Times of Islamabad

Pakistan Railways Business Express boggies derailed, Lahore Karachi traffic suspended

Pakistan Railways Business Express boggies derailed, Lahore Karachi traffic suspended

KARACHI/KHAIRPUR/SUKKUR: Pakistan Railways Business Express boggiesderailed, Lahore Karachi traffic suspended.

The railway traffic restored from Lahore to Karachi after derailment of abogey of the Business Express near Khairpur ARY News reported on Sunday.

“The Up Track restored after five hours of the incident,” DivisionalTraffic Officer (DTO) Railways said in a statement.

Lahore to Karachi railway traffic has been opened after it remainedsuspended for five hours. “The work to remove the bogey from the Down Trackhas been in progress,” DTO railways said.

More than eight trains were stopped at different railway stations after thederailment incident.

Peshawar bound Khyber Mail was stopped at Khairpur station, while Sukkurbound Sukkur Express halted at Gambat station, the railway official said.