Pakistan Railways: News & Updates
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Pakistan Railways to rehabilitate 100 engines
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Railways (PR) has started work for the rehabilitation of around 100 engines, said an official of PR.
Talking to APP he said the rehabilitation of the locomotives would help adding 30 more locomotives in the fleet of PR within a next few months.
He said that around 200 new locomotive would be part of PR system during next two years.
The addition of more engines in PR fleet would help in restoring the suspended train service by the pervious government.
To a question, he said, the government had also released funds for the purchase of spare parts of the engines.
He said freight trains would also be restored with the addition of new engine. He said freight trains are the main source of income for PR.
He expressed the hope that with the restoration of freight trains - PR would be able to earn around Rs. 15 billion revenue annually.
To a question he said with the addition of 100 overhauled engines, PR would be able to earn around Rs. 22 billion
The PR would also get around Rs. 10 billion through auction of stalls and 'Quli' services at various railways stations.
Central Diesel Locomotive Workshop (CDLW) has completely overhauled 80 locomotives and partially repaired 37 engines from October 2011 to December 2012, he recalled.
He said the repaired locomotives have been handed over to different railway divisions, including Rawalpindi, Peshawar, Lahore, Multan, Sukkur, Quetta and Karachi.
He said that the workshop overhauled 10 locomotives every month, adding that the organization was functioning to its full capacity round the clock.
Pakistan Railways to rehabilitate 100 engines
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Railways (PR) has started work for the rehabilitation of around 100 engines, said an official of PR.
Talking to APP he said the rehabilitation of the locomotives would help adding 30 more locomotives in the fleet of PR within a next few months.
He said that around 200 new locomotive would be part of PR system during next two years.
The addition of more engines in PR fleet would help in restoring the suspended train service by the pervious government.
To a question, he said, the government had also released funds for the purchase of spare parts of the engines.
He said freight trains would also be restored with the addition of new engine. He said freight trains are the main source of income for PR.
He expressed the hope that with the restoration of freight trains - PR would be able to earn around Rs. 15 billion revenue annually.
To a question he said with the addition of 100 overhauled engines, PR would be able to earn around Rs. 22 billion
The PR would also get around Rs. 10 billion through auction of stalls and 'Quli' services at various railways stations.
Central Diesel Locomotive Workshop (CDLW) has completely overhauled 80 locomotives and partially repaired 37 engines from October 2011 to December 2012, he recalled.
He said the repaired locomotives have been handed over to different railway divisions, including Rawalpindi, Peshawar, Lahore, Multan, Sukkur, Quetta and Karachi.
He said that the workshop overhauled 10 locomotives every month, adding that the organization was functioning to its full capacity round the clock.
Pakistan Railways to rehabilitate 100 engines
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Saad Rafiq Increases Railway Revenue
As per Saad Rafiq’s message on FaceBook, the daily revenue of Pakistan Railways has been increased 10 times, from 1 million to 10 million rupees. Saad says that Railways is trying best to make sure that existing passenger trains follow schedule and more freight trains are added since they generate more revenue.
New passenger services like E-ticketing and SMS alert services are being launched.
Railways has also scrapped the plans to buy new locomotives from China or USA and announced to repair the existing engines and build new ones locally. The 100 acre locomotive factory in Risalpur is being leased to a private party to be upgraded to state of art facility where it would produce up to 25 engines every year.
Pakistan railways has great potential and as per sources, it was intentionally headed towards collapse by previous regime. Unconfirmed reports say that ex-Railway Minister Ghulam Bilor did not want to revive railways, particularly the freight trains as his fellows risked loosing revenue in trucking business. There are also unconfirmed reports that railway engines were destroyed by corrupt officials by using recycled dirty engine oil.
http://pkpolitics.com/2013/07/24/saad-rafiq-increases-railway-revenue/
As per Saad Rafiq’s message on FaceBook, the daily revenue of Pakistan Railways has been increased 10 times, from 1 million to 10 million rupees. Saad says that Railways is trying best to make sure that existing passenger trains follow schedule and more freight trains are added since they generate more revenue.
