RAWALPINDI: Pakistan Railways (PR) will relaunch Kohat Rail Car from January 10, as all arrangements in this regard are being finalized. A Railways official informed APP that the Kohat-Rawalpindi rail track had been rehabilitated besides renovating and rehabilitating four railway stations, two each in Rawalpindi and Peshawar divisions to facilitate the passengers of the Kohat Rail Car.
The groundwork for resumption of the rail-car service had been completed at a cost of Rs502 million, he said.
The service was abandoned in 2013. Now, Pakistan Railways would re-launch the train service between Rawalpindi and Kohat to provide cheaper traveling facilities to the people of Kohat, he said adding, the train would have around 400 passengers capacity.
The train service was suspended between the two cities due to financial crunch in the Pakistan Railways, he said.
Now, the PR’s financial position was improving gradually and it had relaunched some other trains, he added.
He said the Kohat Rail Car is being restarted as former Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif had announced operation of the train last year during a public meeting held in Kohat.
He said the train would reach its destination from Rawalpindi to Kohat within three hours and 30 minutes covering Golra Sharif, Fateh Jhang, Basal and Jand stations.
He informed that a new ticket reservation office had also been established at platform number two of
Rawalpindi Railway Station which would facilitate the passengers of Kohat Rail Car, Mehar Express and Hazara Express.
The reservation office would remain open round the clock. The reservation office would have separate male and female waiting areas for the passengers and it would also be inaugurated within first week of next month.
