Karachi: The fares of private sector Shalimar Express train has been reduced by 50 percent, local media reported Wednesday. However, the decreased fares are applicable for Karachi to Lahore single route only.
Earlier, the fare of economy class was fixed at 880 while the fare of air-conditioned class and parlor was fixed at 2400 and 2800 respectively. It is to mention here that Shalimar Express was suspended earlier in February because of financial constraints.
The train departs daily between Lahore and Karachi simultaneously at 6:30am and acquires facilities like TV, sophisticated seats and mobile restaurant. The saddest news that has just been reported by our sources is that due to the unavailability of trains thousands of Pakistanis may not celebrate Eid with their loved ones this year.