Presentation gives a bird eye view about the past, present and future of Pakistan Railways. The Future of Pakistan Railways is also in reference to the China Pakistan Economic Corridor - CPEC

1. PAKISTAN RAILWAYS
PAST – PRESENT - FUTURE
BY
Maqsood Ahmad Khan
GENERAL MANAGER®
WELFARE &TRAINING
Pakistan Railways
https://www.facebook.com/maqsood.a.khan
MMMFKZ@GMAIL.COM
DECEMBER 2017

2. 114TH ADVANCED RAILWAY COURSE
NOVEMBER 2017 TO FEBRUARY 2018
PAKISTAN RAILWAY ACADEMY
PAKISTAN RAILWAYS
WALTON – LAHORE
PAKISTAN
AT

3. SUB-CONTINENT INDIA
RAILWAYS

4. SUBCONTINENT RAILWAYS - OLD

5. RAILWAY MAP – SUBCONTINENT - 1893

6. INDIAN RAILWAY MAP – 2014

7. PAKISTAN RAILWAYS

8. TOPOGRAPHICAL MAP OF PAKISTAN

9. PAKISTAN RAILWAYS MAP

10. PAKISTAN RAILWAY NETWORK

11. PAKISTAN
RAILWAY
NETWORK

12. • THE SURVEY FOR CONSTRUCTION OF A RAILWAY
LINE FROM KARACHI WAS STARTED IN 1858
• INITIALLY A RAILWAY LINE WAS PROPOSED FROM
KARACHI CITY TO KOTRI, THEN STEAM NAVIGATION
THROUGH RIVERS INDUS / CHENAB UP TO MULTAN
AND FROM THERE ON A RAILWAY LINE TO LAHORE
AND BEYOND
• THE 13TH OF MAY, 1861 THE FIRST RAILWAY LINE
WAS OPENED FOR PUBLIC TRAFFIC BETWEEN
KARACHI CITY AND KOTRI, A DISTANCE OF 169 KMS
• BY 1897 THE LINE FROM KIAMARI TO KOTRI WAS
CONVERTED TO DOUBLE TRACK
• MOST OF THE SECTIONS (OF PAKISTAN RAILWAYS)
WERE CONSTRUCTED AS STRATEGIC LINES
PAKISTAN RAILWAYS - HISTORY IN BRIEF

13. • IN 1885 THE NORTH WESTERN STATE RAILWAY,
SUBSEQUENTLY, NORTH WESTERN RAILWAYS
(NWR), AT THE TIME OF INDEPENDENCE WAS
BIFURCATED WITH 1,847 ROUTE MILES LYING IN
INDIA AND 5,048 ROUTE MILES IN PAKISTAN.
• IN 1954 THE RAILWAY LINE WAS EXTENDED TO
MARDAN AND CHARSADDA
• 1956 JACOBABAD - KASHMOR NARROW-GAUGE
SECTION (2' -6'') WAS CONVERTED INTO BROAD-
GAUGE SECTION; AND KOT ADU-KASHMOR LINE
WAS COMPLETED IN 1973
• METER-GAUGE LINE FROM HYDERABAD TO
KHOKHROPAR WAS CONVERTED TO BROAD-
GAUGE IN TWO STAGES, FROM HYDERABAD TO
MIRPUR KHAS 66.07 KILOMETER IN 1967 & MIRPUR
KHAS TO KHOKHROPAR (ZERO POINT) 133

14. GAUGES
BROAD GAUGE 5 FEET
6 INCHES
1676
MILLIMETER
METER GAUGE 3 FEET
3 3⁄8 INCHES,
1000
MILLIMETER
NARROW GAUGE 2 FEET
6 INCHES
762
MILLIMETER
THE METRE GAUGE AND NARROW GAUGE TRACKS EITHER
CONVERTED TO 1,676 MM (5 FT 6 IN) BROAD GAUGE OR
DISMANTLED.

