LAHORE: After a hole of nine years or something like that, the Istanbul-Islamabad cargo train is probably going to continue procedure on March 4, associating merchandise train business of three nations — Turkey, Iran and Pakistan.
“We have been educated by the quarters worried that the compartment train would begin its excursion from Istanbul (Turkey) for Islamabad (Pakistan) through Zahidan on March 4. In spite of the fact that the timetable will be reconfirmed in a day or two, so far March 4 is the last date of flight of the train from Istanbul,” said a senior authority of the Pakistan Railways while addressing Dawn on Sunday.
“In Pakistan, services of international concerns and rail lines are planning with the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) Secretariat that is additionally in contact with the particular offices/services of Turkey and Iran,” he added.
Since the train will finish the one-side excursion in 12 days, it is relied upon to arrive at the Islamabad dryport on March 16. “Pakistan Railways likewise plans to continue this train activity from nineteenth, as it is right now reserving payload for Iran and Turkey,” the authority added.
