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Xoofi May'15 #1
SeniorPakWheeler

On15[SUP]th[/SUP]May2015,PakistanRailways,startedanewtrainservicebetweenIslamabadandKarachi
andnameditGreenlineTrain(5UPand6DN).Beforestartingthisservice,PakistanRailwaysdidextensive
marketingcampaigninprintandelectronicmedia.TheservicesofferedlookedreallylucrativeonpapersoI
decidedtogiveitagoandbookedticketsfromIslamabadtoKarachion16[SUP]th[/SUP]May2015,thevery
nextdaysinceit?slaunching.Iwastravelingwithmy2friendsandwewerecomingbackfromourtripto
NeelumValley,AzadKashmir.

Timing:

ThetotalrunforGreelinetrainis23hoursand15minutesfromIslamabadtoKarachiCanttandviceversa.
FromIslamabaditstartsat3:15PMandreachKarachiCanttat2:30PMnextday.
FromKarachiitstartsat9:30PMandreachIslamabadat8:45PMnextday.

TheFare:

ThefareforGreelinetrainis5500fromIslamabadtoKarachiviceversa,while5000fromLahoretoKarachi&

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viceversa.PeopleboardingfromHyderabad,Rohri,KhanewalorBahawalpurwillalsohavetopaythesame
fareswithoutanydiscount.

ServicesOffered:

HerearesomeoftheservicesthatarebeingofferedbyPakistanRailwaysinGreenlinetrain:
EveningTeawithasnack
Newspaper
LCDTV
WiFiFacility
Dinner
Breakfast
Bedding(Pillow&Blanket)
MineralWater
MorningKit
OnboardJanitorialStaff
AnAttendantwitheverycoach
LiquidHandwashsoapinWashrooms

OurJourney:

Thetimeoftrainis3:15PMfromMargallaStation(NowrenamedtoIslamabad),sowereachedhalfhour
beforetime.ThereisawaitingroomatthestationforpeopletravellinginACClass.ItwasopenbutitsACwas
notworking.Luckilytrainwasalreadyonplatformsowedidn?thavetowaitinscorchingheat.

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ThesurprisingthingaboutIslamabadstationisthattherearenoporters(coolie).Sopeoplewhoarepaying
5500forbusinessclasshavetocarrytheirheavyluggageontheirown.

Afterboarding,wefoundthatcoachesareexactlythesameonesusedinTezgamorKarakoramExpress.Each
compartmentconsistedof6berthsandcanbelockedbyadoorwhenneeded.Thenewspaper,pillows&
blanketswerealreadythere.WiFiservicewasworkingnicely.However,therewasnofeedinLCDTV.Initially
thefanwasnotworkingbutitwasrectifiedsoonafterwetoldtheattendantofourcoach.Thetrainleft
Islamabadstationatexacttimeof3:15PM.

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In15minutes,thetrainreachedRawalpindiwheremanypeopleboardedthetrainandrailwaystaffrefilledthe
watertanksofallcoaches.Thetrainagainmovedatexacttimeof4PM.InfewminutesitreachedChaklala
whereitmadeastopof2minutes.Ithinkit?sagoodmovetopickpassengersfromdifferentstationswithin
samecity.
SoonafterleavingRawalpindi,WiFiserviceturnedoff.Itwasconnectingbutshowingrouterloginpagewithout
anyinternetaccess.

Nowthetrainwasmovingsteadily,soItooktimetocheckoutthesurroundings.Firstlycheckedthewashrooms
andtheywerecleanbuttherewasnoliquidhandsoapinthedispenser,neithertherewasanytissueroll.Upon
askingthestaff,weweretoldthatitwillbefilledfromLahore.Soitmeansforthenext5hours,wecan?tclean
ourhandsuntilwehaveourownsoap.Furthermore,therewasnoLCDTVfeedyet,soweaskedattendant
andweweretoldthatapersonisworkingtorectifythisissue.

Alittlebitlater,Igotabitthirstysowenttowaterdispenserbuttherewasnobottleonit.Uponinquiring,we
wereagaintoldthatwaterwillbeavailablefromLahore.Afterfewpassengersmadesceneaboutwaterissue,
wewereservedbysmall500mlwaterbottleperpassenger.

