LAHORE: The Pakistan Railways’ network witnesses a decline of 50 to 70% in passenger traffic during Ramazan, potentially causing increased occupancy in trains in the last 10 days of the holy month.
The railway administration has to suspend 42-Down Karakoram Express and 34-Down Business Express from Lahore to Karachi, redirecting passengers to Karachi Express departing at 6:00 pm almost on a daily basis.
Passengers of Faisalabad and Karachi section are accommodated in Multan Express departing at 5:00 pm from Faisalabad. Similar decreases are observed in trains from Peshawar and Rawalpindi to Karachi and Quetta.
The railway administration cites the traditional drop in passenger traffic during the first and second Ashra (10 days) of Ramazan, with an anticipated surge in the last Ashra as people return home for Eid-ul-Fitr, necessitating additional coaches on special and scheduled trains.
Pakistan Railways’s special trains on Eid
It is to be noted that Pakistan Railways has already announced operating 4 special trains on Eid-ul-Fitr
