Pak-China Rail Link News

[Hyde]

Pak-China likely to ink MoU for rail link​

Tuesday, 06 Jul, 2010

Pakistan and China have already completed a pre-feasibility report for rail link. — File Photo

LAHORE: Pakistan and China will likely ink a MoU for rail link between Havelian and Khunjerab.

The General Manager Railways (operation) Ishfaq Khattak has immediately left for China to join the official delegation of President Asif Ali Zardari for this purpose.

According to railways sources the GM operation left for China on Sunday for 12 days visit.

Pakistan and China have already completed a pre-feasibility report for rail link.

The total railway track would consist on 682 Km and there would be 20 railway stations at all major cities in Pakistani side, report revealed.

Chief Engineer Survey & Construction of Pakistan Railways told that the pre-feasibility report had completed by two international consulting companies including Ding Dona and ILF Consulting Engineering but no progress had made after 2004.

He said if two countries would be agreed for a MoU during the presidential visit an international consortium would be constituted for feasibility study and PCI.

After completing Havelian-Khunjerab track, China would link with Pakistan from Gawadar Port, he added.

 

[Desert Fox]

good news

 

[Hyde]

hmmm so is that mean gwadar railway project is postponed once again for a certain amount of time?

 

[AZADPAKISTAN2009]

I am up for modernization of railways to international status

 

[Hyde]

I am up for modernization of railways to international status

yes only if we have money

 

[Areesh]

I am up for modernization of railways to international status

Don't worry. We have a very "competent" railway minister. We would have a very modern railway if we have him as Railway Minister.

 

[mughaljee]

Will some one tell us,
How many railway station would be in our side out of 20,
&
how many km this track will be built our side.

 

[mughaljee]

He is not only a modern Railway minister,
but he is also owner of the most advanced/modern (you know what i mean)cinemas in peshawar for sophisticated films. (Honistly i dont know , now he have cinema or not)

 

[Hyde]

Will some one tell us,
How many railway station would be in our side out of 20,
&
how many km this track will be built our side.

all 20 in Pakistan. Last stop will be in China i think

 

[RescueRanger]

Excellent news.

 

[mughaljee]

all 20 in Pakistan. Last stop will be in China i think

and what about railway track would consist on 682 Km ?

 

[Hyde]

and what about railway track would consist on 682 Km ?

well the route is not cleared yet and i am assuming at least 19 stops in Pakistan. It would be like 1 stop after every 30-35 kilometers and last stop in china

 

[Devil Soul]

great news, but as usual a matter of concern for india
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Chinese rail link to Pak matter of concern: India
PTI, Jul 7, 2010
NEW DELHI: India today expressed "concern" over China's plans to have a rail link with Pakistan through the Karakoram ranges, but said it was doing its own preparations to counter such a move.

"It is definitely a matter of concern. But we are taking our counter measures and we are doing our own preparation," Minister of State for Defence M M Pallam Raju told reporters here.

He was responding to a question on the Chinese plans to build the rail link to Pakistan and reach the Arabian Sea via Gilgit-Baltistan region in Pak-occupied Kashmir.

Raju said both China and Pakistan had made it "very apparent" that they were "working closely together and cooperating closely" on defence and strategic issues.

China has already built a rail line up to the Indian borders along the Tibetan plateau and now the plan is to have the rail link to Pakistan and reach the Arabian Sea.

Media reports had suggested that a Memorandum of Understanding for the rail link will be signed between Beijing and Islamabad soon.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Chinese-rail-link-to-Pak-matter-of-concern-India/articleshow/6138531.cms

 

[prototype]

^^ so whats wrong in it,prevention is better than cure

 

[Awesome]

Lots of flip flops in this decision in the past 5 years. Its definitely going to be a marvel of human engineering if it goes through - the terrain over which it has to pass over makes such a project insanely ambitious.

But from both Pakistan's and China's point of view, we'll be sending our economies into a massive overdrive with the creation of such a link. It has to be done.