Pak Business Express, the train plying between Lahore and Karachi with only nine coaches, has contributed Rs 940 million to the national exchequer in one-year time.
The train director, Mian Shafqat Ali has said the nine-coach train is the smallest one but it is the biggest earning hand of Pakistan Railways (PR).
He said the train has attained the status of role model and an ample proof of private sector?s abilities to govern even loss making entities in a winsome manner. He made a claimed no other train is contributing such a big revenue to Pakistan Railways.
Ali said the Pak-Business Express had not committed any default as all dues are being paid well in time to the satisfaction of concerned authorities. He said the news about any undue favour by the outgoing government does not based on facts.
He said success of the train could be gauged from the fact that there is a great passenger pressure and occasionally tickets are often sold in advance.
The success of Pak Business Express added a new page to public-private partnership (PPP) as the private sector-run train is earning huge money at this point when Railway is facing a huge deficit and suspension of trains on a large number of routes has become order of the day.
In time arrival and departure was the biggest issue for the train travelers and the management of Pak Business Express has focused on this issue vigorously and this is the only reason that the occupancy of this private sector run train is improving with every passing day.
