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PRs suspends Lahore-Wazirabad train service indefinitely

October 17, 2018

LAHORE, Oct 17 (INP): The Pakistan Railways has suspended the operations of Lahore-Wazirabad train service, Babu Passenger Train, for an indefinite period.

According to a notification issued by the Pakistan Railways on Wednesday, the train service has been halted but did not state a reason for the suspension.

The Babu Passenger Train mostly used by the working-class and students used to depart Wazirabad at 5Am and arrive at Lahore at 7AM on a daily basis.

[timed-content-server show="10/18/2018 01:00 Asia/Karachi"]“The train was the only source of transportation for government workers and students,” a passenger said. “In place of Babu Passenger Train they will now run Mianwali Express and Faisalabad Non-Stop trains which are in a loss,” he added. Further, the passenger said, "If the railways do not restore the train service then we will stage a protest." INP/SB[/timed-content-server]