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WewereexpectingtobeservedbyLunchbecausetrainstartedat3:15PMbutwewereservedbyTeaonly
alongwithhalfsandwich.Thesandwichwasneatlywrapperbutitwasalmostdryandtherewasprobablyonlya
halfspoonchickenspreadinsideit.Notsurewhytherewastoomuchrationingbycateringcontractor.Upona
littleinvestigation,wefoundthatcateringcontractwasawardedto?NabeelMehmood?byPakistanRailways
whoisLahorebased.That?swhyalltheserviceswereexpectedtobeavailablefromLahorestation.

Whenticketcheckercame,wecomplainedhimaboutpatheticservicesandhetriedtobriefusaboutservices.
Hetoldusthatwewillbegivenoptionstoselectmeals(eitherriceorcurry).Healsotoldusthatitwilltake
about1520dayssincethisservicewillbeinnormalstatebecausestaffisnottrained.Itwassurprisingremark
becauseRailwayshadtoomuchtimetotraintheirstaffafteralltheyareprovidingbusinessclassservicesto
theirguests.

ThetrainmadeanoperationalstopatDeonaJuliani(asmallstation)forcrossingpurposeandthatwaswhen
cateringstaffrushedtolocalshopoutsidestationtobuysugarwhichwasprobablyfinishedwhileservingtea.
Howsurprising?

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By7PM,wewerealreadyfeelingveryhungrybecausenolunchwasserved,soaskedthestafftobringdinner
forus.Weweretoldthatthereisnodiningcarinthistrainandprecookeddinnerwillbeloadedontrainfrom
Lahorewhichwillthenbeservedafter9PM.Luckilywehadsomesnacksotherwisewhichwemunchedtokill
thehunger.

Lahorearrivedat8:15PM(15minutesbeforetime).SeveralmorecoacheswereattachedatLahoreand
duringtheprocesselectricitywentoffforabout5minutes.ThetrainleftLahorestationat9PM.AtLahore
stationWiFistartedworkingagainbutassoonasweleftLahorecity,itwentbacktorouterloginstateand
remainedlikethistillKarachi,whichmeansnoWiFiafterwards.

Afterabouthalfhour,weweresuddenlyservedbydinner.Wewerenotgivenanychoicessowehadtoeat
whateverwasavailable.Themenuwaschickenqorma,alittlepotatocurry,andonenaan.Alittlesalad,a
bananaandanestleraita.Theimmediateproblemwashowtokeep6dinnertraysincompartmentbecause
thetablecouldonlyaccommodatetwo.Remaining4peoplehadtokeepthetrayintheirlaps.

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Thedinnerwastastybutinmyopinionnotworththepricedifferencewewerepaying.Iwasexpectingafew
moreoptions.Anotherproblemwasnaanserving.Onlyonenaanwasservedperpersonandbothcurrieswere
inmorequantity.Alsoindinnerusuallyanormalpersoneats2naans.Uponinquiring,weweretoldthatonly
onenaanisapprovedbycateringcontractorandadditionalnaanwillcostmoney.Thismadefewpassengers
furioussotheyalmosthadfightwithstaffandthentheyservedusmorenaanswithoutanycost.

Afterdinner,wenttowashroombutsurprisedtoseethatliquidsoapwasnotyetthere.Uponaskingthe
janitorialstaff,theytoldthatliquidsoapwasnotboardedfromLahore.ThismademereallymadandI
demandedthecoachattendanttotakemetoTrainManager.Hewasreluctantatfirstandtriedtoconsoleme
withdifferentexcusesbutIdidn?tlistensohehadtotakeme4coachesaheadwheretrainmanagerwas
present.Aftermeetingtrainmanager,Itoldhimaboutmanycomplaintspassengerswerefacing.Hewas
courteousandcamewithmetosolvethecomplaints.Hekeptassuringmethatallproblemswillbesolvedin
fewdays..butwhataboutuswhoareamongthefirstcustomersofthisservice.
Hefoundtheheadofjanitorialstaff,madethemfilltheliquidsoap.Hetoldthatitwouldmostprobablyendupin
staff?shomeifhedidn?tintervened.Healsomadetheminstallthetissuerollintoilets.Afterthis,hemadethe
stafftodistributecomplimentarymorningkitstoallpassengerswhichwasdoneinnextfewminutes.The
morningkitincludedacomb,asmallsoap,atoothbrushandtoothpaste,asmallhandkerchief.

