The Summer Vacation Special Train (49-Up, 50-Dn) will be operated by Pakistan Railways from July 5 to July 30 to facilitate travel between Rawalpindi and Karachi.
Starting on July 5, the special train (50-Dn) will depart from Rawalpindi and run on July 8, 11, 14, 17, 20, 23, 26, and 29. It leaves at 12:30 and is expected to reach Karachi Cantt around 2:15 the next day.
Starting at 8:45 p.m. on July 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, and 30, the return service (49-Up) will leave Karachi Cantt and arrive in Rawalpindi at 10 p.m. on the next day.
Major stations including Jhelum, Lalamusa, Gujrat, Wazirabad, Gujranwala, Lahore, Raiwind, Okara, Sahiwal, Khanewal, Bahawalpur, Khanpur, Rohri, and Hyderabad would be visited by the train.
There will be two AC standard coaches, two AC business coaches, five economy class coaches, one brake van, and one power plant aboard the Summer Vacation Special Train. To further accommodate travellers, six economy class coaches would be added from Lahore.
The goal of this program is to give residents a quick and comfortable way to commute throughout the summer months.
