ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Railways is focusing on connecting Gwadar Port with rest of the country through railway network and is establishing new dry port at Havelian to generate revenues.
The government is committed to make Pakistan Railways a profitable organization and a number of steps are being taken in this regard, source said. Pakistan Railways is involving private parties in commercial management of four passenger carrying trains and cargo express trains, he added.
He said right mix of passenger and freight trains and a freight transport company is being established to give top priority to freight transportation for generating revenues. To control corruption in the department, he said there is strict control over expenditures through computerized payments and pensions to eliminate ghost pensioners and rule out possibility of over payments.
He said Pakistan Railways is in process of up-gradation of its existing tracks on main corridor with the collaboration of China. “Existing speed of trains from Karachi to Lahore would be increased up-to 160 kilo-meters per hour and from Lahore to Peshawar up-to 120 kms per hour,”he added.
Pakistan Railways would renovate and up-grade railway stations in collaboration with National Engineering Services Pakistan (NESPAK), he added.
