ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Railways is planning to lay new track for trains from Havelian up to Khunjrab (China).
A proposal is under consideration to lay the track for connecting China with Pakistan through train service. The length of the proposed link is approximately 682 kilometers, official sources in the Ministry of Railways told APP on Thursday.
They said that it was a part of China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and initially estimated cost of the project was $10.500 billion. The actual cost of the project, they said, would be worked out after detailed feasibility study and design of the project.
The project is likely to be commenced after finalization of the feasibility study and approval of the PC-1, they added. They said that the proposed Railway line will touch Abbottabad, Mansehra, Batagram, Basham, Dasu, Chilas, Gilgit and Hunza as per route studied at pre-feasibility stage in 2007-08.
