In order to better serve rail customers, Pakistan Railways has decided to resume running the Greenline Express train between Islamabad and Karachi beginning on January 27. Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif will soon launch the train operation, according to PR sources on Saturday. There will be stops along the way at Rawalpindi, Chaklala, Lahore, Khanewal, … Read more
A senior Railways official reported that an explosion near a railroad track in the Paneer neighborhood of Balochistan’s Bolan region on Friday caused at least eight injuries. Muhammad Kashif, a spokesman for Pakistan Railways in Balochistan, told Dawn.com that the explosion happened while the Peshawar-bound Jaffer Express was driving by the scene. The train arrived … Read more
The damaged Transit Camp bridge, which connects the city and cantonment zones, is now being restored, although the project’s future is uncertain in light of the fall of the Punjab Assembly (PA). The project has received a grant-in-aid from the Punjab government, and the bridge and road repairs are being helped with by Pakistan Railways … Read more
LAHORE: The Pakistan Railways Police detained 3,189 suspects after filing 3,111 complaints against people who broke the railroad and other regulations. A total of 530 cases were filed against thieves of railroad equipment, and Rs10.14 million in stolen railroad goods was recovered. Additionally, 950 cases were filed against people who trespassed on railway property without … Read more
UK business travelers may expect more “misery” in February as a result of the train drivers’ union ASLEF’s decision to strike again after the rail industry’s most recent pay offer was rejected. In a conflict that has already seen drivers go on strike for six one-day periods since July 2022, the union announced that its … Read more
After a landslip stopped service between Basingstoke and London Waterloo, Network Rail apologized to its customers. After many days of persistent rain, a portion of Hook’s embankment fell on Sunday, leaving one of the tracks dangling precariously in the air. Passengers have been cautioned to expect significant inconvenience, and it is anticipated that the landslip … Read more
China has restored high-speed rail service between Hong Kong and the mainland for the first time since the Covid-19 outbreak began and is also removing travel restrictions after Beijing lifted quarantine for arrivals a week earlier. The re-opening occurs amid a large outbreak of illnesses across the country and one day after officials reported that … Read more
The first consignment of 70 fully built units (CBUs) of high-capacity flat waggons from China is scheduled to arrive at Pakistan Railways on Monday as part of the 820 waggons procurement deal. According to Abdul Haseeb, a chief mechanical engineer at PR, “the waggons were dispatched on December 25 by the Chinese firm and will … Read more
The rail cars imported from China are fully compatible with the local route and have been approved for commercial operation after a first attempt on one of Pakistan’s fastest routes, Pakistan Railways officials said on Saturday. Stated. Muhammad Hanif Gul, department head of Pakistan Railways Lahore Division, said it is standard protocol to test new … Read more
Uzbekistan submitted to Pakistan a feasibility study for a Trans-Afghanistan railway project at the meeting of the Tripartite Working Group in Islamabad. According to the study, the 783-kilometer rail line from Mazar-e-Sharif to Toukham will cost $8 billion. 80 tunnels with a length of 148 km were to be built on the tracks. According to … Read more