Pakistan Railway Projects.

[ghazi52]

Raiwind Railway station

 

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[AZADPAKISTAN2009]

Impressive construction of new stations , the red brick stations look beautiful

 

[ghazi52]

Upgradation of Sahiwal Railway Station underway........

 

[ghazi52]

CPEC’s investment share for Pakistan Railways was $8.2 billion, which was to be utilised for upgrading Main Line-1 (ML-1) a colonial-era line stretching 1,872 km from Karachi to Peshawar.

Rasheed announced that he is going to start a standard gauge track in between Karachi and Peshawar junctions. The existing track is a broad-gauge track and is due to be rehabilitated and upgraded under the CPEC.

1. The Broad Gauge Track is 5 ft 6 in i.e. 1676 mm

2. The Standard Gauge Track is 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in i.e. 1,435 mm

This means that the Standard Gauge Section of Pakistan Railways will have to be provided with a Brand New Track as well as Locomotives, Passenger Coaches and Railway Wagons as the following Railway Stock will not be able to be used :

PAKISTAN RAILWAYS YEAR BOOK 2017-2017

PLANT & EQUIPMENT Unit.===2016-2017
Route - Kilometres Kms.=====07,791
Track - Kilometres Kms.=====11,881
Locomotives. Nos.=========00,455
Coaching Vehicles No.======01,466
Other Coaching Vehicles No==00,270
Freight Wagons===========16.086

As such Pakistan - having such a large number of Locomotives, Carriages and Wagons will have to buy a Full New Rail Stock for the Standard Gauge Section of its Railways.

In addition a further Standard Gauge Track will be built from Peshawar to the Southernmost Railway Terminal in Xinjiang.

 

[ghazi52]

The upgraded Railway station "Yousaf Wala" near Sahiwal Coal Power Plant having vast yard for coal trains.

From this station line separates from ML-1 and run parallel to it for few kms before turning towards coal plant. This railway station has its own fuel storage and loco shed Its only for coal trains.

 

[jupiter2007]

The upgraded Railway station "Yousaf Wala" near Sahiwal Coal Power Plant having vast yard for coal trains.

From this station line separates from ML-1 and run parallel to it for few kms before turning towards coal plant. This railway station has its own fuel storage and loco shed Its only for coal trains.

Why all these building have 1980s look?

 

[Hiraa]

Why all these building have 1980s look?

Hopefully the interior is modern.

 

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[AZADPAKISTAN2009]

Introduction of GPS system on Trains and Locomotives was long overdue and it can help avoid Accidents as well

 

[ghazi52]

President Alvi to inaugurate local express train service for Karachi on Oct 31

President Arif Alvi will inaugurate an express train service for Karachi on Oct 31 as Pakistan Railways (PR) sets its sights on developing railways in Sindh.

Railways Minister Sheikh Rashid, without specifying the name of the train, said it would begin operating on Nov 1 and would run between Dhabeji, Landhi and Karachi.

After the express train is up and running, Rashid said that a shuttle train running between Karachi and Hyderabad would be launched.

The railways minister said the new express train service would be their sixth launch in 60 days.

Rashid, while speaking to the media, said that Prime Minister Imran Khan had promised a local train for labourers in Karachi and that promise would now be fulfilled.

He said that after developing railways in Mianwali and Lahore, and work on the Sukkur Express, Pakistan Railways was now turning its attention to Sindh.

Rashid said that the target of providing 10 trains and 15 freight trains within 100 days would be achieved, and that 10,000 unemployed individuals would also be given jobs on the basis of merit.

He added that the Pakistan Railways deficit would be eliminated within a year.

 

[Imran Khan]

Raiwind Railway station

still stone age designs

 

[FuturePAF]

still stone age designs

Agreed. The design of each station should reflect something of the local culture, so that you know when you are in Lahore or Peshawar or Multan. In Multan we have the mausoleums with their tile work that should inspire a unique look. Design elements to shambles doorways, hallways, and window with stucco and marble can do wonders for the look of the place. In fact the inside of the dome of the Taj Mahal is all brick, with Marble on top.

I hope the stations, at least on the inside, can adopt modernist design elements such as the Brightline stations in Florida. Also adopting catering at the stations will help adopt the Chinese "just in time" meal ordering, that is delivered to the passengers seat when they reach the next station. (This can also increases tourism as each station will cater the best local dishes of their respective cities.)

 

[ghazi52]

Proposed design for Khuzdar Railway station ..................

 

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