Islamabad, July 3, 2025: Pakistan Railways on Wednesday revealed an increase in ticket prices for passenger, express, and mail trains, marking the second hike within two weeks.
As per a notification issued, Pakistan Railways will implement a 2 percent increase in fares starting from July 4 for passenger and express trains. The 2 percent rise will also apply to advance reservations, according to the notification.
This move has been attributed to the surging prices of fuel, including diesel. An official stated that Pakistan Railways had been suffering a monthly deficit of nearly Rs109 million due to the escalating diesel costs.
Instructions have been sent to the Director of IT and Divisional Superintendents (DS) to enforce the revised fares.
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It is worth mentioning that passenger train fares were earlier raised by 3 percent, while freight train charges were increased by 4 percent on June 18.
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The federal government recently raised fuel prices for the current fortnight ending July 15, pushing petrol prices up by Rs8.36 per litre.
According to Ministry of Finance issued notification, petrol prices were increased by Rs14.80 per litre, setting the new price at Rs266.89 per litre. Similarly, high-speed diesel rates were increased by Rs10.39 per litre, fixing the new price at Rs272.98 per litre.
