LAHORE: Advance booking for the 23 special trains being operated to cater to Eidul Fitr rush has begun at all reservation offices of the Pakistan Railways (PR).
The Eid operation will begin with the departure of two trains each from Karachi for Lahore and from Lahore to Karachi on July 11. All the four trains will depart Karachi and Lahore at 11am to reach their destination the next day at 5am, a spokesperson said on Wednesday.
To be operated from Karachi, Lahore, Rawalpindi, Peshawar and Multan, the special trains will benefit about 30,000 people wishing to spend Eidul Fitr in their hometowns.