15. PAKISTAN ADOPTED 8,122 KILOMETRES OF
THE NORTH WESTERN STATE RAILWAY
LENGTH WIDTH TYPE
6,880
KILOMETRES
1,676 MM
OR
5 FT 6 IN
BROAD GAUGE
506
KILOMETRES
1,000 MM
OR
3 FT 3 3⁄8 IN
METER GAUGE
736
KILOMETRES
762 MM
OR
(2 FT 6 IN)
NARROW GAUGE

16. DESCRIPTION
ROUTE
KILOMETERS
TRACK
KILOMETERS
BROAD-GAUGE 7479 11492
METER-GAUGE 312 389
TOTAL 7791 11881

17. • NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY - NWR
• BENGAL – ASSAM RAILWAY
• PAKISTAN WESTERN RAILWAYS - PWR
• PAKISTAN EASTERN RAILWAY - PER
• PAKISTAN RAILWAYS - PR
• PAKISTAN RAILWAY - PR

18. • DEFENCE ORIENTED – RAILWAY TRACKS LEADING
TOWARDS AFGHANISTAN – MOVEMENT WITHIN
• RAW MATERIAL AND GRAIN EXPORT – COTTON, RICE,
ETC
• DEVELOPED INTO IMPORT ORIENTED – PETROLEUM
PRODUCTS, TOOL & PLANTS, WHEAT, COAL , SULPHUR
, BITUMEN
• GOVERNMENT OWNED
• STRUCTURAL EXPERIMENTS
• LABOUR INTENSIVE
IMPORTANT FEATURES

19. ORGANOGRAM OF PAKISTAN RAILWAYS

22. CURRENT

24. FUTURE VISION
OF
PAKISTAN RAILWAYS

25. Ministry of Railways have launched "Pakistan
Railways Vision 2025" which seeks to reinvigorate
Pakistan Railways by increasing its share in the
transportation sector from 4% to 20% by 2025
along with the ₨ 886.68 billion (US$8.4 billion)
China Pakistan Economic Corridor railway
upgrade. The plan includes the acquisition of new
locomotives, development and improvement of
current rail infrastructure, increase of average
train speeds, improvements of punctuality and
expansion of passenger services.
PAKISTAN RAILWAYS VISION 2025

26. • ADJOINING COUNTRIES
 INDIA
 AFGHANISTAN
 IRAN
• CENTRAL ASIAN COUNTRIES ( ECO )
• TRANS- ASIAN RAILWAY ( TAR)
 SOUTHERN ROUTE
 SOUTH – NORTH ROUTE
• CHINA SPECIFIC TRANSIT POSITION
CHINA PAKISTAN ECONOMIC CORRIDOR - CPEC
GEO –POLITICAL
TRANSIT POSITION OF PAKISTAN

27. NEW RAILWAY LINES HAVE BEEN ENVISIONED TO GIVE ACCESS TO
THE LAND LOCKED AND NEIGHBOURING STATES TO THE SEA
THROUGH PAKISTAN
• KARACHI – GWADAR
• GWADAR – MASTUNG
• BASIMA - JACOBABAD BOSTAN
• ZHOB - DERA ISMAIL KHAN
• ISLAMABAD - MUZAFFARABAD
• NEW RAIL LINES AND LINKS
• UPGRADATION OF TRACK - FOR HIGHER SPEEDS
• DOUBLING OF TRACK – MAIN CORRIDOR
• RESTRUCTURING
• PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP
• KARAKORAM RAILWAY
• GWADAR LINK
• CHINA-PAKISTAN ECONOMIC CORRIDOR

