Expert Group Meeting on Harmonization of the Rules and Regulations for Facilitation of

International Railway Transport

Bangkok, 4-5th September 2017

Pakistan Railways at a glance

Principal Statistics

Regional Connectivity

Issues Hampering Interoperability

SEQUENCE OF

PRESENTATION

Kotri

Rohri

Karachi

S

Lahore

Rawalpindi

Samasata

Khanewal

Peshawar

Kundian

Dadu

Dalbandin

ML-1: Karachi-Hyderabad-RohriKhanewal-LahoreRawalpindi-Peshawar Km-1681

ML-2: Karachi-Kotri-Dadu-JacobabadDera-Ghazi-Khan-Kot AduKundian-Daudkhel-JhandAttock City-Peshawar – 1519 km

HyderabadGwadar

ML-3: Rohri-Sukkur-SibiQuetta-AhmadwalDalbandin-Thaftan – 966 KM

ML-3

ML-2Quetta

D.G. KhanML-1

Pakistan Railways Network

At a Glance

DESCRIPTION UNIT 2015-16

Route – Km Kms. 7,791

Track – Km Kms. 11,881

Locomotives No. 458

Coaching Vehicle No. 1,740

Freight Wagons No. 15,452

Stock for container traffic No. 650

Principal Statistics

DESCRIPTION UNIT 2015-16

Railway Stations No. 456

Freight Trains Run No. (Per Annum) 7166

Passenger Trains Per Day 106

Person Employed No. 76,076

One way(Double Line Karachi – Lahore) 50

Line Capacity One way(Single Line Lahore – Peshawar) 25

One way(Single Line Rohri – Zahidan) 8

Principal Statistics

Regional Connectivity

Taftan

Gwadar

Karachi

Khunjrab

Havelian

Besham

Gilgit

China

Jaccobad

Rohri

Lahore

Amruka

Rawalpindi

Peshawar

Iran

Zahidan

India

Afghanistan

Regional Connectivity

Main Line – 1 (ML-1)

Main Line – 2 (ML-2)

Main Line – 3 (ML-3)

Operative Link

Non-Operative/Future Link

Monabao

Wagha

QuettaChaman

Kandhar

Amritsar

Jalalabad

Khokhrapar

Occupied

Kashmir

Zhob

DI Khan

Bhatinda

KasurGandasingh

Chak Amru

Jammu

Pakistan – India

(Operational links)

Wagha – Attari (Freight + Passenger Traffic)

Khokhropar – Monabao (Passenger Traffic only)

Traffic operates under bilateral agreement

(Non – Operational links)

Amruka – Bhatinda

Kasur – Gandasingh

Chak Amru – Jammu

Regional Connectivity

Pakistan – Iran

Taftan – Zahidan (Freight + Passenger Traffic)

Traffic operates under bilateral agreement

Both countries are also members of Inter-governmental

Organization for International Carriage by Rail (OTIF)

Pakistan – China

Presently Rail link available up to Havelian

Regional Connectivity

Pakistan – Afghanisatan

Chaman – Spin Boldik

(Feasibility study completed & approval from both

governments is awaited to start physical work)

Peshawar – Jalalabad

(Detailed feasibility in progress & likely to be completed by

the end of 2017

Transit trade facilitation is already extended to

Afghanistan under Pakistan Afghanistan Transit Trade

Agreement 2010

Regional Connectivity

Linking Gwadar with existing Railway Network

Feasibility study completed & land acquisition in progress

Construction work to start soon

Regional countries can reap benefit from Gwadar Port

(Cargo Facilitation)

Future Options

Regional Connectivity

Issues Hampering

Interoperability

Non uniformity of rail gauge

Standardization of rolling stock

Upgradation of Quetta – Taftan – Zahidan section

Upgradation /standardization of border facilitation

Time consumption in documentation/clearance

Thank You