Jinnah Express to start chugging again from Feb 5

LAHORE: The Pakistan Railways decided on Tuesday to restore another passenger train service between Karachi and Lahore after a hiatus of over ten months.

“It has been decided to restore the Jinnah Express (31-Up/32-Dn) running between Karachi – Lahore – Karachi via Chord with effect from 05-02-2021,” read a notification issued by the chief operating suprintendent.

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It said the first train (32-down) will depart from Lahore station on Feb 5 and the 31-up train from Karachi on Feb 6.

Jinnah Express was suspended last year on March 25 as part of measures to halt the spread of the coronavirus.

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Earlier, on Jan 27, Minister for Railways Azam Swati had said the Pakistan Railways will be run on a business model. He said the government is committed to making the railways a profitable entity.

“The railway department suffered Rs20.3 billion loss during the last six month due to Covid-19 and suffered an operational loss of Rs1.2 trillion over the last 50 years,” the minister pointed out.