Pakistan Railways increases rail fares by 5%

• Pakistan Railways has issued a notification.
• Hike in fares will be for goods and express trains.
• Fares have been increased due to e hike in prices fuel.

LAHORE: Pakistan Railway has once again increased the train fares by 5 percent, which will be effective from tomorrow( Tuesday).

According to the details, after the hike in the prices of petroleum products, Pakistan Railways has also increased the train fares.

Pakistan Railways has issued a notification according to which train fares have been increased by 5 percent, it will be applied from tomorrow.

The notification states that the increase in fares will be for all goods vehicles, express trains.

There will be no increase in the fares of shuttle, passenger trains running 250 km.

The railway administration thinks that the fares have been increased due to the hike in the prices of petroleum products.

According to railway sources, the fares were increased by 20 percent by the Ministry of Railways in the last one and a half months.

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