Agreement to upgrade ML-1 to be signed next month: NA told

ISLAMABAD, Sep 16 (APP):Minister for Railways Sheikh Rashid on Monday informed the National Assembly that upgradation work on Mainline-1 (ML-1) would start from Sindh province and agreement in this regard would be signed next month.

During the question hour, he said, “After 1861 not a single track of Pakistan Railways had been changed, it was the Pakistan Terik-e-eInsaf government which had decided to upgrade the track keeping in view the importance of this means of transportation.”

He said that the network of Pakistan Railways would be expanded in order to provide better traveling facilities to the commuters.

Sheikh Rashid said that about 3.7 million liters of fuel had been saved by the Pakistan Railways during one year, while new cargo trains had also helped to earn revenue for PR.

The Minister said that out of 3000 railway crossings, 1200 crossings were manned while 1800 crossing were unmanned.