Railways’ employee killed as bridge collapses at Khanewal station

KHANEWAL: An employee of Pakistan Railways was killed on Friday when a section of the pedestrian bridge at Khanewal Junction railway station collapsed, ARY News reported.

A female passenger was also injured in the incident. Rescue teams quickly arrived at the scene, transferring the deceased and the injured to the hospital, where medical treatment was provided to the injured passenger.

Pakistan Railways has immediately commenced repair work on the bridge following the completion of the rescue operations.

According to the preliminary investigation, a stone slab from the bridge fell onto those below.

Railway operations are continuing as usual at Khanewal station, according to a spokesperson for Pakistan Railways.

Earlier, Pakistan Railways announced the operation of five special trains on the occasion of Eidul Adha 2025 to facilitate passengers traveling to various cities.

According to the railway spokesperson, the special Eidul Fitr trains will run between June 2 and 4 from multiple stations across the Pakistan.

The schedule released by PR stated that the first special train will depart from Karachi Cantt to Lahore at 1:00 PM on June 2.

The second train will depart from Quetta for Peshawar Cantt at 10:00 AM on June 3.

The third train will leave Lahore for Karachi Cantt at 5:00 PM on June 3. The fourth train will depart from Karachi City for Rawalpindi at 8:00 PM on June 3.

The fifth special train will depart from Karachi Cantt for Lahore at 8:00 PM on June 4.

The spokesperson added that coaches for the first, second, and fourth trains will be arranged from carriage workshops, while the third and fifth trains will utilize existing rakes already prepared for Eid special services.