Pakistan Railways has announced that it will hand over the Karakoram Express to the private company Prime Rail from October 30, 2026.
The train operates between Lahore and Karachi. The decision is part of Pakistan Railways’ ongoing plan to gradually transfer mail and express train operations to the private sector.
According to the announcement, Pakistan Railways will continue to manage ticket bookings for the Karakoram Express until October 29, 2026.
From October 30, Prime Rail will take over ticket bookings and other related operations of the train.
The private company has also received permission to start bookings for the Karakoram Express.
Sources said the management of the Raabta app has been instructed to begin advance ticket bookings under the new arrangement.
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