Regional
Pakistan Railways cut fares by over 50pc
According to the notification, the minimum fare for economy class from Lahore to Rawalpindi was Rs250, which has been reduced to 100 rupees
Lahore: The Pakistan Railway authorities have reduced the train fares.
Railway authorities have issued a notification of reduction in train fares according to which the train fares have been reduced from one kilometer to 200 kilometers.
Apart from this, the train fares of all classes have been reduced. Economy class fares of some trains have been reduced by up to 54 percent and airconditioned class fares by up to 40 percent.
According to the notification, the minimum fare for economy class from Lahore to Rawalpindi was Rs250, which has been reduced to 100 rupees.
Similarly, the fare of Khyber Mail Train economy class from one kilometer to 130 km was Rs250 which has been reduced to Rs100. The decision has been made to facilitate passengers traveling in trains on short-duration routes. The new fares came into effect today i.e., May 21.
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