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Afterthis,wehadalittlechitchatwithourcoach?scateringwaiter.Hewasanicepersonandtoldusallabout
problemsfacedbytheirstaff.Thehigherauthoritiesdidn?tprovidethemdiningcarwhichmadetoomuch
problemsforthem.Alsotheywerenotallocatedanyplacetokeeptheirpersonalbelongingsandtosleep.
Thesepoorchapsweresleepinginpassagewaysandemptyplaceneartoilets.Itwasreallyheartbreakingto
seeallthis.

Afterthat,Iwenttosleepbutmyfriendstoldmethatinnightelectricitywentoffagainforfewminutes.Iwoke
upat6:30AMafterhearingtheknockonourcompartmentdoor.Itwascateringstaffinquiringaboutnumberof
guestsinourcompartmentforbreakfast.Itoldhimthatweare6butbringbreakfastalittlelateaseveryoneis
sleepingnow.
By7:30AM,allwereawakesoIaskedhimtobringbreakfast.Breakfastincluded2slicesofbread,atinypack
ofstrawberryjam,atinypackofnurpurbutter,2eggomeletandtea.Someofthepeoplewantedtoeathalf
friedeggbutwewerenotgivenanyoption.Thebreakfastwasfreshandtasty.Wewereservedwithextra
breadsliceswithoutanycost.

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TheLCDTvwasnotprovidedwithfeedyetsowefriendsusedourownUSBtowatchamovie.Atleastwe
madeuseoftheresourcesavailable.ThetrainreachedRohriontimewherestationstaffonceagainrefilledthe
waterintanks.Thetoiletswerecleanandjanitorialstaffalsocameinourcompartmenttocleanthedustbin.

Restofthejourneywasok.Therewasnostuffofferedafterbreakfast.AlthoughKarachireachingtimeis2:30
PMsotheyshouldalsoofferlunchoratleastsnacksbutnothingwasservedafterbreakfast.

ThetrainreachedDrighRoadrailwaystationat2:05PMwhichwasexactlyontime.WelandedatDrighRoad
andhenceourjourneyfinishedinGreenline.

Review:
MyfinalreviewaboutGreenlinetrainwouldbethesamewordsIusedinposttitle?i.e.MismanagedLuxury?.If
PakistanRailwayshaddoneproperhomeworkbeforelaunchingthisservice..itwouldhavebeenexcellent
additiontoPakistanRailways.BeingaPakistanRailwaylovermyself,Idohopetheywillovercometheir
shortcomingsinnextfewdaysotherwise,itwouldsoonerorlatercollapsewhichIreallydon?twant.

IwillInshaALLAHpostanotherreviewaftertravellingagaininnextfewweeksandIdohopethattime,my
reviewwouldbetotallychanged.

shafimuhammad May'15 #2
PakWheeler

Greatreviewdada

wmblhr May'15 #3
PakWheeler

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KhawajaSaadRafiqueisanutterutterpieceoff******sht

Selfishandignorant*******onlythinkingaboutfillinghispockets

mtariqumer May'15 #4
SeniorPakWheeler

GreatideatohaveareviewseparatelyasmanylikememustbewonderingaboutthenewadditiontoPak
Railway

salsh May'15 #5
PakWheeler

thatsaverynicereviewxoofi.Thedifferencebetweentheticketsofnormaltrainandgreenlineisaround
2000/whichiswaymorethantheservicesoffered.butthenitsbetterthannothavinganything.

bilalsiddique May'15 #6
SeniorPakWheeler

gr8info..helpfulformany..

zebjees May'15 #7
PakWheeler

VeryWellwrittenSufian,IthinkweshouldgivesometimetoPRtoimprovetheservices.Butforme,itismore
thanweexpectfromPR.ThemostimportantthingisHumanResourceandtheattitude&behavioryouhad
experiencedisalsoamarkeddifferenceandagoodachievement.

YeswelookforwardtoPRtoimprovementinservices.

shahbaz.ahmed2 May'15 #8
PakWheeler

Greatreviewcouldn'taskforbetteryou'vedescribedeverysinglebitdeeply.IhaveonequestionIhavenever
traveledbytraininPakistan(awkwardmoment)howeverinEIDtimeI'mplaningtogoKhitoISB.Couldyou
recommendanyothergoodtrainsBusinessclassserviceswiththeirpricesapartfromG.Line.

abbasaliabbasi May'15 #9
PakWheeler

ZabardastreviewSufianbhai..

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sidneysaad May'15 #10

PakWheeler

greatarticleSufian...(Y)

azizee May'15 #11

PakWheeler

ExcellentReview.Verywellwritten.Yourobservationsareexcellent.

versitian May'15 #12

PakWheeler

Excellentreview.Asiwasalsoamemberofthesamecoach,Im100%agreedwiththisreview.

