First-ever 'cargo express' train inaugurated

The first ever 'cargo express' train after revamping the Railway's falling system was inaugurated here on Tuesday. Additional General Manager, Pakistan Railways Mehmood-ul-Hassan alongwith other officers performed formal inauguration of Cargo Express which will be operated twice a week on Tuesday and Saturday between Karachi Cantonment and Badami Bagh Stations.
Talking to media persons after the inauguration at Karachi City Railways Station, Mehmood-ul-Hassan said the frequency of the cargo train would later be increased to one train a day. He said cargo train service had been revived after a lapse of more than three years.
He said the expected monthly earning from that train was Rs 24 million and Rs 300 million was expected annual earning. The expected running time of cargo express was 38 hours while proper time table had already been issued for that train on the lines of Passenger Express Train, he added.