ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Railways announced increased fares for passenger, express, and mail trains, marking the second increase within 15 days.
According to a notification issued by the Pakistan Railways, a 2 percent fare increase will take effect from July 4 for express and passenger trains.
The 2 percent fare hike will also extend to advance bookings as per the notification.
The decision was taken in the wake of rising petroleum products prices including diesel.
The railway department directives have been issued to the Director of IT and the DS to ensure compliance with the updated fares.
It may be noted here passenger train fares were raised by 3 percent, while freight train fares saw a 4 percent increase on June 18.
The federal government increased petroleum products’ prices for the ongoing fortnight ending on July 15, pushing the petrol price up by Rs 8.36 per litre.