Proverbial_Slang May'15 #13

SeniorPakWheeler

Greatreview.IusedtotravelthelengthofPunjabduringthe90sandtravelledonKhybermail,awamiexpress,
Shalimarexpress,karachiexpressandsomemore.Acsleeperamdparlourwereacceotabletogood.
IhaveasoecialaffiliationwithPakRailwaysandtherecentattemptsatrevivingtheRailwaysareheartening.I
praythatitgetsuptheretointernationalstandardsooninshallah.

SentusingCuriosity'sonboardcommunicationssytem.

MGK May'15 #14

SeniorPakWheeler

Youjustsavedmy5500(H)

ahmed2396 May'15 #15

SeniorPakWheeler

Atleastthey'reevenofferingthis,inevertraveledontraininPakistan.

ADVERTISEMENT

cooldevil May'15 #16

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SeniorPakWheeler

verynicereview!lookingattheminiquantityoffood,bndarozahirakhlay:')

Xulfiqar May'15 #17

SeniorPakWheeler

foodlooksOKforaKarachiguy,butispunishmentforpeoplebelongingtoLahore.

ThemLahorieseatman....theyliketheirplatesfilledwithshovelsoffood,notspoons.

huzaifa.haroon May'15 #18

SeniorPakWheeler

Xoofi4798231:

On15[SUP]th[/SUP]May2015,PakistanRailways,startedanewtrainservicebetweenIslamabadand
KarachiandnameditGreenlineTrain(5UPand6DN).Beforestartingthisservice,PakistanRailwaysdid
extensivemarketingcampaigninprintandelectronicmedia.Theservicesofferedlookedreallylucrativeon
papersoIdecidedtogiveitagoandbookedticketsfromIslamabadtoKarachion16[SUP]th[/SUP]May
2015,theverynextdaysinceit?slaunching.Iwastravelingwithmy2friendsandwewerecomingback
fromourtriptoNeelumValley,AzadKashmir.

Timing:
ThetotalrunforGreelinetrainis23hoursand15minutesfromIslamabadtoKarachiCanttandviceversa.
FromIslamabaditstartsat3:15PMandreachKarachiCanttat2:30PMnextday.
FromKarachiitstartsat9:30PMandreachIslamabadat8:45PMnextday.

TheFare:
ThefareforGreelinetrainis5500fromIslamabadtoKarachiviceversa,while5000fromLahoreto
Karachi&viceversa.PeopleboardingfromHyderabad,Rohri,KhanewalorBahawalpurwillalsohaveto
paythesamefareswithoutanydiscount.

ServicesOffered:
HerearesomeoftheservicesthatarebeingofferedbyPakistanRailwaysinGreenlinetrain:

[LIST]
[*]EveningTeawithasnack
[*]Newspaper
[*]LCDTV
[*]WiFiFacility
[*]Dinner
[*]Breakfast
[*]Bedding(Pillow&Blanket)
[*]MineralWater
[*]MorningKit
[*]OnboardJanitorialStaff
[*]AnAttendantwitheverycoach
[*]LiquidHandwashsoapinWashrooms
[/LIST]

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OurJourney:
Thetimeoftrainis3:15PMfromMargallaStation(NowrenamedtoIslamabad),sowereachedhalfhour
beforetime.ThereisawaitingroomatthestationforpeopletravellinginACClass.ItwasopenbutitsAC
wasnotworking.Luckilytrainwasalreadyonplatformsowedidn?thavetowaitinscorchingheat.

ThesurprisingthingaboutIslamabadstationisthattherearenoporters(coolie).Sopeoplewhoarepaying
5500forbusinessclasshavetocarrytheirheavyluggageontheirown.

Afterboarding,wefoundthatcoachesareexactlythesameonesusedinTezgamorKarakoramExpress.
Eachcompartmentconsistedof6berthsandcanbelockedbyadoorwhenneeded.Thenewspaper,
pillows&blanketswerealreadythere.WiFiservicewasworkingnicely.However,therewasnofeedinLCD
TV.Initiallythefanwasnotworkingbutitwasrectifiedsoonafterwetoldtheattendantofourcoach.The
trainleftIslamabadstationatexacttimeof3:15PM.

