ISLAMABAD, Jan 28 (APP):Minister for Railways Sheikh Rashid Ahmed Tuesday informed the Senate that Pakistan Railways (PR) adopted free track policy and private company could operate trains. Responding to various supplementary questions during Question Hour, the minister said the private sector could operate trains by using PR facilities. He said that 14 new trains were launched during the last one year. Mostly these trains were launched in far flung areas, …
PR adopts free track policy: Senate told
ISLAMABAD, Jan 28 (APP):Minister for Railways Sheikh Rashid Ahmed Tuesday informed the Senate that Pakistan Railways (PR) adopted free track policy and private company could operate trains.
Responding to various supplementary questions during Question Hour, the minister said the private sector could operate trains by using PR facilities.
He said that 14 new trains were launched during the last one year. Mostly these trains were launched in far flung areas, he added.
The minister said a new train from Darigai to Karachi would be launched during 2020.
There was 120 per cent occupancy in Rehman Baba Express running between Peshawar to Karachi, he added.
He said railway track had been laid in Sibi and it would be operationalized after security clearness.
To another question, the minister said a proposal for up-gradation of 15 railways stations was under consideration and these were included Chaklala, Mianwalli, Rahimyar Khan, Merab Pur, Mach, Chaman, Margalla, Karachi city and Sehwan Sharif etc.
However, he said PC-1 for the up-gradation of the said stations were not yet prepared.
