Pakistan Railways: News & Updates

[Rizwan231]

Nice information from all

 

[ghazi52]

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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......

 

[Viny]

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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......

Looks good and I hope they meet the specific requirements also and should be put into use very soon.

 

[Azog]

What about the rail line? Are they planning to improve that?

 

[Muhammad Omar]

What about the rail line? Are they planning to improve that?

Well yes Under CPEC Chinese will give 3.8 billion Dollars to Improve the Infrastructure of Pakistan Railways

 

[HariPrasad]

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.

 

[HOTSUN]

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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......

Hope for bright future

 

[Muhammad Omar]

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.

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

 

[Zychatrix]

Trains can go as fast as 120Km/h which only happens when running late. Normally Lahore to Rawalpindi is speed limit is 105 km/h and 80 km/h in the mountainous region starting after Lala Musa. Lahore to Karachi has a slightly higher speed up to 113-115km/h. Under CPEC they are planning to improve ML-1 track which runs from Karachi to Peshawar. The speed will increase to 160km/h from Karachi to Lahore and 120km/h from Lahore to Peshawar.

 

[HariPrasad]

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

True.

 

[niaz]

Current 100 KM per hour sped is fast enough if the trains run on time. Before we think of 12 hour journey across Pakistan, don’t you think we should try to properly maintain what is already there but in a state of disrepair?

Railway is the cheapest and the most comfortable mass transit system even invented. Before any thing else, we should revamp the existing railway network. This means passenger friendly environment with good food, potable water, comfortable waiting area & clean toilet facilities on all the railway stations. Most importantly, the trains should not breakdown on the way and passenger should feel safe. That is, no one should blow up the tracks and / or be robbed on the way.

 

[Ranjitha]

Talking to newsmen here in Islamabad on Monday‚ he said all efforts will be made to make Pakistan Railways self-sufficient economically and render it into a profit-able organization.

 

[Muhammad Omar]

 

[ghazi52]

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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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[Muhammad Omar]

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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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