RAWALPINDI: Pakistan Railways (PR) will relaunch Kohat Rail Car from January 10, as all arrangements in this regard are being finalised.
A railways official informed APP that the Kohat-Rawalpindi rail track had been rehabilitated, besides renovating and rehabilitating four railway stations, two each in Rawalpindi and Peshawar divisions, to facilitate the passengers of the Kohat Rail Car.
The groundwork for the resumption of the rail-car service had been completed at a cost of Rs502 million, he said.
The service was abandoned in 2013. Now, PR would re-launch the train service between Rawalpindi and Kohat to provide cheaper travelling facilities to the people of Kohat, he said, adding that the train would have around 400 passenger capacity.
The train service was suspended between the two cities due to a financial crunch in the Pakistan Railways, the official said. Now, the PR’s financial position was improving gradually and it had re-launched some other trains, he added.
He further said the Kohat Rail Car is being restarted as former prime minister Nawaz Sharif had announced the operation of the train last year during a public meeting held in Kohat.
He said that the train would reach its destination from Rawalpindi to Kohat within three hours and 30 minutes, covering Golra Sharif, Fateh Jhang, Basal and Jand stations.
He informed that a new ticket reservation office had also been established at platform number two of Rawalpindi Railway Station, which would facilitate the passengers of Kohat Rail Car, Mehar Express and Hazara Express.
The reservation office would remain open round the clock. The reservation office would have separate male and female waiting areas for the passengers and it would also be inaugurated within the first week of next month.