28. DEVELOPMENT
OF
PAKISTAN RAILWAYS
INTO
TRANSIT RAILWAY
CHINA SPECIFIC
CPEC

29. CHINA PAKISTAN
ECONOMIC CORRIDOR
CPEC

30. SILK ROUTE
EXTENT OF SILK ROUTE/SILK ROAD. RED IS LAND ROUTE AND THE BLUE IS
THE SEA/WATER ROUTE

32. THE SILK ROAD OR SILK ROUTE WAS AN ANCIENT
NETWORK OF TRADE ROUTES THAT WERE FOR
CENTURIES CENTRAL TO CULTURAL INTERACTION
ORIGINALLY THROUGH REGIONS OF EURASIA
CONNECTING THE EAST AND WEST AND STRETCHING
FROM THE KOREAN PENINSULA AND JAPAN TO THE
MEDITERRANEAN SEA. THE SILK ROAD CONCEPT REFERS
TO BOTH THE TERRESTRIAL AND THE MARITIME ROUTES
CONNECTING ASIA AND EUROPE. THE OVERLAND STEPPE
ROUTE STRETCHING THROUGH THE EURASIAN STEPPE IS
CONSIDERED THE ANCESTOR TO THE SILK ROAD(S).
THE SILK ROAD OR SILK ROUTE

33. While the term is of modern coinage, the Silk Road
derives its name from the lucrative trade in silk (and
horses) carried out along its length, beginning
during the Han Dynasty (207 BCE – 220 CE). The
Han dynasty expanded Central Asian sections of the
trade routes around 114 BCE, largely through
missions and explorations of the Chinese imperial
envoy, Zhang Qian. The Chinese took great interest
in the safety of their trade products and extended
the Great Wall of China to ensure the protection of
the trade route.

34. Silk Road, also called Silk Route,
ancient trade route, linking China
with the West, that carried goods
and ideas between the two great
civilizations of Rome
and China. Silk went westward,
and wools, gold, and silver went
east. China also received Nestorian
Christianity and Buddhism from
India via the Silk Road.

35. A HISTORIC TRADE ROUTE USED FROM THE SECOND
CENTURY BC THROUGH 14TH CENTURY AD THAT WENT
FROM CHINA TO THE MEDITERRANEAN. THE SILK ROUTE
IS SO NAMED BECAUSE OF THE POPULARITY OF
TRADING SILK DURING THAT PERIOD. THIS VALUABLE
FABRIC ORIGINATED IN CHINA, WHICH INITIALLY HAD A
MONOPOLY ON ITS SILK PRODUCTION UNTIL THE
SECRETS OF ITS CREATION SPREAD. THE SILK ROUTE
TRAVERSED CHINA, INDIA, PERSIA, ARABIA, GREECE AND
ITALY. IN ADDITION TO SILK, THE ROUTE FACILITATED THE
TRADE OF OTHER FABRICS, SPICES, GRAINS, FRUITS
AND VEGETABLES, ANIMAL HIDES, WOOD AND METAL
work, precious stones and other items of value.
SILK ROUTE

36. The CPEC is intended to promote connectivity
across Pakistan with a network of highways,
railways, and pipelines accompanied by energy,
industrial, and other infrastructure development
projects to address critical energy shortages
needed to boost Pakistan’s economic growth.
Eventually, the CPEC will also facilitate trade
along an overland route that connects China to
the Indian Ocean, linking the Chinese city of
Kashgar to the Pakistani port of Gwadar.
Source:
‘Behind China’s Gambit in Pakistan’, Expert Brief by Daniel S. Markey and James West, 12, 2016, Council on Foreign Relations,
Downloaded at 10:04 PM on 12/23/2017 https://www.cfr.org/expert-brief/behind-chinas-gambit-pakistan
CHINA PAKISTAN ECONOMIC CORRIDOR

37. CHINA PAKISTAN ECONOMIC CORRIDOR, POPULARLY KNOWN AS
CPEC, IS AN AMBITIOUS INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT PROJECT
OF PAKISTAN IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CHINA.
• IT IS A PART OF CHINESE ONE-BELT-ONE-ROAD INITIATIVE.
• IT INCLUDES COUNTRY-WIDE RAIL-ROAD AND GAS-PIPELINE
NETWORK AND DEVELOPMENT OF OTHER TRANSIT CORRIDOR
FACILITIES
• THE PROJECT INCLUDES THE DEVELOPMENT OF A PORT IN
GWADAR REGION, KNOWN AS GWADAR PORT
• CONSTRUCTION OF POWER PLANTS WHICH WILL GENERATE
4500 MW OF ELECTRIC POWER
CHINA PAKISTAN ECONOMIC CORRIDOR

