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Our four new track lifting, levelling, tamping machines imported from Germany reach Karachi. It will be a revolution as we will enter new regime of mechanised track maintenance .
M. Javed Anwar
CEO / Sr. GM PR......
What about the rail line? Are they planning to improve that?
New Recruit
Hope for bright future..................................
Our four new track lifting, levelling, tamping machines imported from Germany reach Karachi. It will be a revolution as we will enter new regime of mechanised track maintenance .
M. Javed Anwar
CEO / Sr. GM PR......
I think that you should develop the railway line with an objective to travel any part of Pakistan within 12 Hours. I.e From Northern part to Baluchistan.
New Recruit
That can only happen if the infrastructures improves with better tracks
the Current Engines and coaches have high speed up to 160 km/h but unfortunately trains are running on 80 km/h-100 km/h
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China to upgrade Peshawar-Karachi railway track
People waiting for their trains at Karachi Railway Station.
Federal Minister for Railways Khawaja Saad Rafique said on Wednesday that China has expressed commitment to upgrade the Peshawar-Karachi railway track.
Speaking in the Senate, the minister said Peshawar-Karachi railway line will be upgraded under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project.
Informing the House about the steps being taken to improve Pakistan Railways, Rafique said the government plans to introduce 250 new coaches to provide better travelling facilities to the commuters.
Around 180 will be locally manufactured in Carriage Factory Islamabad, he added.
The minister revealed that a tender for procurement of 800 high capacity hopper wagons for transportation of goods was in progress; out of which, 595 wagons will be manufactured locally.
The government has also decided to upgrade 21 railway stations across the country in the next three years at a cost of Rs1.95 billion, said Rafiq.
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