Saad Rafique launches Kohat-Rawalpindi rail car service
This train will connect residents of Kohat to other regions of the country.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Railways Minister Saad Rafique has inaugurated upgraded Kohat Express today (Wednesday) at Kohat Railway Station.
Addressing inaugural ceremony in Kohat, he said the rail car service, which had been suspended since 2011, has been re-launched at a cost of over three hundred and sixty million rupees. It will provide systematized, economical and safe travel for people of KPK.
Inaugural ceremony of restoration of Kohat-Rawalpindi Rail service. pic.twitter.com/YITCcyHpWh
— Khawaja Saad Rafique (@KhSaad_Rafique) January 24, 2018
This train will connect residents of Kohat to other regions of the country via Rawalpindi and Islamabad. This improved rail car has 7 coaches while the old rail car had 5 coaches. Almostr Rs. 35 crore have been spent for resuming of rail car and up gradation of entire system.
Kohat Cantt Railway Station, Tarnol, Bosal and Jand railway stations have also been upgraded. Moreover, Pakistan Railways has upgraded its signaling system at Fateh Jang, Gugan, Faqeer Hussain Shaheed and Babri Panda with the cost of Rs.1 crore and 90 lacs.
For secure travel through Kohat Express, 5 unmanned level crossings have been manned between Kohat and Jand with the estimated cost of Rs.4 crore and 12 lacs. A side drain between Kohat and Jand has also been walled with the estimated cost of Rs. 2 crore and 70 lacs.
The bridges, on the way, have also been made innocuous. On directions from Kh .Saad Rafique, the fare will be Rs.160. Apart from rehabilitation of Kohat Express, Pakistan Railways has also rehabilitated 44 rakes of important trains. Pakistan Railways has upgraded Karakoram Express, Green Line, Khushal Khan Khattak Express, Hazara Express, Musa Pak, Fareed Express, Pakistan Express and Allama Iqbal Express.
Pakistan Railways has also prepared schedule for putting the 10 upgraded rakes of Mehran Express ,Khyber Mail, Baha ud Din Zakirya and Akbar Bugti Express on System .Right now these upgraded rakes are in railways workshops. These upgraded trains will help in building trust of public on Pakistan Railways.
