Railways set to re-launch Kohat Express from Jan 17

Rawalpindi: Pakistan Railways will re-launch Kohat Express from January 17 as all arrangements in this regard are being finalised.

Federal Minister for Railway Saad Rafique will inaugurate the train at Kohat Railway Station on January 17 while the train will be operated from January 18.A Railways official informed APP that the Kohat-Rawalpindi Rail track has been rehabilitated besides renovating and rehabilitating four railway stations, two each in Rawalpindi and Peshawar Divisions to facilitate the passengers of the Kohat Express.

The groundwork for resumption of the service has been completed at a cost of Rs502 million. The service was abandoned in 2013. Now, Pakistan Railways would re-launch the train service between Rawalpindi and Kohat to provide cheaper travelling facilities to the people of Kohat, he said adding, the train would have around 400 passengers capacity.

It was suspended between the two cities due to financial crunch in the Pakistan Railways, he said. Now, the PRs financial position is improving gradually and it has re-launched some other trains as well, he added. The train would reach its destination from Rawalpindi to Kohat within three hours and 30 minutes covering Golra Sharif, Fateh Jhang, Basal and Jand stations.