The Pakistan Railways (PR) has decided to run three Eid special trains to clear the rush of passengers intending to go to their native homes to celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr with their near and dear ones.

Two Eid special trains will be operated from Karachi and one from Peshawar. The first Eid special train would leave the Cantt Station for Peshawar on August 16 while another Eid special train would be operated from the Karachi Cantt Station to Lahore via Faisalabad on August 17. Both the Eid special trains to be composed of 12 coaches each would include the economy class.The third Eid special train will leave Peshawar for Lahore on August 18.