Pakistan Railways will outsource 15 more trains to the private sector.
LAHORE – Pakistan Railways has decided to outsource 15 additional passenger trains and formally invited private sector participation through an advertisement.
The Railway Department has once again chosen to run trains in collaboration with private companies. The open auction of the selected trains will be held on June 16 at the Railway Headquarters, Lahore, where the bidding process will take place.
According to sources, several private firms have been declared eligible to participate in the auction. The trains proposed for outsourcing include Hazara Express, Awam Express, Karakoram Express, Karachi Express, Millat Express, Fareed Express, Bahauddin Zakaria Express, Ravi Express, Lathani Express, Thal Express, Mianwali Express, Sukkur Express, Narowal Passenger, Sialkot Express and Faiz Ahmed Faiz Passenger.
Pakistan Railways had earlier tried to outsource some trains through open auctions, but the initiative received limited interest from the private sector. Sources said bids were submitted for only a few trains, while no company showed interest in several others.
Sources further revealed that a private company had earlier procured the Mianwali Express under an outsourcing arrangement but later returned the train after running it for some time citing various reasons.
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