Railways

Service will kick off on Dec 25; each train will have capacity to carry 75-80 containers, generate revenue of Rs2.4m

Sheikh Rashid says December 25 will be a historic day for railways

Offers 31-year lease period; announces launch of three tourism trains

Authorities say plan for recruitment is complete

Railway officials have suggested not running the regular train till the track was 100% repaired

Sheikh Rashid says parents of children playing along the line will be taken into custody

CPEC investment in railway projects has been slashed to $6.2 billion

Will take up to 12 hours to clear the track, say railway officials

Sheikh Rashid promises to increase number of freight trains to promote business

Case should be handed over to NAB, says Justice Nisar

Sheikh Rasheed says Railways is backbone of CPEC

Minister pledges lease out PR land, other assets to private sector

Across the sub-continent and much of Africa, the railways are a colonial legacy

Every fifth traveller now books ticket online, does not have to deal with uncooperative staff

Out of 500 railway stations, only 50 are computerised

Interim railways minister says new bogies given to Bolan Mail with facilities of air-conditioners, light and water

Main purpose of locomotives is to enhance performance of the transport sector: Ministry of Finance sources

90 per cent work on sections complete

Shalimar Express had met the mishap on a journey from Karachi to Lahore

Railways staff refuses to clear tracks due to non-payment of travelling allowance

Railways recorded earnings of Rs420.18 million in this period

Bharucha wants equal representation of provinces in Railway board

Pakistan Railways is a federal government entity and no provincial government has the authority

Govt fines vendor Rs0.1 million for misconduct in wake of viral video

Pakistan Railways' incumbent administration has set its own successful model of progress

Chides minister for demanding scrutiny of record for 10 years

The number of passengers travelling via train is increasing day by day

Development highlights challenges to China-Pakistan Economic Corridor

Official informs standing committee $6 billion is total cost of Besima-Quetta, Jacobabad project

The upgradation of the track between Lahore and Rawalpindi will cut the duration of journey

Protesters demanded promotions for diploma-holding holding engineers and Class IV employees

Police say unidentified miscreants had planted explosives beside the railway track; one wounded

Federal railways minister also inaugurates model railway station

Inauguration of newly installed racks to be held on Saturday

At present, Pakistan Railways has a fleet of 468 locomotives out of which 146 were non-functional,322 were functional

Railways minister says he has no issue with Sindh government

Balochistan CM says provincial govt keen on meeting all promises made to people

Says railway department keen to expand network in the province

The Minister said that 106 passenger and 52 freight trains are running at the moment

Routes to be between Kohat-Rawalpindi, Karachi-Mirpurkhas and Sibi-Khost

Official says project for repairing 100 diesel electric locomotives has been approved

5 prototypes will be installed at busiest crossings by December

Before being outsourced the four trains were generating Rs1.761 billion

Design for railway line not yet ready; provinces seek time to conduct studies on special zones

System will produce 400,000 to 500,000 units per annum; surplus will be given to LESCO

Railways minister announces creation of HR department

Aims to enhance work performance, ensure safe and smooth operations

Train crashes are all too common in India after decades of poor investment and rising demand

Minister says US locomotives will bring revenue, boost profit

Karachiites hope this could modernise their city at time when traffic is spiraling out of control