Business Express train fares increased by 14 percent

Following the footsteps of Pakistan Railways, the private sector Business Express train between Lahore and Karachi management has also increased fare by 14 percent or Rs 500 per one-way from Wednesday (today), violating their agreement with the government. It is pertinent to mention here that under the agreement, the Business Express management was not allowed to increase its fare during the first year of its operation.
When contacted, Ejaz Ahmad, Chief Operating officer of Business Express Train said: "We were running the train in deficit; therefore we have been forced to increase the fares". Ahmad said that the new fares for the Business Class would be Rs 5500 and Rs 4000 for Budget Class, while there will be no change in the present Rs 1800 fare of the economy class. He said the Shalimar Express administration has also increased the fares and abolished the introductory fares. To another query he said, now Wi-Fi internet and LCD services were operating smoothly inside the coaches and there were no complaints in this regard.