Breakfast, lunch, high tea, dinner and internet will be provided by five star hotel on the train (Photo: PPI)
Islamabad: Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif inaugurated Green Line Express train equipped with modern facilities.
According to Express News, this green line express train equipped with modern facilities will provide one-passenger service from Islamabad to Karachi via Pakistan Railway Main Line. This train will be operated with new coaches from China.
The green line running from Islamabad to Karachi will stop at Rawalpindi, Chaklala, Lahore, Khanewal, Bahawalpur, Rohri, Hyderabad and Drug Road stations on the way. Five star hotel in Green Line will provide breakfast, lunch, high tea, dinner and internet in ticket price while high quality bedding, utility kit and housekeeping facilities will also be available.
The turn around time of Green Line has been set at 22 hours, the Green Line will run from Karachi at 10:00 PM, stop at Lahore at 2:30 PM the next afternoon and reach Margalla at 8:30 PM.
Similarly, when going from Margalla to Karachi, the journey will start at three in the afternoon, the train will stop at Lahore at eight in the night, while it will reach Karachi at twenty minutes past two in the afternoon the next day.
In his speech, the Prime Minister openly mentioned the economic situation of the country and said that governments keep coming and going, Pakistan is standing at the crossroads where we are trying to save each pie, looking at the foreign exchange reserves, the priority list of imports. Bani Hai is a difficult time and will get out of difficulties soon.
Minister of Railways Khawaja Saad Rafiq said that Railways is facing problems in pension and salary, some support should be given so that the hearth of working pensioners will keep burning, in the next few months this shortfall will be met.
He said that our daily income is 15 and a half crores while the expenses are 20 crores.
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