2. PUNJAB GROUP OF COLLAGES
JOHAR CAMPUS
SUBJECT: ECONOMICS
SECTION: B-1
Name : Shahzaib Rashid Butt , L4F14ASOC0047
M. Arslan Ahmed , L4F14ASOC0030
Sami ,
L4F14ASOC0055
Asfar ,
L4F14ASOC0035
Submitted to: Prof. Itrat Shah
4. HISTORY
The idea of a rail network was first
thought of in 1847.
On May 13th, 1861 with the help
of Sir Henry Edward Frere the
first railway line was opened to the
public, between Karachi (city) and
Kotri, with a total distance of 105
miles (169 km).
5. INTRODUCTION
State own rail transport service
Head quarter in Lahore
Stretched over 8000 km
Important mode of transport
Administer under federal Govt, ministry
of railways
8. DECLINE OF PAKISTAN RAILWAYS
Pakistan Railways is not only the cheapest
yet safest mode of travel.
Over the years, lack of attention, poor policies,
increasing expenditures, and most recently, the
floods have left the Railways with huge deficits
running in billions of rupees
9. CURRENT PREPARED POSITION
Faces shortage of Rs 26252.315 Millions
Shortage of locomotives
No luggage trains
Half of locomotives are out of order
Communication system is out dated
Track is over aged
Borrowed 40 billion from state bank
Paying 4.6 billion as a interest to State Bank of
Pakistan.
Revenue declining repeatedly
10. PR COOPERATION WITH CHINA
China is actively involved in the development
of Pakistan Railways for the past five years
China is to export 69 modern locomotive
engines to Pakistan to modernize Pakistan's
railway fleet.
The first 15 engines will be manufactured in
China and the remainder will be assembled
in Pakistan, with spare parts and technology
provided by China.
12. RESTRUCTURING OF PAKISTAN RAILWAYS
Time is important to the customers.
The seat reservation system should be made
online.
The first line staff should be trained.
Railways service center should be restarted.
Proper information should be provided to the
customers.
Railway stations should be clean.
13. REVENUE VS EXPENDITURE
The major losses faced by the Pakistan
Railways today are a direct result of
decreasing revenues with increased
expenditures.
The expenditure recently crossed Rs.53 billion
in one year out of which Rs.20 billion were
allocated for salaries and pensions.
The revenues are dwindling to about Rs.23
billion per year.
Revenue share for freight trains has declined
from 40 percent to 25 percent as a direct result
of neglecting this cheap mode of transportation
14. DISASTERS
Nature has not been too kind to
Pakistan Railways either.
According to the National Disaster Management
Authority, the recent floods have caused a loss of
Rs.6.7 billion to the railway network as several
hundred kilometres of lines were washed away.
15. STRATEGIES FOR TURNAROUND
GOALS
• Ensure availability of sufficient railway
engines
• To ensure that railway trains leave/arrive at
the station at listed time
• Ensure proper maintenance of engines
• Utilize cheap coal-driven engines instead
of expensive diesel driven engines
16. CONDITION OF EMPLOYEES
Pakistan Railways has about 90,000
employees consisting of staff and officers as
of 2008. which is more than required.
Employees are taking salaries without
working and sitting idle at home.
More than Rs.20 billion is allocated for
salaries and pensions
Employees have very strong unions so it is
difficult for Government to fired them
17. PRIVATIZATION OF RAILWAY
The Finance Division of GoP has proposed
the privatization of Pakistan Railway due to
the increasing budget shortage and poor
performance of Pakistan Railways since last
many years
I as a citizen of Pakistan think that
privatization of Pakistan railway is good for
railway
18. SURVEY
According to Gilani research
foundation, 42 % of all
Pakistanis support the
privatization of Pakistan
railway.
whereas 35 % are against it who
believed that privatization of
Pakistan Railway is not a good
idea and the rest of the 23 %
gave no response.
19. FUTURE GOALS
Goal 1
• Repair old engines at railway workshops
• Import new engines from china
• Import new engines from USA
20. GOAL 2
Task the station managers to start train
on time
Conduct study to determine proper time
duration for each time route.
21. GOAL 3
Training workshops to enhance capacity
of Pak railway engineers and technicians
Routine maintenance schedules to be
strictly followed
Purchased required railway spare part
from open market (locally)
22. GOAL 4
Reduce the number of cargo train
Repair passenger coaches in workshop
Purchase passenger coaches from china
Old coal-fire railway engines refurbished and
utilized in on short routs
23. POSSIBILITY REPORT FOR FUTURE GOALS
Goal 1
Pak railway is facing financial crisis, no new
imports are force able in future
only repair can made locally at Pak railway
workshops
24. GOAL 2
Disciplining the station passengers
can enhance efficiency in timing
Good maintenance, done locally,
can ensure zero breaks down
25. GOAL 3
Routine training and refresher
courses are possible
Railways workshops to produce
spare parts
26. RECOMMENDATIONS
Railway should treat customer in a
respectful manner
Trains should depart on time
On the long routes the number of
stations should be reduced
The security system should be
better
27. THANK YOU
For further details you can visit:
www.pakrail.com
and for general information dial
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