Pakistan Railways has announced a 33 percent discount in its fares on all three days of Eid ul Adha (29 June to July 1, 2023), reported the 24NewsHD TV channel.
According to a notification issued by Pakistan Railways on Saturday, the reduction in fares is for all classes of all trains. However, the discount on fares will not be applicable on Eid Special trains.
Earlier, Pakistan Railways announced to roll out three Eid special trains on the occasion of Eid-ul-Adha.
The first Eid special train will depart from Quetta to Peshawar via Lahore at 10 am on June 26 while the second train will depart from Karachi via Multan to Lahore at 8:30 pm on June 2.
Railway officials say that the third train will depart from Lahore to Karachi on June 27 at 11 am via Multan.
Railway officials say that advance booking of all three Eid special trains has been started.
The Eid Special trains will include AC and economy, class coaches. The train drivers will not run the speed of Eid Special trains at more than 105 km per hour.
This decision has been taken keeping in view the facilities of passengers on Eid days.