Pakistan Railways has announced a fare increase for all trains, with effect from Friday, July 19. As Per notifcication fares would be increased by 1% for all mail, express, intercity, and passenger trains, including outsourced services.
The fare for all freight and goods trains would see a two percent increase. All stations, booking offices, reservation offices, and relevant staff had been informed in this regard.
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Meanwhile, Pakistan Railways has collected an amount of over Rs76 million from ticket-less passengers in a crackdown during the last six months with the help of railway police and train staffers.
“Around 59,143 passengers found travelling without tickets in different trains and collected the said amount from them, which is deposited in the official bank account of the department,” sources in the Ministry told APP.
The sources said that ticketless travelling was illegal, and those who were caught without a ticket were charged a ticket price for the whole journey of the train besides the penalty.
Those who do not pay are handed over to the railway police.
