A good news for the passengers as Pakistan Railways announced a 10 percent in train fares on Saturday.

“The fares for all AC classes of express and mail trains have been decreased by 10%. A similar 10% reduction has also been applied to the economy class fares of all passenger trains,” said the official sources within the department.

NEW FARES WILL BE EFFECTIVE FROM SEPTEMBER 23

Officials announced that the fare reduction will take effect starting September 23. A local private TV channel reported that the railways have decided to run 10 passenger trains under a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model.

In the first phase of privatization, 10 trains will be transferred to private operators under this scheme, with applications already being sought from interested parties. The technical bids will be opened on the same day, the officials added.

The trains slated for privatization include Karachi Express, Awam Express, Hazara Express, Bahauddin Zakariya Express, Mehr Express, Sukkur Express, Chenab Express, Mehran Express, Mohenjodaro Passenger Train, and Rawalpindi Passenger Train, according to the report.