Confusion mars the resumption of services for Karachi Circular Railway (KCR), with reports emerging that it has been deferred to November 19 while Karachi Railways DCO Nasir Nazeer denies being officially informed of any such development. “But we haven’t been officially informed about it and have been making preparations to restore the services on November 16, as decided initially,” he added. They said the removal of debris had been initiated and the revamp of the damaged track connecting Orangi and City Stations was underway, adding that it was likely that the KCR service would be resumed in the coming week. According to railways officials, to compensate for the lack of ticket booths, the PR had decided to appoint ‘mobile ticket clerks’ who will sell tickets to passengers in the trains. Published in The Express Tribune, November 15th, 2020.

Source: The Express Tribune November 15, 2020 06:56 UTC