Pakistan

Railways fares slashed by 30pc on Eid

Discount would not be applicable to any special Eid trains nor would journalists get any further concessions

BILAL GHAURI May 02, 2022

File photo of a Pakistan Railways train.

LAHORE:

Pakistan Railways has decided to reduce the fare by 30 percent for three days on account of Eidul Fitr, however, the discount will not be applicable on special trains being run for the occasion.

The fares of economy class, business class, parlour car class, AC standard and AC sleepers of all passenger trains have been reduced. These reduced rates will be applicable during the three days of Eid.

However, the discount would not be applicable to any special Eid trains nor would journalists get any further concessions.

While the discount is applicable on current reservations only, a notification has been issued, wherein divisional commercial officers, reservation supervisors and in-charge of ticket houses of seven divisions have been informed of the decision.

Therefore, the officials are required to sell tickets at discounted rates.

COMMENTS (2)

Humaira | 2 years ago | Reply The announcement of a concessional train fares on Eid cannot be ignored when our economy is already in worst state and the railway is trying best not to be bankrupted. I m sure the losses railway would borne due to this announcement would further add to the govt debts and would not be paid out of any personal accounts of the sitting PM royal highness and the Ministers So who cares the shahi Farmaaans of a poor country declaring beggars are not choosers

Humaira | 2 years ago | Reply What an announcement The discounts are announced as if the loss will be borne by the sitting PM own pocket or as if we are the richest economy on the planet earth.. A traditional cheap tactic to get personal gains at the cost of national exchequer.. shame for someone heading a country already facing economic turmoils .. May the loss we expect after this announcement be borne by the foreign accounts of the elites with slogan of beggars are not choosers

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