38. China-Pakistan Economic Corridor is a framework of regional connectivity. CPEC
will not only benefit China and Pakistan but will have positive impact on Iran,
Afghanistan, India, Central Asian Republic, and the region. The enhancement of
geographical linkages having improved road, rail and air transportation system
with frequent and free exchanges of growth and people to people contact,
enhancing understanding through academic, cultural and regional knowledge and
culture, activity of higher volume of flow of trade and businesses, producing and
moving energy to have more optimal businesses and enhancement of co-
operation by win-win model will result in well connected, integrated region of
shared destiny, harmony and development.
China Pakistan Economic Corridor is journey towards economic regionalization in
the globalized world. It founded peace, development, and win-win model for all
of them.
China Pakistan Economic Corridor is hope of better region of the future with
peace, development and growth of economy
http://cpec.gov.pk/introduction/1 DOWNLOADED AT 10:15 PM ON 24-12-2017SOURCE:

46. CPEC
COMPOSITE PROJECTS

47. CHINESE FINANCE PROJECTS
• ENERGY
• INFRASTRUCTURE
• GWADAR
• OTHER PROJECT
CHINESE FINANCE PROJECTS
• RAIL BASED MASS TRANSIT PROJECT
• NEW PROVINCIAL PROJECTS
• PROPOSED SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONES
• SOCIAL SECTOR DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS
PSDP PROJECTS
• CPEC RELATED PROJECTS UNDER PSDP

50. PROJECT NAME COMPANY NAME STATUS PROGRESS
KKH PhaseII(Havelian- Thakot
Section),120 km
China Road and Bridge
Corporation
Under construction 70%
Karachi-Lahore Motorway (Sukkur-
Multan Section),392 km
China State Construction
Engineering Corporation Limited
Under construction 70%
Joint Feasibility Study for
Upgradation of ML1 and
Establishment of Havelian Dryport
China Railway
Feasibility study
completed;
Framework
Agreement signed
100%
Upgradation of ML-1 (Multan-Lahore
Section, 339 km; Hyderabad-Multan
Section, 749 km; Kemari-Hyderabad
Section, 182 km)
TBD
Government
Framework
Agreement under
discussion
40%
New Havelian Dry Port TBD Feasibility stage 15%
Khuzdar-Basima Highway (N-30), 110
km
TBD Feasibility stage 15%
KKH Phase III(Raikot-Thakot
Section)280km
TBD Feasibility stage 15%
D.I.Khan-Quetta Highway (N-50),
533km
TBD Feasibility stage 15%
C P E C - T R A N S P O R TAT I O N I N F R A S T R U C T U R E
http://www.cpecinfo.com/road-infrastructure downloaded at 11:08 24-12-2017

52. CPEC
RAILWAY SPECIFIC

57. PROJECT EXPANSION AND RECONSTRUCTION OF EXISTING LINE ML-1
Project
Description
Project Title: Rehabilitation & Up-gradation of Karachi-Lahore Peshawar
(ML-1) Railway Track (1,872 kms)
Rehabilitation/improvement of existing track that will follow the existing
alignment except at locations where sharp curves are to be eased out or
eliminated to allow higher speed upto 140 Km/h.
Responsibility:
 Proposing Agency: Ministry of Railways
 Implementing Agency: Pakistan Railways
 Supervising Agency: Ministry of Communications, Government of
Pakistan
Location Karachi to Peshawar via Hyderabad, Nawabshah, Rohri, Rahimyar Khan,
Bahawalpur, Khanewal, Sahiwal, Lahore, Gujrawala, Rwalpindi, Peshwar
Estimated
Cost
8,172 (US $ Million)
Project
Progress
Update
 Feasibility completed.
 Framework Agreement signed.
 Project to be put on fast track.

