LAHORE: Following POL prices cut, the Pakistan Railways has delighted its passengers with a 3 percent to 5 percent (Rs10 to Rs130) reduction in fares of passenger trains, which will take effect from January 18.
According to a notification issued here, the fare cut will not be applied on Lhr-Khi Karakaram Express, privately-run Shalimar Express and Business Train. The notification read that the fares for all classes of Allama Iqbal Express, Awam Express, Karachi Express, Millat Express, Akber Bugti Express and Jafar Express will be lowered by 3 percent while the fares of all classes of Bolan Mail, Bahauddin Zakariya Express, Fareed Express, Sukkur Express will be slashed by 5 percent.
With the recent decrease, fares of above mentioned trains will be reduced from Rs10 to Rs130. The fare table is available at www.pakrail.com – Pakistan Railways’ official website – for passengers’ facility.
