Railway lines in Pakistan
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.
Main lines[]
Description | Established | Length | Stations | Travel time | Gauge |
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Karachi–Peshawar Line (Main Line 1) | 1881 | 1,764 kilometers (1,096 mi) | 184 | 30-32 hrs | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge |
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Kotri–Attock Line (Main Line 2) | 1916 | 1,600 km (990 mi) | 112 | 27.5 hrs | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge |
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Rohri–Chaman Line (Main Line 3) | 1906 | 414 km (257 mi) | 40 | 8-10 hrs | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge |
Proposed link to Kandahar, Afghanistan | |||||
Quetta–Taftan Line (Main Line 4) | 1902 | 196 km (122 mi) | 4 hrs 05 mins - 4 hrs 40 mins | Mixed gauge | |
Continues to Zahedan, Iran |
Branch lines[]
- Hyderabad–Badin Branch Line
- Hyderabad–Khokhrapar Branch Line
- Bahawalnagar–Fort Abbas Branch Line
- Samasata–Amruka Branch Line
- Sher Shah–Kot Addu Branch Line
- Lodhran–Khanewal Chord Line
- Lodhran–Raiwind Branch Line
- Khanewal–Wazirabad Branch Line
- Shorkot–Sheikhupura Branch Line
- Shorkot–Lalamusa Branch Line
- Jand–Kohat Branch Line
- Bannu–Tank Branch Line
- Daud Khel–Lakki Marwat Branch Line
- Malakwal–Khushab Branch Line
- Sangla Hill–Kundian Branch Line
- Lahore–Wagah Branch Line
- Shahdara Bagh–Sangla Hill Branch Line
- Shahdara Bagh–Chak Amru Branch Line
- Wazirabad–Narowal Branch Line
- Jaranwala-Lyallpur Branch Line
Proposed lines[]
- (Makran Coastal Railway)
- Mandra–Bhaun Railway
- Zhob Valley Railway
- Islamabad–Muzaffarabad Branch Line
- [1]
- Taxila–Khunjerab Line
Tourist and heritage railways[]
- Dandot Light Railway
- Kandahar State Railway
- Khewra Salt Mines Railway
- Khyber Pass Railway
- Larkana–Jacobabad Light Railway
- Mirpur Khas–Nawabshah Railway
Proposed Standard Gauge Line to Iran[]
PAKISTAN Railways (PR) is working on plans to construct a 635km standard-gauge line from Quetta to Taftan on the Pakistan-Iranian border.[2]
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[]
- ^ "Pakistan Railways plans to lay track from Peshawar to Jalalabad: Sheikh Rasheed". The News. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
- ^ "Pakistan eyes standard gauge line to the Middle East and Europe". Railpage. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
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