In15minutes,thetrainreachedRawalpindiwheremanypeopleboardedthetrainandrailwaystaffrefilled
thewatertanksofallcoaches.Thetrainagainmovedatexacttimeof4PM.Infewminutesitreached
Chaklalawhereitmadeastopof2minutes.Ithinkit?sagoodmovetopickpassengersfromdifferent
stationswithinsamecity.
SoonafterleavingRawalpindi,WiFiserviceturnedoff.Itwasconnectingbutshowingrouterloginpage
withoutanyinternetaccess.

Nowthetrainwasmovingsteadily,soItooktimetocheckoutthesurroundings.Firstlycheckedthe
washroomsandtheywerecleanbuttherewasnoliquidhandsoapinthedispenser,neithertherewasany
tissueroll.Uponaskingthestaff,weweretoldthatitwillbefilledfromLahore.Soitmeansforthenext5
hours,wecan?tcleanourhandsuntilwehaveourownsoap.Furthermore,therewasnoLCDTVfeedyet,
soweaskedattendantandweweretoldthatapersonisworkingtorectifythisissue.

Alittlebitlater,Igotabitthirstysowenttowaterdispenserbuttherewasnobottleonit.Uponinquiring,we
wereagaintoldthatwaterwillbeavailablefromLahore.Afterfewpassengersmadesceneaboutwater
issue,wewereservedbysmall500mlwaterbottleperpassenger.

WewereexpectingtobeservedbyLunchbecausetrainstartedat3:15PMbutwewereservedbyTea
onlyalongwithhalfsandwich.Thesandwichwasneatlywrapperbutitwasalmostdryandtherewas
probablyonlyahalfspoonchickenspreadinsideit.Notsurewhytherewastoomuchrationingbycatering
contractor.Uponalittleinvestigation,wefoundthatcateringcontractwasawardedto?NabeelMehmood?
byPakistanRailwayswhoisLahorebased.That?swhyalltheserviceswereexpectedtobeavailablefrom
Lahorestation.

Whenticketcheckercame,wecomplainedhimaboutpatheticservicesandhetriedtobriefusabout
services.Hetoldusthatwewillbegivenoptionstoselectmeals(eitherriceorcurry).Healsotoldusthatit
willtakeabout1520dayssincethisservicewillbeinnormalstatebecausestaffisnottrained.Itwas
surprisingremarkbecauseRailwayshadtoomuchtimetotraintheirstaffafteralltheyareproviding
businessclassservicestotheirguests.

ThetrainmadeanoperationalstopatDeonaJuliani(asmallstation)forcrossingpurposeandthatwas
whencateringstaffrushedtolocalshopoutsidestationtobuysugarwhichwasprobablyfinishedwhile
servingtea.Howsurprising?

By7PM,wewerealreadyfeelingveryhungrybecausenolunchwasserved,soaskedthestafftobring
dinnerforus.Weweretoldthatthereisnodiningcarinthistrainandprecookeddinnerwillbeloadedon
trainfromLahorewhichwillthenbeservedafter9PM.Luckilywehadsomesnacksotherwisewhichwe
munchedtokillthehunger.

Lahorearrivedat8:15PM(15minutesbeforetime).SeveralmorecoacheswereattachedatLahoreand
duringtheprocesselectricitywentoffforabout5minutes.ThetrainleftLahorestationat9PM.AtLahore
stationWiFistartedworkingagainbutassoonasweleftLahorecity,itwentbacktorouterloginstateand
remainedlikethistillKarachi,whichmeansnoWiFiafterwards.
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Afterabouthalfhour,weweresuddenlyservedbydinner.Wewerenotgivenanychoicessowehadtoeat
whateverwasavailable.Themenuwaschickenqorma,alittlepotatocurry,andonenaan.Alittlesalad,a
bananaandanestleraita.Theimmediateproblemwashowtokeep6dinnertraysincompartment
becausethetablecouldonlyaccommodatetwo.Remaining4peoplehadtokeepthetrayintheirlaps.

Thedinnerwastastybutinmyopinionnotworththepricedifferencewewerepaying.Iwasexpectinga
fewmoreoptions.Anotherproblemwasnaanserving.Onlyonenaanwasservedperpersonandboth
currieswereinmorequantity.Alsoindinnerusuallyanormalpersoneats2naans.Uponinquiring,we
weretoldthatonlyonenaanisapprovedbycateringcontractorandadditionalnaanwillcostmoney.This
madefewpassengersfurioussotheyalmosthadfightwithstaffandthentheyservedusmorenaans
withoutanycost.

