Railwa­ys minist­er says two VVIP trains with food suppli­es from ‘five-star hotel’ will be launch­ed within six months­LAHORE: Railways Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmad Saturday said that 20 new trains will be launched during the current year including two VVIP trains with food supplies from any ‘five-star hotel’. These VVIP trains will be launched within next six months, said Sheikh Rashid at a press conference, held at the PR headquarters here. He said that the Railways would also try to operate 20 freight trains during 2019, five more than the target of 15. Pakistan Railways to lay high-speed double trackThe minister said that Pakistan Railways was launching its own FM radio service (Radio Pakistan Railways) on Public-Private Partnership (PPP) basis to share Railways news with travellers and to entertain them. He disclosed that the Railways was going to enhance salaries of Pakistan Railways police to bring them at par with the salaries of the Punjab Police.

Source: The Express Tribune January 05, 2019 15:45 UTC