LAHORE: The Pakistan Railways (PR) is going to restore two more passenger trains soon.
The Bolan Mail, linking Quetta with Karachi and Akbar Bugti Express linking Quetta with Lahore will be restored.
The Bolan Mail will resume its operations on 25th December 2023, while Akbar Bugti Express will resume its operations in March, 2024.
Both trains will facilitate the people of Sindh and Punjab to travel to Balochistan and vice versa. At present, Jaffer Express is the only operational passenger train plying between Quetta and Peshawar, besides local Chaman & Hurnai trains.
The Bolan Mail consists of 12 coaches with the facility of a dining car and bedding. The passengers would also be provided clean blankets, pillows and standard food, according to the PR officials.
It may be recalled that in October last, the Pakistan Railways restored train services at Sibi-Harnai section which was suspended 18 years ago after the miscreants destroyed main bridges and railway tracks in the year 2006.
The Pakistan Railways later reconstructed railway bridges and laid new tracks following the demand of the local people of Harnai and Sibi.
