The Raj-era railway at the heart of Pakistan’s play for UNESCO recognition
Moves to restore mountainous Khyber Pass line from the age of empire to win heritage prize Pakistan is planning to use a triumph of British engineering to help secure a…
Pakistan: Govt declares ML-1 ‘national priority’
ADB proposes body for railways reforms, private sector portfolio to be expanded Pakistan and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) have agreed to expedite the implementation of development projects and enhance…
Railways launches digital transformation drive
1,700km fibre optic network, GPS tracking planned Pakistan Railways is moving ahead with a major technology-driven transformation under an ambitious digitisation programme featuring a 1,700-kilometre fibre optic network and smart…
Pakistan Railways to complete first phase of largest digitization drive by June 2026
People wait to board a train at a railway station in Lahore on June 15, 2024, as they travel back home ahead of Eid al-Adha, the feast of the sacrifice…
Pakistan Railways moves ML-1 project toward execution
Pakistan Railways has finalized an agreement with the Asian Development Bank for the Main Line-1 project, marking a major step toward upgrading the country’s main rail corridor linking Karachi with…
Pakistan Railways to Plant Trees and Flowers Along Railway Tracks
Pakistan Railways has launched a wide-ranging improvement drive that upgrades station waiting areas, modernises train coaches, and beautifies railway tracks with new greenbelts. The department has formally started an urban…