List of 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.[1][2][3]
Main lines
| Description | Established | Length | Stations | Travel time | Gauge |
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| Karachi–Peshawar Line (Main Line 1) [4] |
1881 | 1,687 kilometers (1,048 mi) | 176 | 30-32 hrs | broad gauge
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| Kotri–Attock Line (Main Line 2) [5] |
1916 | 1,427 km (887 mi) | 112 | 27.5 hrs | broad gauge
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| Rohri–Chaman Line (Main Line 3) |
1906 | 526 km (327 mi) | 40 | 8-10 hrs | broad gauge
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| Spezand–Taftan Line (Main Line 4) |
1902 | 632 km (393 mi) | 4 hrs 05 mins - 4 hrs 40 mins | Mixed gauge | |
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Branch lines
- Hyderabad–Khokhrapar 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–Thal 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
- Golra Sharif–Basal Branch Line
- Sibi-Zardalu Branch Line
Proposed lines
- Karachi–Gwadar Railway Line (Makran Coastal Railway)
- Mandra–Bhaun Railway
- Gwadar–Mastung Branch Line
- Jacobabad–Gwadar Branch Line[6]
- