04-18-2011, 12:53 PM
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Railways has computerized 41 Railway Stations for online reservation in order to facilitate passengers during journey.
An official of Railways ministry told APP that a new reservation office has started functioning at Karachi Cantt Railway Station as the previous reservation office at Karachi was causing inconvenience to public due to congestion.
He said that in order to apprise the passengers regarding latest position of running trains, electronic train monitoring boards have been installed at 30 main railway stations.
He informed that new Chinese passenger coaches inducted in the system for passengers comfort and safe journey.
He said that in order to ensure safety of passengers and railway infrastructure surveillance cameras are provided at Karachi Cantt. Rohri and Lahore installation work on Peshawar Cantt, Attock City, Rawalpindi. Lalamusa, Faisalabad, Khanewal, Multan, Nawab Shah, Hyderabad, Quetta while the facility is under process at Sibi Railway station.
He said that Pakistan Railways also providing the catering services in 28 trains over the system to facilitate the passenger during the journey.
Filtration plants have been installed at 6 railway stations including Sukkur, Rohri, Kotri, Mirpur Khas, Dadu and Sibi.
An official of Railways ministry told APP that a new reservation office has started functioning at Karachi Cantt Railway Station as the previous reservation office at Karachi was causing inconvenience to public due to congestion.
He said that in order to apprise the passengers regarding latest position of running trains, electronic train monitoring boards have been installed at 30 main railway stations.
He informed that new Chinese passenger coaches inducted in the system for passengers comfort and safe journey.
He said that in order to ensure safety of passengers and railway infrastructure surveillance cameras are provided at Karachi Cantt. Rohri and Lahore installation work on Peshawar Cantt, Attock City, Rawalpindi. Lalamusa, Faisalabad, Khanewal, Multan, Nawab Shah, Hyderabad, Quetta while the facility is under process at Sibi Railway station.
He said that Pakistan Railways also providing the catering services in 28 trains over the system to facilitate the passenger during the journey.
Filtration plants have been installed at 6 railway stations including Sukkur, Rohri, Kotri, Mirpur Khas, Dadu and Sibi.