LAHORE: The federal government has decided to partially resume train service before Eid.
In the first phase, total 24 of trains will be operated and the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) have been finalised in this regard, sources said. The offices of the railways will remain close and the tickets will be booked online only, the sources added.
The passengers will have to bring food for them while travelling through trains. It may be noted that the NCOC meeting had rejected the proposal of Pakistan Railways’ to partially resume train service from 10th May.
According to details, chief ministers of all four provinces had rejected the recommendation of resuming the train operation partially. The proposal was put forward by Railways Minister Sheikh Rasheed in the NCOC meeting held in Islamabad with Minister for Planning, Development, and Reforms Asad Umar in the chair.
The train service was suspended by the federal government to contain the spread of the coronavirus in the country. Earlier, the railway minister said that the department was going to install electricity meters of the Lahore Electricity Supply Company (LESCO) in railway colonies till 30th December 2020, adding that it would be beneficial for both labours and railways.
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