ISLAMABAD – Pakistan Railways has increased the fares of Tezgam, a dailyexpress train service, to bring down the projected deficit.
Railways’ loss was feared to record high following the floods and now thestate-owned railway company has jacked up the economy class ticket ofTezgam from Rawalpindi to Karachi from Rs2,000 to Rs3,500.
The ticket for Rawalpindi to Lahore rail car has been increased from Rs500to Rs950, while the fare of Jafar Express from Rawalpindi to Quetta hasbeen increased from Rs2,860 to Rs3,700.
Railways seeking return of trains from private sector for financial revival
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Besides increasing the fares of three trains, Pakistan Railways is alsoseeking the return of Maher Express, Bahauddin Zakaria Express, FaridExpress, and Bilal Express, which were earlier given to the private sector.
Unprecedented floods caused massive losses to Pakistan Railways, besidesdamaging rail infrastructure after which several operations came tostandstill.
