ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Railways has decided to restore the Jaffar Express train between Quetta and Peshawar by the next week, after a weeks-long suspension.
“The 39-Up and 40-Down Jaffar Express, which operates between Quetta and Peshawar Cantonment will resume its service during the second week of October according to the summer timetable,” an official in the Ministry told media.
He added that the train was suspended on August 26 after a major railway bridge between Kolpur and Mach was destroyed in a blast carried out by the terrorist organization.
The official said the blast was a part of multiple coordinated attacks conducted out that night by dozens of armed militants in Kachi, Kalat, Lasbela, Musakhail, and Mastung districts.
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He said after the destruction of the railway bridge, Pakistan Railways stopped all incoming and outgoing passenger and freight train services from Quetta to other cities of Pakistan.
The official stated that 90 percent of the repair work of the bridge had been completed, and matters had also been settled with the local administration and the FC to ensure the safety of the railway track, bridge, and train.
“A trial run will be conducted after the railway track is laid on the newly constructed bridge, which is expected next week,” the official said.
Currently, no passenger or freight train services are operational between Quetta and the rest of the country.