Afterdinner,wenttowashroombutsurprisedtoseethatliquidsoapwasnotyetthere.Uponaskingthe
janitorialstaff,theytoldthatliquidsoapwasnotboardedfromLahore.ThismademereallymadandI
demandedthecoachattendanttotakemetoTrainManager.Hewasreluctantatfirstandtriedtoconsole
mewithdifferentexcusesbutIdidn?tlistensohehadtotakeme4coachesaheadwheretrainmanager
waspresent.Aftermeetingtrainmanager,Itoldhimaboutmanycomplaintspassengerswerefacing.He
wascourteousandcamewithmetosolvethecomplaints.Hekeptassuringmethatallproblemswillbe
solvedinfewdays..butwhataboutuswhoareamongthefirstcustomersofthisservice.
Hefoundtheheadofjanitorialstaff,madethemfilltheliquidsoap.Hetoldthatitwouldmostprobablyend
upinstaff?shomeifhedidn?tintervened.Healsomadetheminstallthetissuerollintoilets.Afterthis,he
madethestafftodistributecomplimentarymorningkitstoallpassengerswhichwasdoneinnextfew
minutes.Themorningkitincludedacomb,asmallsoap,atoothbrushandtoothpaste,asmall
handkerchief.

Afterthis,wehadalittlechitchatwithourcoach?scateringwaiter.Hewasanicepersonandtoldusall
aboutproblemsfacedbytheirstaff.Thehigherauthoritiesdidn?tprovidethemdiningcarwhichmadetoo
muchproblemsforthem.Alsotheywerenotallocatedanyplacetokeeptheirpersonalbelongingsandto
sleep.Thesepoorchapsweresleepinginpassagewaysandemptyplaceneartoilets.Itwasreallyheart
breakingtoseeallthis.

Afterthat,Iwenttosleepbutmyfriendstoldmethatinnightelectricitywentoffagainforfewminutes.I
wokeupat6:30AMafterhearingtheknockonourcompartmentdoor.Itwascateringstaffinquiringabout
numberofguestsinourcompartmentforbreakfast.Itoldhimthatweare6butbringbreakfastalittlelate
aseveryoneissleepingnow.
By7:30AM,allwereawakesoIaskedhimtobringbreakfast.Breakfastincluded2slicesofbread,atiny
packofstrawberryjam,atinypackofnurpurbutter,2eggomeletandtea.Someofthepeoplewantedto
eathalffriedeggbutwewerenotgivenanyoption.Thebreakfastwasfreshandtasty.Wewereserved
withextrabreadsliceswithoutanycost.

TheLCDTvwasnotprovidedwithfeedyetsowefriendsusedourownUSBtowatchamovie.Atleastwe
madeuseoftheresourcesavailable.ThetrainreachedRohriontimewherestationstaffonceagain
refilledthewaterintanks.Thetoiletswerecleanandjanitorialstaffalsocameinourcompartmenttoclean
thedustbin.

Restofthejourneywasok.Therewasnostuffofferedafterbreakfast.AlthoughKarachireachingtimeis
2:30PMsotheyshouldalsoofferlunchoratleastsnacksbutnothingwasservedafterbreakfast.

ThetrainreachedDrighRoadrailwaystationat2:05PMwhichwasexactlyontime.WelandedatDrigh
RoadandhenceourjourneyfinishedinGreenline.

Review:
MyfinalreviewaboutGreenlinetrainwouldbethesamewordsIusedinposttitle?i.e.Mismanaged
Luxury?.IfPakistanRailwayshaddoneproperhomeworkbeforelaunchingthisservice..itwouldhave
beenexcellentadditiontoPakistanRailways.BeingaPakistanRailwaylovermyself,Idohopetheywill

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overcometheirshortcomingsinnextfewdaysotherwise,itwouldsoonerorlatercollapsewhichIreally
don?twant.

IwillInshaALLAHpostanotherreviewaftertravellingagaininnextfewweeksandIdohopethattime,my
reviewwouldbetotallychanged.

Lookingatyourreview,itlooksmuchbetterthenbeforewherewehadnoelectricitywholenightandwere
goingtodiefromsuffocation.
Noemergencylights
Nowater
Nolights
Nofans
Nofood
Itsabigimprovement.

uziuzair May'15 #19

SeniorPakWheeler

timehasbeenreducedby75mins

saboor73 May'15 #20

saboor
SeniorPakWheeler

thesearethebasicthingtheyareprovidingbychargingextra:S

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