Overview
- The four services include Lahore–Karachi on March 16, Quetta–Rawalpindi on March 17, Karachi–Peshawar on March 17, and Karachi–Lahore on March 18.
- Railway officials say the special trains will carry both economy and air-conditioned coaches with monitoring teams assigned for cleanliness, security and punctuality.
- The announcement updates earlier reports that no Eid specials were likely, which cited the absence of schedules and bookings up to the weekend.
- A proposal to attach extra coaches to regular trains was rejected because many services are already running with fewer carriages than normal.
- Passenger fares rose on March 9 by 5% for economy and 10% for AC classes, with cargo rates up 20%, adding cost pressure during the holiday travel surge.