LAHORE: The Azadi Train entertained the local people at Lahore Railway Station with its striking features, which display the heroic struggle of national heroes, paintings and cultural floats.
The local people including youngsters, students, senior citizens and families, took a keen interest in the galleries and cultural floats of all four provinces including Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad Jammu Kashmir.
The Azadi Train is plying across the country as part of the Independence Day celebrations.
The main objectives for running the Azadi Train were to highlight the aspects of Freedom Movement, to pay tribute to sacrifices of Armed Forces for the defence of the country, besides promoting the culture and heritage of the all the provinces.
Azadi Train would cover a long journey of thousands of kilometres in 15 days which started from Margalla Station on august 12 and would culminate at Karachi on August 25.
After a two-night stay in Lahore, the train will leave for Multan via Raiwind and after staying for a night or two at various stations including Khanewal and Sukkur will end its journey on August 25.
Azadi Train Officer Incharge Iftikhar Hussain said that the Azadi Train is receiving an overwhelming response from the people at every railway station. He said that huge crowd was excited to have a glimpse of the beautifully decorated train.