First Summer Special Train To Leave Rwp For Karachi On June 18
Rukhshan Mir (@rukhshanmir) Published June 17, 2018 | 06:11 PM
RAWALPINDI, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 17th Jun, 2018 ) :First Summer Special Vacation Train will leave Rawalpindi for Karachi on June 18, Monday at 2.30 pm.
Pakistan Railways had announced special Summer Vacation Trains to facilitate the passengers particularly families planning to move for different destinations to enjoy summer vacations with their kith and kin.
Talking to APP, Divisional Commercial Officer (DCO) Rawalpindi Raza Ali Habib informed that Pakistan Railways have finalized all the arrangements to operate summer special trains while five special trains were announced for Eid ul Fitr. Fifth special Eid train will depart from Multan Cantt on June 19 at 7 am via Kot Addu, Dao Khail and Attock city will reach its destination, Rawalpindi on the same night at 10:15 pm.
In order to ensure the safety of passengers and visitors, security arrangements had been enhanced at the Rawalpindi Railway Station ahead of Eid ul Fitr, he added.
He further informed that Pakistan Railways is going to operate special "Summer Vacation Special Trains" between Karachi and Rawalpindi.
Raza Habib said, the special trains would be operated on June 18, 22, 26 and 30 from Rawalpindi to Karachi at 2:30 pm while on return these trains would run from Karachi to Rawalpindi on June 20, 24 and 28 at 8:00 pm.
These trains would stop at Hyderabad, Rohri, Khanpur, Bahawalpur, Khanewal, Sahiwal, Okara, Raiwind, Lahore, Gujranwala, Wazirabad, Gujrat, Lalamusa and Jhelum, he informed.
The Summer Vacation Trains will be consisted of A/C business, A/C Standard and Economy classes of coaches.
To a question he said, armed police personnel had been deployed at the railway station to keep security situation in check.
He said, that the security of the railway station had been tightened with police in plain clothes assigned the task to check security and keep an eye on suspicious persons. The deployment of cops was ensured to frisk the passengers entering the station.
The entire parking area had been covered using 32 high-definition, closed circuit television cameras (CCTV) apart from installing floodlights. Moreover, three booths with imported computerized barriers had also been set up to ensure proper checking and to maintain records of all visitors including the driver, the number plate and the vehicle.
Ground surveillance cameras had also been installed to check vehicles, he added. A special control room had been set up where activities of the visitors are monitored round the clock, he said adding, foolproof security of the passengers at platforms is being ensured through 16 CCTV cameras while walk-through gates had also been installed at the entry points.
To another query, he said that luggage,parcels and other items booked for transportation to other cities of thecountry are also being checked through scanners installed at the station.
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