1- Pakistan Railways has already launched modernization with rehabilitation and improvement plan both for its infrastructure and rolling stock including prime mover since 2001-2002. The ongoing schemes worth over Rs. 30 billion are progressing satisfactorily and have brought in radical improvement in the overall efficiency and performance of the system. During the current financial year the Railway Revenue generation target has been increased from Rs. 14 billion to Rs. 18 billion and it is planned to achieve zero operational deficit during the current year by effective planning and financial management on latest technique. The performance during the mid review i.e. first six month shows the operational surplus of Rs. 927 million against the target for the period.
2- Pakistan Railways plans to achieve a stage of net profit from the year 2007 and accordingly a number of targets have been set out by the Government for Pakistan for achievement by 2007 and onward upto 2010. This target include increase in the sectional speed on Karachi – Lalamusa main line section to 140 KMPH, dualization in the missing link of track on the main line, introduction of modern and latest version signalling system, procurement of diesel and electric locomotives as well as high capacity/ high speed freight wagon and passenger coaches beside improvement and provision of connectivity to Iran, India, upcoming Gwadar Port to Afghanistan and onward upto Turkmenistan
3- To achieve the above targets number of developmental schemes have been proposed in the mid term plan 2005-10 which have in principally been agreed/ approved and hopefully would be reflected in the approved mid term plan before the end of the financial year 2004-05. The schemes are indicated hereafter:-

Pakistan Railways Developmental Plans 2005-10
(Mid Term Plan)
To achieve the targets the following projects are identified:-
Estimated Cost
Rs. Billion
i) Upgradation and improvement of track from Khanpur to Lalamusa 3.50
ii) Dualization of Track from Khanewal to Raiwind and Shahdara to Lalamusa. 7.00
iii) Setting up of a railway yard and railway linkage from Gwadar port to container yard. 2.50
iv) Rail link from Gwadar Port to existing rail link at Ahmad wall on Quetta Taftan section. 12.00
v) Up-gradation of Rohri – Quetta – Taftan section 15.00
vi) Provision of Railway link on remaining portion of right bank of Indus for connectivity upto Peshawar via Kohat 6.00
vii) Rail link from Quetta – Bostan – Zhob to D.I. Khan for provision of direct connectivity from Baluchistan to NWFP. 6.00
viii) Upgradation of Mirpur Khas – Khokhrapar section from meter gauge to broad gauge upto international boarder. 1.8
ix) Feasibility study for provision of rail link from Rawalpindi to Muzaffarabad AJK 0.1
x) Feasibility Study for provision of rail link from Dina to Mirpur AJK. 0.05
xi) Procurement/ manufacture and assembling of 100 locomotives (75 diesel and 25 electric). 16.0
xii) Procurement/ manufacturing and assembly of 1000 freight wagons. 4.8
xiii) Procurement/ manufacturing and assembly of 100 passenger coaches. 4.10
xiv) Electrification of Lahore – Khanewal double line section with rehabilitation of existing single line Lahore – Khanewal section (285 Kms). And extension upto Samasatta (163 Kms). 5.60
xv) Provision of road over bridge at Chowrangi Chowk Export Processing Zone Karachi. (50% of the cost is to be borne by EPZ). 0.125
xvi) Improvement and rehabilitation of old and obsolete signalling system on Karachi – Peshawar section in phases. 15.00
xvii) Other minor projects. 1.00
xviii) For completion of on going schemes. 23.00




Regards,
Sardarzada

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