-03-31 |website=The Daily Jagran |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-02-22 |title=Jat stir hits commuters in Amritsar hard |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/jat-stir-hits-commuters-in-amritsar-hard/story-JkKoTVsqWalwDUw4LiIMBP.html |access-date=2026-03-31 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref> that operated between [[Delhi]] and [[Amritsar]] and, prior to [[India's partition]], between Delhi and [[Karachi]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=SSNews |title=June 2nd 1984 – 10 Days of Terror |url=https://sikhsangat.org/june-2nd-1984-10-days-of-terror/ |access-date=2026-03-31 |website=Sikh Sangat News |language=en-US}}</ref> 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|date=September 2025}} The train shared a rake with the [[Shaheed Express|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, Bihar|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.<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://www.irfca.org/~shankie/famoustrains/famtrainflying.htm Flying Mail]<br />
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