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Pakistan Railways to Get 20 more Diesel Electric Trains

Pakistan Railways has finalized a tender for the procurement of 20 diesel-electric (D.E.) locomotives. It has issued a Letter of Intent (LOI) in favor of M/s. General Electric, USA to further improve its service.

Parliamentary Secretary for Railways Syed Muhammad Ashiq Hussain Shah informed the National Assembly that Pakistan Railways recently imported 55 D.E locomotives of 4000 HP from General Electric (G.E), USA. 32 locomotives have been received in Pakistan while the remaining 23 are in transit and expected to reach Karachi by end of July, 2017. Additionally, about 5 D.E locomotives of 3000 HP have been manufactured/assembled by Risalpur Locomotive Factory during the last five years.

The Parliamentary Secretary said that main track from Karachi to Peshawar will be upgraded under CPEC.

The double line track on Karachi-Peshawar main line existed only between Karachi-Lodhran (843 Km) and Raiwind-Lahore (47 Km) at the time of independence.

The track between Lodhran¬ Raiwind has now been dualized and formally opened for traffic on 09-01-2016. The dualization of track from Shandra to Peshawar (455 Km) is included in up-gradation of Main Line-I (ML-I) project under the CPEC.

The following important cities fall on the track being dualized under this project:

Gujranwala,
Wazirabad,
Gujrat,
Lala Musa,
Jhelum,
Rawalpindi,
Attock City,
Nowshera and
Peshawar.
The completion period of the project is five (05) years (2017 to 2021) subject to signing of Inter-governmental Framework Agreement.

 

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ADB agrees to finance dualisation of rail lines

LAHORE - Minister for Railways Khawaja Saad Rafique has said the Asian Development Bank has agreed to give loan to the Pakistan Railway for the upgradation of railway lines. He said that efforts are underway to enhance the revenue of the railways up to 41 billion rupees.

He said the government is spending all available resources on the development and modernization of Pakistan Railways. He was talking to the media at railways headquarters on Thursday.

The minister said that a modern signal system will be installed and fence will be placed along with the railway tracks near the populated areas to avert accidents. He said Railways would complete double railway track project from Lahore to Peshawar under Early Harvest Projects of China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).

The dualization of track from Shandra to Peshawar (455 Km) was included in upgradation of Main Line-I (ML-I) project under the CPEC, he added.

He said important cities that fall on the track are being dualized under the project and include Gujranwala, Wazirabad, Gujrat, Lala Musa, Jhelum, Rawalpindi, Attock City, Nowshera and Peshawar.

The track between Lodhran and Raiwind had now been dualized in two phases, from Lodhran to Khanewal (121 Km) and Khanewal to Raiwind (246 Km), he said, adding that the Sahiwal-Raiwind section was opened for traffic on January 09, 2016. There were 1,290 labourers working on contract in Pakistan Railways.

 

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Pakistan Railways online reservation.

 

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Pakistan Railways orders 20 GE locomotives

PAKISTAN: GE Transportation announced an agreement to supply 20 FDL C20EMP diesel locomotives to Pakistan Railways on June 7.

The 1 676 mm gauge C20EMP locomotives are to be supplied from Erie in the USA by the end of 2018. They will be a lightweight 2 000 hp mixed traffic design suitable for use on mountainous routes in the north of the country. They will initially be used between Karachi and Lahore and on coal and oil trains to Faisalabad and Multan, before being deployed on the routes to Peshawar and Quetta.

The order has been placed as part of a government strategy to increase rail’s share of the transport market from 4% to 20% within 10 years. ‘We continue to make great strides towards reaching the transportation goal as part of the country’s Vision 2025 plan’, said Minister of Railways Khawaja Saad Rafique when the agreement was announced. ‘Modernising rail transportation and improving regional connectivity are critical components of the government’s plan, and we are confident that our relationship with GE will help achieve these goals.’

The order builds on a 2015 contract for the supply of 55 Evolution Series ES43ACi locomotives, 32 of which have now been delivered.

The latest order is ‘a testament to our reliability and innovation’, said Sarim Sheikh, President & CEO of GE Pakistan. ‘We look forward to delivering strong locomotives that help the country reach its goals in improving rail infrastructure across the country, improving the quality of services to citizens and supporting the nation’s economy.’

 

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Railways to develop green corridor


LAHORE: The Pakistan Railways has devised a plan to develop green corridor in collaboration with the provincial government.

A patch nearly 40 kilometres in length between Shahdara and Raiwind will be used to develop a green corridor on either side of the track.

According to the PR official, PR Minister Khawaja Saad Rafique was taking keen interest in the development of greenbelt where play areas, jogging tracks, cafeterias, gymnasiums, cycling track and beautiful sitting areas for common citizens would be set up.

The minister was also given a briefing on Saturday on Shahdara-Raiwind Railway Green Corridor project, he said.

International standard swings and slides for children would be installed and the Punjab Horticulture Authority had been directed by the minister in this regard.

These play areas will be made on 33 different points on the greenbelt along the track from Shahdara to Raiwind, which would be 80 kilometer long altogether on both sides of the track, he said.



