KARACHI
Pakistan Railways on Sunday resumed train operation from Sindh’s provincial capital after a hiatus of several weeks due to devastating floods in the country.
The Railways resumed its train service when Rahman Baba Express left from Karachi for Peshawar on Sunday with a total of 1500 passengers. The train left for Peshawar from Karachi at 10:15 am. According to the railways’ authorities, 1,200 passengers booked their computerized tickets and 300 passengers bought their tickets from the station.
Pakistan Railways had decided to restore passenger trains to Karachi from October 2, more than a month after being suspended on August 26 following super floods in Sindh province.
The decision to gradual restoration of the train service was taken at a meeting chaired by Federal Minister for Railways Khawaja Saad Rafique after reviewing reports on receding floodwaters from tracks and necessary repairs.
From October 05, Karakoram, Karachi Express, and Business Express will be run between Karachi and Lahore. The spokesman said that the duration for Karachi-Lahore travel has been set at 22 hours and more coaches will be added to the trains. The travel duration will be reviewed after 30 days and will be reduced gradually.