New passenger services like E-ticketing and SMS alert services are being launched.
Railways has also scrapped the plans to buy new locomotives from China or USA and announced to repair the existing engines and build new ones locally. The 100 acre locomotive factory in Risalpur is being leased to a private party to be upgraded to state of art facility where it would produce up to 25 engines every year.
Pakistan railways has great potential and as per sources, it was intentionally headed towards collapse by previous regime. Unconfirmed reports say that ex-Railway Minister Ghulam Bilor did not want to revive railways, particularly the freight trains as his fellows risked loosing revenue in trucking business. There are also unconfirmed reports that railway engines were destroyed by corrupt officials by using recycled dirty engine oil.
http://pkpolitics.com/2013/07/24/saad-rafiq-increases-railway-revenue/
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hopefullyy they can get back the strength of 500 locomotives by nexxt two years.
but it seems despite his try the govt is unwilling to release money for buying new engines
this is more imp than motor way and needs nawaz shahb attention
but it seems despite his try the govt is unwilling to release money for buying new engines
this is more imp than motor way and needs nawaz shahb attention
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"Railway key murda ghoray mein jaan daal dein gey!"
Hein jee? It is better to forget the dead horse and start with something more suitable, like trains, with engines to run them. Like railways are supposed to be.
Hein jee? It is better to forget the dead horse and start with something more suitable, like trains, with engines to run them. Like railways are supposed to be.
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Saad orders check on black-marketing of tickets
LAHORE - Pakistan Railways (PR) Minister Khawaja Saad Rafique directed the authorities concerned to check the black-marketing of railways’ tickets.
Presiding over a meeting in Lahore, Rafique said that additional police personnel and booking staff would be deployed to facilitate rail commuters.
The meeting also decided to introduce more freight trains.
The meeting was briefed on the launch of a special operation to clear out encroachments from the railways’ property.
Over the years a lack of attention, poor policies, increasing expenditures and poor financial controls and 2010’s floods, left the PR with deficits in billions of rupees.
On July 27 the PR slashed the fares of all passenger trains by over 45 percent, for three months to attract more passengers, with the exception of the Karakoram Express.
The PR also received Rs 1.57 billion to open a Letter of Credit (LC) to import 75 locomotives from China, Rafique added.
Efforts were being made to remove the annual deficit of Rs 35 billion by the end of current financial year, Rafique said.
The minister said there was a dispute of Rs 3 billion between the Punjab government and the railways and thanked provincial government for its cooperation and for the payment of Rs 300 million in first tranche.
Furthermore, he said that the maintenance cost on each locomotive was $50 which was very low as compared to international standards. One freight train earned approximately Rs 1.15 billion annually and was a major source of revenue for the authority, he added.
The management had also decided to run four special trains for Eid to facilitate the passengers to visit their home towns to celebrate the festival with their loved ones, he said. He added that the first train would run from Quetta to Rawalpindi on August 6‚ the 2nd and 3rd on August 7 from Karachi to Lahore, and the 4th from Peshawar to Lahore on August 8.
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LAHORE - Pakistan Railways (PR) Minister Khawaja Saad Rafique directed the authorities concerned to check the black-marketing of railways’ tickets.
Presiding over a meeting in Lahore, Rafique said that additional police personnel and booking staff would be deployed to facilitate rail commuters.
The meeting also decided to introduce more freight trains.
The meeting was briefed on the launch of a special operation to clear out encroachments from the railways’ property.
Over the years a lack of attention, poor policies, increasing expenditures and poor financial controls and 2010’s floods, left the PR with deficits in billions of rupees.
On July 27 the PR slashed the fares of all passenger trains by over 45 percent, for three months to attract more passengers, with the exception of the Karakoram Express.
The PR also received Rs 1.57 billion to open a Letter of Credit (LC) to import 75 locomotives from China, Rafique added.
