ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: Azadi Train will encompass 15 days journey which will start from Margalla Station, Islamabad on August 12, 2017 and will culminate at Karachi Cantt Station on August 25, 2017.
As per schedule, Azadi Train will leave on Saturday at 12:30 pm from Islamabad and will touch Peshawar Cantt at 4:30 pm.
On August 13, it will leave Peshawar Cantt at 10:30 in the morning for Rawalpindi and will be welcomed there at 7:15 in the evening. It will vacate Rawalpindi on August 15 at 9:15 in the morning and will come to Lahore at 10:00 in the night time.
Azadi Train will stopover in Lahore for two days and will leave for Multan on August 17 from Lahore. It will arrive at Multan at 11:30 in the night.
On August 18, it will leave Multan at 9 in the morning for Khanpur and will reach there at 7:19 in twilight. After a night stay will proceed from Khanpur at 8:30 in the morning and will arrive at Sukkhar at 8 in the night.
On August 20, the train will depart Sukkhar at 9:30 in the morning and will arrive at Sibbi at 8 in the evening. For residing there for a day will advance from Sibbi on August 21 at 7 in the morning and will arrive at Quetta at 5 in the evening.
On August 23, the train will depart Quetta at 7 in the morning and will arrive at Sukkhar at 7:30 in the evening. For staying there for a day will depart Sukkhar on August 24 at 8 in the morning and will arrive at Nawab Shah at 7 in the evening and through the same route will reach Tandu Adam Hyderabad.
It will stay at Hyderabad for one night and via Kotri will lastly depart for Karachi Cantt. On August 25, this journey will end at Karachi Cantt at 6 in the evening.
Special attention is being given to Azadi Train by Ministry of Railways. Parveen Agha, Secretary Ministry of Railways, and visited Carriage Factory Islamabad (CFI) in order to check the making of Azadi Train.
She appreciated the efforts of M. Yusuf, Managing Director CFI and his team. She showed interest in upgrading CFI. She also appreciated efforts Railway’s Rawalpindi Division and Lahore Division for the expedition of Azadi Train.
Aftab Akbar, Secretary Railway Board and Abdul Malik, DS Rawalpindi also accompanied her. She also visited Margalla Station to check the arrangements made for inauguration of Azadi Train.
