Pakistan Railway Projects.

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Project Title:
Rehabilitation & Up-gradation of Karachi-Lahore Peshawar (ML-1) Railway Track (1,872 kms)



Scope:

• Doubling of entire track from Karachi to Peshawar
• Speed of passenger trains to be raise from 65/110km/h to 160 km/h
• Freight trains to operate at 120 km/h
• Computer based signaling and control system
• Grade separation to ensure safety of train operations

Responsibility:

• Proposing Agency: Ministry of Railways
• Implementing Agency: Pakistan Railways
• Supervising Agency: Ministry of Communications, Government of Pakistan

Location Karachi to Peshawar via Hyderabad, Nawabshah, Rohri, RahimyarKhan, Bahawalpur, Khanewal, Sahiwal, Lahore, Gujrawala, Rwalpindi, Peshwar

Estimated Cost................. (US $ Million) 6808

Financing Work will be carried out by financing possibly through Chinese Government Concessional Loan (GCL). Work will be awarded through open bidding as per PPRA rules through EPC contract

Project Progress Update

• Feasibility completed
• ML-1 Project declared ‘Strategic’ by 6th JCC in Beijing
• Framework Agreement on ML-1 signed on 15th May 2017 during PM Visit to China
• Commercial Contract for Preliminary Design signed on 15th May, 2017
• Project will be completed in 3 phases
• PC-1 has been submited to MoPD&SI in October 2019
• A financing committee has been notified under the Chairmanship of Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission to laision with Chinese to finalize the concessional financing agreement
• PC-1 of ML-1 project approved by CDWP on 6th June 2020
• ECNEC approved the project on 5th August 2020

 

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HE Yao Jing,the Chinese Ambassador visited CPEC Authority & conveyed his Govt’s pleasure on ECNEC approval of ML-1.

 

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Railway Constructions Pakistan Limited (RAILCOP), a subsidiary of Ministry of Railways was incorporated as a Public Limited Company on 9th August, 1980 under Companies Act 1913 (amended by Companies Ordinance 1984).

RAILCOP is registered with Securities & Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP). Also registered with Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC) as Category C-A (No Limit Contractor). RAILCOP is a member of Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industries (ICCI) and also enlisted with different Government/Semi-Government and Private Organizations in Pakistan for various infrastructure works.

RAILCOP participates through open tendering/bidding within and outside Pakistan Railways. RAILCOP can carry out the infrastructure projects like construction of new railway track, rehailitation/maintenance of old track, deep screening of ballast and construction of building, bridges, flyovers/underpasses, road works, electric works and other related infrastructure projects.

RAILCOP Head Office is situated at Islamabad, whereas its Branch Offices are situated at Lahore, Multan, Sukkur and Karachi.

 

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Feasibility study of 523 Km Quetta-Taftan railway track completed:

Sheikh Rasheed. ..........Quetta-Taftan rail track will be upgraded at a cost of 112 billion rupees and it will increase trade and movement of passengers between Pakistan Iran and Turkey. The Iranian Ambassador stressed the need for expediting efforts regarding Pakistan-Iran-Turkey freight train under Economic Coordination Organization ECO.


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Before and After

 

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CCECC team briefed about Rawalpindi-Islamabad Circular Railway project

Rawalpindi Development Authority’s (RDA) Chief Engineer Aamir Rashid and the authority’s focal person for this project Sadoon Basra briefed the Chinese team about the Rawalpindi-Islamabad Circular Railway Project. They informed the team that a total length of Leh Nullah will be about 19 km

A ten-member team of China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) visited various points of Leh Nullah as part of feasibility study of the project along with Leh Expressway Project. Punjab government has already started process of demarcation of area alongside the Leh Nullah. The process of land acquiring will begin shortly.

 

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CCECC team briefed about Rawalpindi-Islamabad Circular Railway project

Rawalpindi Development Authority’s (RDA) Chief Engineer Aamir Rashid and the authority’s focal person for this project Sadoon Basra briefed the Chinese team about the Rawalpindi-Islamabad Circular Railway Project. They informed the team that a total length of Leh Nullah will be about 19 km

A ten-member team of China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) visited various points of Leh Nullah as part of feasibility study of the project along with Leh Expressway Project. Punjab government has already started process of demarcation of area alongside the Leh Nullah. The process of land acquiring will begin shortly.

I wish I can see Isb-RWP circular railway and Nullah lai express in my lifetime

 

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Before

After

 

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Pakistan Railways has 3 Main Lines ML-1, ML-2, ML-3. Upgradation of these 3 Main Lines are under CPEC but divided in phases of early upgradation mid term projects

In first phase upgradation and doubling of 1872 kilometres long ML-1 from Karachi to Peshawar, including 55-km Taxila- Havelian section is being done. Also establishment of Havelian Dry Port.

The ML-2 is 1254 kilometre long alternate railway line from Kotri to Attock via Dadu- Larkana , Jacobabad , Dera Ghazi Khan, Bhakkar , Kundian, they added.
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The sources clarified that although upgradation of ML-2 was part of the CPEC, it was also included in midterm.

The existing railway line from Rohri to Kohi-Taftan via Quetta and Sibi Spezand section (1022 km) and rail link from Quetta to Kotla Jam (538 km) were called ML-3, which will be used for the exploitation of full capacity of Gwadar Port and anticipated traffic from China after CPEC became operational.

The sources further informed that the feasibility study of the project had been approved by the Planning Commission

 

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Federal Minister for Railways Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed has said that the government of Pakistan is ready to set up the latest international railway university in Rawalpindi along with China. The federal minister further said that it will be the largest railway university in the subcontinent.

 

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Kotla Jam to Quetta (for Gwadar) ML-3 Railway Line Plan

Kotla Jam Bhakkar will be connected to Quetta by spreading new railway line under Dera Ismail Khan and Zhob ML-3.

Pakistan Railways has 3 main lines ML-1, ML-2, ML-3 The upgrade of these 3 main lines is under CPEC.

In the first phase, 1872 km long ML-1 upgrade from Karachi to Peshawar and ML-2 from Kotri to Attock Dadu-Larkana Jacobabad Dera Ghazi Khan Bhakkar Kandian .

Rail contact from Rohri to Taftan through Quetta and Sibbi section (1022 km) and Quetta to Kotla Jam (538 km) is called ML-3,

Kotla Jam

Via Dera Ismail Khan, Zhob to Quetta , ML-3 will be linked to Gwadar and the new railway route will be used to deliver equipment from China when Gwadar Port and CPEC are fully active.

The Planning Commission has approved the Facility Study of the Project.

 

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