KARACHI: The first Eid special train which is being run to facilitate the public on Eidul Fitr departed from Karachi for its destination Peshawar.
The first train of Eid Operation 2017 carrying over 1,100 passengers having 16 bogies left from Karachi on Friday for Peshawar, while the train is due to reach Peshawar on Saturday.
The Karachi Railways DCO, while talking on the occasion, said that public confidence in the Railway Department has boosted in the last few years. He claimed that trains being run this year have financially benefited the Railway Department and said that the Pakistan Railways has generated around Rs1.4 million revenues from the first special Eid train.