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Rail transport in Pakistan began in 1855 during the British Raj, when several railway companies began laying track and operating in present-day Pakistan. The country's rail system has been nationalised as Pakistan Railways (originally the Pakistan Western Railway ). The system was originally a patchwork of local rail lines operated by small ...
Pakistan Railways (reporting mark PR) (Urdu: پاکستان ریلویز) is the national, state-owned railway company of Pakistan with its headquarters in Lahore. Founded in 1861 as the North Western State Railway and headquartered in Lahore, it owns 7,789 kilometres (4,840 miles) of operational track across Pakistan, stretching from Peshawar to Karachi, offering both freight and passenger ...
Proposed lines. Karachi–Gwadar Railway Line (Makran Coastal Railway) Mandra–Bhaun Railway. Gwadar–Mastung Branch Line. Jacobabad–Gwadar Branch Line [6] Basima–Jacobabad Branch Line. Zhob Valley Railway. Nur–Muzaffarabad Branch Line. Uzbekistan–Afghanistan–Pakistan Railway Project.
The Ministry of Railways ( Urdu: وزارت ريلوے, Wazarat-e-Railway, abbreviated as MoR) is a ministry of the Government of Pakistan tasked with planning, administrating and overseeing government policies for the development of the national rail network, Pakistan Railways. Originally a department of the Ministry of Communications, in May ...
Great Western Railway ( GWR) is a British train operating company owned by FirstGroup that operates the Greater Western passenger railway franchise. It manages 197 stations and its trains call at over 270. GWR operates long-distance inter-city services along the Great Western Main Line to and from the West of England and South Wales, inter-city ...
Khyber Mail ( Urdu: خیبر میل) is a passenger train operated daily by Pakistan Railways between Karachi and Peshawar. [1] The trip takes approximately 32 hours, to cover a published distance of 1,764 kilometres (1,096 mi), traveling along the entire stretch of the Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line. [2] [3] The train named after the famous ...
The CPEC project emphasises major upgrades to Pakistan's aging railway system, including rebuilding of the entire Main Line 1 railway between Karachi and Peshawar by 2020; this single railway currently handles 70% of Pakistan Railways traffic. As of 25.05.2022 this project is in doldrums due to reluctance of China to provide funds.
Avg: 72 km/h (45 mph) Track owner (s) Pakistan Railways. The Green Line ( Urdu: سبز ایکسپریس) is an express train operated daily by Pakistan Railways between Karachi and Islamabad. [1] It is the flagship rail of the organization and has the highest passage priority. [2] The train takes approximately 21 hours to cover a published ...