Lahore: Pakistan Railways has decided to raise the fares of its passengers’ trains by 10 to 15 percent. The Executive Committee of Pakistan Railways (PR) has approved the raise in its meeting.
Sources told The News Tribe that the decision to raise fares of passengers’ trains was taken in wake of the rising fuel prices in international market.
A PR official told The News Tribe that Railway would receive 1.5 billion additional income through the raise. He said that the notification regarding the increase in fares would be issued soon.
He said that the Executive Committee had approved 10 percent increase in fares of economy class and 15 percent in air-conditioned class.
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