In a written reply in the National Assembly, Minister for Railways Khawaja Saad Rafique said that Pakistan Railway has total 136.18 acres in District Charsadda.
The leased land would be used for agriculture purpose for the period of five years while approved rate is Rs12,000 per acre per annum and for nursery is Rs122,388 per annum, the minister added.
Saad Rafique said that Charsadda Railway Station is operationally fit and may be opened for both passengers and freight traffic. However, due to shortage of locomotives and deteriorated track condition, initially passenger traffic was suspended in 1995 while freight traffic has been suspended since 2010.
He said that once the track renewal be arranged and position of locomotives gets better the operation of the both passenger and freight trains will be considered.