Efforts were being made to remove the annual deficit of Rs 35 billion by the end of current financial year, Rafique said.
The minister said there was a dispute of Rs 3 billion between the Punjab government and the railways and thanked provincial government for its cooperation and for the payment of Rs 300 million in first tranche.
Furthermore, he said that the maintenance cost on each locomotive was $50 which was very low as compared to international standards. One freight train earned approximately Rs 1.15 billion annually and was a major source of revenue for the authority, he added.
The management had also decided to run four special trains for Eid to facilitate the passengers to visit their home towns to celebrate the festival with their loved ones, he said. He added that the first train would run from Quetta to Rawalpindi on August 6‚ the 2nd and 3rd on August 7 from Karachi to Lahore, and the 4th from Peshawar to Lahore on August 8.
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PR employees to work six days a week
ISLAMABAD - The PM has approved the summary of railway ministry for six working days per week and ordered implementation on the decision with immediate effect. Railway Headquarter and all divisional offices will now open on Saturday. Federal Minister for Railways Khawaja Saad Rafique said two off-days in a week were hampering the rapid resuscitating process of railways and repairing of locomotives, rolling stock and railway track were slow owing two leaves a week.
He said that it was need of the hour to work six days a week to revive the confidence of masses in railway.
PR employees to work six days a week
PML-N Khawaja Saad Rafiqui increases strictness in Pakistan Railways | The News Tribe
ISLAMABAD - The PM has approved the summary of railway ministry for six working days per week and ordered implementation on the decision with immediate effect. Railway Headquarter and all divisional offices will now open on Saturday. Federal Minister for Railways Khawaja Saad Rafique said two off-days in a week were hampering the rapid resuscitating process of railways and repairing of locomotives, rolling stock and railway track were slow owing two leaves a week.
He said that it was need of the hour to work six days a week to revive the confidence of masses in railway.
PR employees to work six days a week
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Pakistan Railways reduces fare to increase revenue
Islamabad—Decision of Pakistan Railways to reduce fares of trains has increased number of passengers and succeeded to generate more revenue. An official of PR said that after the announcement of cut in fare, the number of passengers using trains has gone up by 10 per cent just within three days.
Railways on July 27 had announced 57 per cent reduction in fares of railways in order to draw more passengers which had fallen badly in the past. To a question, he said PR had decided to enforce six-day working week to improve overall functioning of the department. He said two weekly offs were hampering rapid resuscitation process of railways and repairing of locomotives, rolling stock and railway track had slowed down.
To a question, he said PR would run four special Eid trains to facilitate the masses. The first Eid train will operate between Karachi and Peshawar via Multan, Sahiwal and Raiwind and this train will leave Karachi at 11 a.m on August 6 and will arrive at Peshawar Cantt at 9:30 the next day.
Second train will leave Karachi for Lahore via Multan and Faisalabad at 11 a.m on August 7 and it will reach its destination at 11:50 a.m next day. Third Eid special has been scheduled from Quetta for Rawalpindi via Multan and Lahore and it will leave Quetta at 12 noon on August 6 and will reach its destination at 8 p.m on August 7.
The fourth Eid special train will be operated between Peshawar and Lahore on August 8 which will leave Peshawar at 12 noon and arrive at Lahore at 9:10 p.m on the same day.—APP
Pakistan Railways reduces fare to increase revenue
Islamabad—Decision of Pakistan Railways to reduce fares of trains has increased number of passengers and succeeded to generate more revenue. An official of PR said that after the announcement of cut in fare, the number of passengers using trains has gone up by 10 per cent just within three days.
Railways on July 27 had announced 57 per cent reduction in fares of railways in order to draw more passengers which had fallen badly in the past. To a question, he said PR had decided to enforce six-day working week to improve overall functioning of the department. He said two weekly offs were hampering rapid resuscitation process of railways and repairing of locomotives, rolling stock and railway track had slowed down.
