ISLAMABAD – Minister for Railways Sheikh Rashid Ahmed on Tuesday announced50 percent discount on all trains on Eid day to facilitate the passengersacross the country.
“This a special gift for passengers on Eid day and I also thank thetravelers who will use Pakistan Railways for travelling,” the minister saidin a statement issued here.
Pakistan Railways also announced to run five special trains on Eid-ul-Fitracross the country to extend maximum facilities to passengers so that theycan spend the Islamic festival with their near and dear ones, the spokesmanof Pakistan Railways said.
He said that on the directives of Minister for Railways Sheikh RashidAhmed, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Muhammad Aftab Akbar has issued anotification and schedule of the trains.
According to schedule, he said that the first Eid train would run fromKarachi on June 2 at 10:45 am for Peshawar and the second train would leavefrom Quetta on the same day at 11:30 am for Rawalpindi.
The spokesman said the third train would depart from Karachi Cantonment onJune 3 at 11:30 am for Lahore. The fourth special train would leave fromRawalpindi on June 8 at 8 am for Quetta.
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He said the last Eid special train would run from June 8 from LahoreRailway Station for Karachi Cantonment at 6 pm.
The spokesman said online booking facility would also be made available forEid special trains from May 29.
“A comprehensive advertisement campaign of Pakistan Railways has beenlaunched to keep passengers informed about the special trains onEid-ul-Fitr,” he said.
He said that additional police personnel have been deployed at all therailway stations and with special trains to keep security situation incheck and avoid any incident.
