List of railway lines in Pakistan

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This is a list of Railway lines in Pakistan. The lines and the stations are owned and operated by Pakistan Railways. Rail lines in Pakistan are divided into main lines and branch lines. [1] [2] [3]

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Main lines

DescriptionEstablishedLengthStationsTravel timeGauge
  Karachi–Peshawar Line (Main Line 1) [4] 18811,687 kilometers (1,048 mi)17630-32 hrs 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
broad gauge
Major stations
  Kotri–Attock Line (Main Line 2) [5] 19161,427 km (887 mi)11227.5 hrs 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
broad gauge
Major stations
  Rohri–Chaman Line (Main Line 3)1906526 km (327 mi)408-10 hrs 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in)
broad gauge
Major stations
International links

Flag of the Taliban.svg Proposed link to Kandahar, Afghanistan

  Spezand–Taftan Line (Main Line 4)1902632 km (393 mi)4 hrs 05 mins - 4 hrs 40 mins Mixed gauge
Major stations
International links

Flag of Iran.svg Continues to Zahedan, Iran

Branch lines

Proposed lines

Tourist and heritage railways

Proposed standard-gauge line to Iran

Pakistan Railways is working on plans to construct a 635 km standard-gauge line from Quetta to Taftan on the Pakistan-Iranian border. [7]

The proposed railway would support the transport of high-value goods to Europe and Central Asia. Trains on the Islamabad – Tehran – Istanbul route currently take around five days to complete the journey, possibly due to poor or compromised condition of the track. It is claimed that a standard-gauge line would reduce journey times to 20 hours.

See also

References

  1. "Upgradation of 3 main railway lines underway under CPEC". The Nation. 2017-03-20. Retrieved 2023-06-25.
  2. "ایم ایل ون منصوبہ: خستہ حال ریلوے لائن پاکستان کی تقدیر کیسے بدل سکتی ہے؟". BBC News اردو (in Urdu). Retrieved 2023-06-25.
  3. "[IRFCA] Pakistan - Closed Sections". www.irfca.org. Retrieved 2023-06-25.
  4. News Desk (2022-12-21). "Importance of ML-1 railway project under CPEC | By Waseem Riaz Bhutta". Pakistan Observer. Retrieved 2023-06-25.
  5. Team, Editorial (2021-10-10). "ML-2 Project: The Prospects of Prosperity Await Pakistan". Rationale-47. Retrieved 2023-06-25.
  6. "Oman offer to build Gwadar railway conjures Pakistan port's past".
  7. "Pakistan eyes standard-gauge line to the Middle East and Europe". Railpage. Retrieved 2022-02-09.