58. PROJECT HAVELIAN DRY PORT (450 M. TWENTY-FOOT EQUIVALENT UNITS)
Project
Description
To meet the demand of containerized future freight traffic in
connection with Pak-China Economic Corridor, the dry port will be
established at Havelian by utilizing the railway land, railhead
facilities, high speed / capacity stock, and potential of well
established off-dock terminal for handling bonded import / export
containers. Pakistan Railway network exist upto Havelian Railway
Station situated at more than 680 Kms from Khunjrab (China
border). The station is coming on Pak-China economic corridor.
Initially it will act as Dry Port / container terminal for goods traffic
coming through road from China through KKH. Transshipment
arrangement will be provided at Havelian for loading / unloading
on railway wagons.
Location Havellian, District Haripur, KPK
Estimated Cost 65 (US $ Million)
Project Progress
Update
 Feasibility completed
 Request for Chinese financing submitted on 29th Nov, 2016

59. PROJECT
CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT OF
PAKISTAN RAILWAYS
Project
Progress
Update
 Focus groups be established for
effective training and capacity
enhancement

60. CPEC'S LONG TERM PLAN
(LTP) 2017-2030

61. • PAKISTAN - STRATEGICALLY IMPORTANT COUNTRY IN THE REGION
• NAVAL BASE - GWADAR PORT
• ONE BELT ONE ROAD - SOUTHERN, CENTRAL, AND NORTHERN ROUTES
• ECONOMIC GROWTH, TRADE, CHANGE, TRANSPORTATION, MINING,
ENERGY SECTORS
• CONFORMS VISION WITH WORLD-CHANGING ASIA, EUROPE, AFRICA,
OCEANIA, AND THE MIDDLE EAST CLOSE TOGETHER WITH NEW
INFRASTRUCTURE AND FREE TRADE ZONES
CHALLENGES FOR PAKISTAN
• POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC CHALLENGES – INDIA , DUBAI,IRAN
• CHAHBAHAR AND GWADAR
• INDIA - INVESTS - CHABAHAR PORT
• POLITICAL STABILITY IN PAKISTAN
• SECURITY ISSUES
• TAX AND POWER TARIFF ISSUES – CHINA’S CONCERN
• QUALITY OF LABOR FORCE
• PROVINCIAL CONCERNS
• INTERNATIONAL CONCERNS
CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES

62. BENEFITS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR PAKISTAN
• INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT
• GAWADAR PORT
• ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
• CPEC AND POVERTY
• CPEC, PEACE, AND PROSPERITY IN PROVINCES – THROUGH
EVELOPMENT
SOURCE:
https://www.omicsonline.org/pdfdownload.php?download=open-access/chinapakistan-economic-corridor-and-
its-social-implication-on-pakistanhow-will-cpec-boost-pakistans-infrastructures-and-overcome-t-2151-6200-
1000265.pdf&aid=88335
1:59 on 25-14-2017

63. CONCLUSION:
IN THE PAST, PAKISTAN AND CHINA HAVE
ENGAGED IN A VARIETY OF DIFFICULT PROJECTS
THAT WERE THOUGHT IMPOSSIBLE DUE TO THE
CONSTRAINTS INVOLVED AND STILL MANAGED TO
ACHIEVE SUCCESS. THE KARAKORUM HIGHWAY
STANDS AS A TESTAMENT TO THE FACT. UTILIZING
FIRM POLITICAL RESOLVE, REVOLUTIONARY
INSIGHT AND UNYIELDING FORTITUDE, BOTH
NATIONS CAN SURMOUNT THE CHALLENGES AND
TRANSFORM THE CPEC FROM PAPER TO REALITY

64. http://cpec.gov.pk/
http://www.cpecinfo.com/10-
questions-on-cpec
CPEC - WEBPAGE - PAKISTAN
CPEC - WEBPAGE - CHINA

65. IT IS GOING ON
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