To a question, he said PR would run four special Eid trains to facilitate the masses. The first Eid train will operate between Karachi and Peshawar via Multan, Sahiwal and Raiwind and this train will leave Karachi at 11 a.m on August 6 and will arrive at Peshawar Cantt at 9:30 the next day.
Second train will leave Karachi for Lahore via Multan and Faisalabad at 11 a.m on August 7 and it will reach its destination at 11:50 a.m next day. Third Eid special has been scheduled from Quetta for Rawalpindi via Multan and Lahore and it will leave Quetta at 12 noon on August 6 and will reach its destination at 8 p.m on August 7.
The fourth Eid special train will be operated between Peshawar and Lahore on August 8 which will leave Peshawar at 12 noon and arrive at Lahore at 9:10 p.m on the same day.—APP
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Good to hear that,
Pakistan railway need to recover all the losses it incurred in past. That is by bringing the confidence of travellers back to Railways, the price of Railway ticket should be half the price of buses and it's train timing must be accurate. This is how the railway can be revived...
Pakistan railway need to recover all the losses it incurred in past. That is by bringing the confidence of travellers back to Railways, the price of Railway ticket should be half the price of buses and it's train timing must be accurate. This is how the railway can be revived...
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but we dont have engines..how can we run trains..
pak railway need to buy some second hand locomotives from korea etc and also manufactures them at home to bring back the number to minimum 800 as it was long time ago
pak railway need to buy some second hand locomotives from korea etc and also manufactures them at home to bring back the number to minimum 800 as it was long time ago
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PR Police retrieve land worth Rs 122.7m
Pakistan Railways (PR) Police with the coordination of PR administration retrieved 29 marlas of commercial land worth Rs 122.7 million alongside the tracks in Badami Bagh precincts on Thursday.
The raid was conducted under the supervision of Railways PSP DIG Munir Ahmad Chishti and Railways Divisional Superintendent Hammayun Rasheed on the orders of Railways Minister Khawaja Saad Rafique and PR Inspector General Ibne Hussain.
The Railways DIG told the journalists that the area had been leased to a private company Tahir & Co but it had failed to pay agreement amount to the PR and had constructed shops and basements, which the PR Police had to get vacated.
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Pakistan Railways (PR) Police with the coordination of PR administration retrieved 29 marlas of commercial land worth Rs 122.7 million alongside the tracks in Badami Bagh precincts on Thursday.
The raid was conducted under the supervision of Railways PSP DIG Munir Ahmad Chishti and Railways Divisional Superintendent Hammayun Rasheed on the orders of Railways Minister Khawaja Saad Rafique and PR Inspector General Ibne Hussain.
The Railways DIG told the journalists that the area had been leased to a private company Tahir & Co but it had failed to pay agreement amount to the PR and had constructed shops and basements, which the PR Police had to get vacated.
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PR officers sacked for selling used tickets
The Pakistan Railways (PR) took action against its corrupt officials for selling used tickets and for promoting without-ticket travel among customers.
Train Guards Shahid and Safdar and Special Ticket Examiner Mozzam were terminated after the completion of the enquiry.
More firings are expected in the next few days. According to sources, this step has been taken to stop passengers from travelling without tickets.
A few days ago, many people were caught without tickets in Toba Tek Singh. The suspects claimed they had given money to the on-duty-guard.
Safdar used to sell used tickets to the passengers for which action was taken against him.
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The Pakistan Railways (PR) took action against its corrupt officials for selling used tickets and for promoting without-ticket travel among customers.
Train Guards Shahid and Safdar and Special Ticket Examiner Mozzam were terminated after the completion of the enquiry.
More firings are expected in the next few days. According to sources, this step has been taken to stop passengers from travelling without tickets.
A few days ago, many people were caught without tickets in Toba Tek Singh. The suspects claimed they had given money to the on-duty-guard.
Safdar used to sell used tickets to the passengers for which action was taken against him.
PR officers sacked for selling used tickets | Pakistan Today | Latest news | Breaking news | Pakistan News | World news | Business | Sport and Multimedia
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