Lahore:
Pakistan Railways announced a significant ticket reduction for passengers on Wednesday during the upcoming Eidul Azha holiday.
The Railway Service will offer a 20% discount on ticket prices for all trains under its management across all travel courses. This discount is specifically valid on the first three days of Eid.
However, the Rail Administration clarifies that this discount will only be available for ‘current bookings’, which means that tickets purchased specifically in the Eid travel window for travel on these three days.
In particular, the discount will not apply to additional Eid special trains scheduled to handle the holiday speed.
Pakistan Express
A preliminary investigative report on the derailment of Pakistan Express, which was on its way from Karachi to Rawalpindi, has revealed that poor maintenance of a bogie led to the almost subsequent accident.
According to rail sources, Bogie suffered a “hot shaft” error, an overheating problem that caused a critical pin to flip. As a result, the whole carriage under the bogie broke free and writhed from the track.
The incident took place on Sunday morning near Mubarakpur, in the Multan Railway Division. While the train avoided a major disaster of pure luck, damage was caused by at least two bogies and the track infrastructure.
According to railroad men, a dining car and a standard air-conditioned trainer for 45-up Pakistan Express derailed. However, no passengers were injured in the incident.
As a result, several up and down Trainwers delayed for hours at various stations within the Bahawalpur district.
