Pakistan
Punjab govt announces free travel for aged people in Orange Train
Punjab government has announced concessionary fares for aged, people with special needs and women.
Lahore: Punjab government has announced concessionary fares to facilitate aged, people with special needs, women, and students traveling on Orange Line Metro Train (OLMT).
The decision was taken by Chief Minister Punjab Pervaiz Elahi during a meeting.
The Punjab government decided to fix phase-wise fares of the train along with free travel facilities for aged people and people with special needs while concessionary tickets will be introduced for students and women.
The chief minister stated that the stations of the Orange Line Train will be equipped with a solar system.
CM Elahi further announced to launch a pilot project for electric buses in Lahore and said that his government would provide the public with the facility to travel in environment-friendly buses.