Kohat Rail Car service earns Rs12.5 profit

PESHAWAR: The Kohat Rail Car service earned a profit of Rs12.5 million in nearly three months of the restoration of the service between Kohat and Rawalpindi, an official said on Thursday.

The Rail Car service was abandoned in May 2013 as the ministry was in loss and no longer able to continue the passenger service.

The rail service was restored after the track and Kohat Railways Station was overhauled with an estimated cost of Rs55 million.

Under the project furnished waiting rooms, washroom, water purification plants and other services were arranged for passengers at the Kohat Railways Station.

The speed of the Rail Car service was increased from 40km to 60 kilometer per hour after the repair and other work done on the railway track, which reduced the travel time from Kohat to Rawalpindi by two hours.

The status of the rail car was also upgraded from mix-passengers service to Express Train and the number of passenger coaches was also raised to nine from four coaches in 2013. Over 1,100 passengers are being benefited from the resumption of the service on daily bases.