Lahore: Pakistani authorities on Monday restored the Samjhauta Express services between Lahore and Delhi, days after the train was suspended due to tense bilateral ties. The Samjhauta Express carrying some 150 passengers left Lahore railway station for India, reporters stated.
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Samjhauta Express services are restored after India and Pakistan agreed to operationalise services at their ends. Both the nations have cancelled the train services on February 28 amidst tense bilateral ties in the aftermath of the Pulwama terror attack.
The footfall of the train, which generally records an occupancy of around 70 per cent, had fallen drastically post the Pulwama attack in which more than 40 CRPF soldiers were killed.
Tensions escalated between India and Pakistan in the wake of the Pulwama attack by Pakistan-based terror group Jaish-e-Mohammed.
On the Indian side, the train runs from Delhi to Attari and from Lahore to Wagah on the Pakistan side.
The train departs on Monday and Thursday from Lahore and operates from Delhi on every Wednesday and Sunday.
The train, named after the Hindi word "agreement", comprises six sleeper coaches and an AC 3-tier coach. The train service was started on July 22, 1976 under the Shimla Agreement that settled the 1971 war between the two nations.
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