Rising frustrations: Train delays a regular occurrence

According to Pakistan Railways, the old and obsolete signal system is one of the factors that causes delays.

ISLAMABAD:

Almost all of the main express trains have been arriving late at the Lahore and Rawalpindi railway stations.

According to a Pakistan Railways official, the old and obsolete signal system is one of the factors that causes delays. The engines being used are not well maintained. Not a single locomotive has been added to railways fleet since 2008.

Published in The Express Tribune, January 19^th, 2013.