The UK government’s export credit agency, UK Export Finance (UKEF), has guaranteed financing totaling €781 million, or £680 million, to support the development of a 286 km high-speed electric railway in southern Turkey. On behalf of the Turkish Ministry of Transport, Rönesans Holding will complete building the Mersin-Adana-Gaziantep High-Speed Railway with funding from UKEF’s Buyer … Read more
A collaborative protocol establishing the desire of the governments of Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, and Pakistan to construct the 760 km UAP Railway linking the three nations has been signed. The 760 km route would connect Termiz, Uzbekistan, with Kharlachi, Pakistan’s Kurram province, via Afghanistan’s Mazar-e-Sharif and Logar. On July 17, the trilateral UAP Railway working group … Read more
A joint agreement between Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Uzbekistan will be signed today (Tuesday) to link Pakistan Railways with the Uzbek rail network. Through Termiz in Uzbekistan, Mazar-i-Sharif and Logar in Afghanistan, and concluding in Pakistan via the Kharlachi border crossing in Kurram, this connection will go. This route was decided upon during a meeting of … Read more
Karachi: Pakistan Railways (PR) has issued an important statement to aid travelers during the Eid ul Adha holiday. Pakistan Railway has decided to offer a substantial discount on all passenger transport and class tickets. According to an official announcement, there has been a significant 33% decrease in fares. This offer will be available to passengers … Read more
According to Pakistan Railways (PR), three special trains will operate on Eidul Azha. The first train will leave Quetta for Peshawar at 10 am on June 26, according to ARY News. On July 26 at 8:30 p.m., the second special train will run from Karachi to Lahore via Multan. On June 27 at 11:00 am, … Read more
On Tuesday night, the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) detained a terrorist who belonged to a banned group. One terrorist was reportedly apprehended during the operation, while the other made use of the darkness to flee, according to a CTD official. To catch the evading terrorist, the CTD asserts that it will launch a search operation … Read more
An official said here on Friday that the Western Railway (WR) trains’ schedules were affected by the cancellation or partial operation of about 180 services in the Gujarat sector as the cyclone Biparjoy “landed” in Gujarat. Two more trains were canceled, one was short-terminated, and three were short-originated today, according to WR Chief Spokesperson Sumit … Read more
The concerned parties have been ordered by Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif to prioritize upgrading Railway Main Line One (ML-1). He stated that ML-1 is the backbone of Pakistan Railways while presiding over a review meeting in Islamabad today about topics pertaining to Pakistan Railways. The prime minister declared that Pakistan will eventually use its … Read more
On Saturday evening, Federal Interior Minister Rana Sana Ullah Khan laid the cornerstone for the construction of a railway phattak close to Chak No. 190-RB Karari on Jhumra-Faisalabad Road. Speaking to reporters after officially starting construction, the minister explained that during the Railway Phattak’s stone-breaking ceremony, he had meant to address a crowd of people … Read more
To address Islamabad’s expanding transportation needs, the Capital Development Authority (CDA) intends to implement the Light Rail Transit (LRT) system. The Economic Affairs Division has received a request for funding from the Asian Development Bank, JICA, etc. from the CDA’s planning wing. The Planning Wing came up with a rough design for this project, but … Read more