Pakistan Railways temporarily suspends trains to Balochistan after Jaffar Express attack

Passenger and freight train services will remain suspended until security and law enforcement agencies clear the affected areas 

Senate panel urges reforms in Pakistan Railways recruitment, pensions, and security

Committee highlights 37,000 workforce shortage, 3,000 police vacancies, and pension strain

Pakistan-Russia freight train service set to begin by March 15, 2025

Rail link to boost regional trade with Iran, Turkmenistan, and Kazakhstan; Railways Freight Compay seeks containerised cargo commitments from business community

Chinese delegation due this month to finalise ML-1 financial plan, NA body told 

National Assembly Standing Committee on Railways seeks clarification on Rs12.49bn losses

Pakistan Railways begins local production of high-speed coaches after Chinese tech transfer

Plans include 80 freight wagons and 32 AC coaches this year to boost revenue

Pakistan Railways set to float tender allowing facilities to be utilised for advertising 

Lahore railway station, certain crossings, and two rail carriages will be part of initial pilot programme as Pakistan Railway attempts to monetise infrastructure 

Decades old KCR project to resume next month

ISLAMABAD: After over two decades of closure, the work for the revival of the 43-km long world-class Karachi Circular Railway (KCR) project...

Pakistan Railways incurs Rs187bn loss in five years

LAHORE: Pakistan Railways disclosed a loss of Rs187 billion to the national exchequer over the past five years to the senate. The senate...

International tenders for ML-1 on Sept 12, announces minister

LAHORE: Railways Minister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad said on Saturday that international tenders for Mainline-1 (ML-1) project would be issued on September 12. Addressing a...

ECNEC approves $6.8bn for Pakistan Railways’ ML-1 Project

ISLAMABAD: The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) on Wednesday approved the project of Pakistan Railways for the up-gradation of...
Gen Asim Bajwa

CPECA chief says financing matters with Chinese govt for ML-1 at advanced stage

ISLAMABAD: China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Authority Chairman General (retired) Asim Saleem Bajwa has said the financing matters with the Chinese government...

Railways plans to outsource 16 trains on different routes

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Railways is planning to outsource as many as 16 trains on different routes across the country to earn more revenue...

Railways suffers Rs410m loss in train accidents

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Railways faced around Rs 410 million losses in result of train accidents on the entire railways network across the...
Sheikh Rashid

2020 declared ‘Freight Year’ to make Railways profitable: minister

FAISALABAD: Railways Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmad said on Friday that Pakistan Railways had declared 2020 as the Freight Year to make the...

ML-1: Railways submits updated PC-1

LAHORE: The Pakistan Railways on Wednesday submitted the updated PC-1 of Main Line-1 (ML-1) project to the Ministry of Planning, Development and...