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ISLAMABAD (APP): The government has allocated Rs474 million for feasibility study for 682 km railway link from Havellian to Pak-China Border (Khunjrab) under Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) 2017-18.

The project is part of China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and its construction would start during second phase of CPEC (2018-2022). According to official data, out of total allocated funds for the feasibility study of the project, only Rs1 million would be spent during the upcoming fiscal year 2017-18.

Similarly, the government has also earmarked Rs198 million for feasibility study for up-gradation and extension of ML-3 in connection with CPEC. For rehabilitation and up-gradation of ML-1 including acquisition of land for new dry-port at Buldhair, District Haripur, an amount of Rs432 million have been earmarked and the whole amount would be spent during the upcoming fiscal year.

Sources said work on the project of up-gradation of ML-1 railway line from Karachi to Peshawar, which is also part of CPEC, would be started by December 2017 and is scheduled to be completed by 2021.

 

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Railway network being upgraded, overhauled at cost of over $11b under CPEC
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Under China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), the railway network is being upgraded and overhauled at the cost of over eleven billion dollars.

Our Karachi correspondent Altaf Pirzado reports that under the plan, the 1687 kilometers long Karachi-Peshawar Railway Line is being completely overhauled at a cost of 3.65 billion dollars.

With the upgradation of this railway, the train speed will be boosted to 160 kilometers per hour as compared to the present 60 to 105 kilometers per hour.

Other railway tracks are also being upgraded under CPEC while Pakistan’s railway network will be connected with China’s southern Xinjiang railway network.

 

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Railway network being upgraded, overhauled at cost of over $11b under CPEC
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Under China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), the railway network is being upgraded and overhauled at the cost of over eleven billion dollars.

Our Karachi correspondent Altaf Pirzado reports that under the plan, the 1687 kilometers long Karachi-Peshawar Railway Line is being completely overhauled at a cost of 3.65 billion dollars.

With the upgradation of this railway, the train speed will be boosted to 160 kilometers per hour as compared to the present 60 to 105 kilometers per hour.

Other railway tracks are also being upgraded under CPEC while Pakistan’s railway network will be connected with China’s southern Xinjiang railway network.

That can't be correct as the project for upgradation of ML-1 hasn't started yet. Check the below thread which is started by you.

https://defence.pk/pdf/threads/work-on-8b-cpec-railway-project-to-start-this-year.503285/

 

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A visiting high level Chinese Railway Delegation was treated to a luncheon train safari by Pakistan Railways.

 

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CDWP clears Rs 37 billion plan for purchase of railway coaches

ISLAMABAD: The federal government on Monday cleared over a dozen development projects with an investment of Rs 102 billion including schemes for investment in Pakistan Railways and Greater Karachi Sewerage Plan.

The Central Development Working Party (CDWP) cleared these schemes during a meeting chaired by Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal. The CDWP recommended a Rs 36.9-billion project for procurement of 830 high-capacity bogie freight wagons and 250 passenger coaches for final approval of the Executive Committee of National Economic Council (Ecnec).

These passenger coaches fitted with modern bogies will be able to run at a speed of 160 kilometers per hour. With an investment of $8 billion, to be made with the cooperation of China, Pakistan is in the process of rehabilitating the obsolete railway infrastructure that will double existing rail speed to 160 km per hour.

The CDWP approved construction of staff quarters for Pakistan Railways at a cost of Rs 788 million. It approved the construction of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Unit in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa with a cost of Rs 600 million. The project will translate the SDGs framework into concrete plans and interventions at provincial and district-level planning by establishing short and medium-term goals rather than only having end targets.

 

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Under construction Okara Railway station.

 

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New Narowal Railway Station

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Pic of 1967 showing the arrival of ‪‎Pakistan Railway Bogies at ‪Karachi‬ Harbor from Germany:

 

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Railways adds 55 computerised locomotives to its fleet

ISLAMABAD - The Ministry of Railway has announced that the US-made 55 computerised locomotives, with 4,000 horsepower, have become part of fleet of Pakistan Railways locomotives.

Railway Minister Khawaja Saad Rafique congratulated Pakistan Railways CEO Javed Anwar, AGM Mechanical Nasarullah Babar, administration and employees on this occasion and said that these up-to-date engines are earning hands of Pakistan Railways, said a press release issued here on Thursday.

The minister further said that in second phase 20 special engines will be bought for passenger train in Bolan section. They will help in accumulating profit of emerging contemporary Pakistan Railways, he said. This national organisation will serve industrial and business sector in a better way and will play its role in improving the country’s economy, he said.

Saad said that procurement of dynamics brake engines for mountainous areas will be completed in the end of next year. He said that Pakistan Railways very much understands the requirements of locomotives in future and in this concern proper planning has been done.

For fulfilling the requirements of modern engines till 2025, PC-I for procurement of 300 engines has been sent to the Planning Commission. He said that after World War-II, for the first time revolutionary changes have been brought in Pakistan Railways. The foundation for modern railways has been laid down, he added.

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