Revival: Railways records impressive revenue

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Revival: Railways records impressive revenue

Published: September 4, 2014

Sixty new engines would be added by December PHOTO: MOHAMMAD AZEEM/EXPRESS

ISLAMABAD:
For the first time in 40 years, Pakistan Railways (PR) managed to reduce its deficit and earn Rs6 billion in revenue in the outgoing fiscal year 2013-14. A sum of Rs40 billion has been allocated for PR for the fiscal year 2014-15 to bring improvement in its system, provide better and convenient travelling facilities to passengers.

Sixty new engines would be added by December this year while tenders had been issued to acquire another 75 engines with emphasis on coal-powered ones. Fifty of them would be coal-powered engines of 4,500 Horse Power, more powerful than the existing 3,000 HP ones.

A new train would operate from Hyderabad to Mirpurkhas, while a late-night one would operate on Multan-Lahore route.

Railways would repair its main line-I from Karachi to Peshawar as part of initiatives for Pak-China Economic Corridor. MoUs have been signed for Pak-China Economic Corridor and a sum of Rs380 billion allocated for improving communications infrastructure.

Published in The Express Tribune, September 4th, 2014.

source: Revival: Railways records impressive revenue – The Express Tribune

 

[metalfalcon]

I Don't Like PML NOORA/NIHAARI League but Their Railway Minister did some really good job in Railway.

 

[Ahmad1996]

I Don't Like PML NOORA/NIHAARI League but Their Railway Minister did some really good job in Railway.

It isn't like the whole Noora is bad, there was a guy of N forgot his name and he did a lot of work in Faisalabad and Multan. He was removed, don't know why but according to my friends there he was getting very popular due to his work and that's why he was removed.

 

[TheNoob]

YES!
Just imagine how much of a good thing it would be if the head of railway had a personal passion or fetish with trains!

 

[Green Arrow]

Among the whole cabinet, Railway minister is one of few capable minister which govt has.

 

[Chak Bamu]

And yet Khawaja Saad Rafique is hated with passion by PTI trolls.

Though I know there are improvements, I doubt that Railway has been able to reverse decades old trend in less than a year and a half. I will take this news with a grain of salt.

 

[AZADPAKISTAN2009]

When you have 0 engines you make 0 dollars and when you have 20 engines yes you make profit

 

[faisal6309]

PML(N) is best in business and worst in politics. They should do something better to gain some good reputation.