ISLAMABAD: New Parcel Express Train is starting its operation from 10th of this month and will ply from Lahore to Karachi via Faisalabad.
The running time of Parcel Train from Lahore to Karachi will be around 22 hours, a senior official in the Ministry of Railways told APP. “It was another important milestone of Pakistan Railways towards easy and speedy delivery of the cargo that will run initially twice a week from both sides,” he said.
Elaborating salient features, he said the departure time of train from Lahore to Karachi on operating days will 23:50 hours. He said that the train will comprise 13 luggage vans and capacity of one luggage van was 10 tonnes. “Numbers of luggage van may be enhanced as per the demand and availability of the cargo,” he added.
He said that Railways through advertisement has requested the interested parties to approach the Divisional Superintendent Offices at Lahore and Karachi for further details.
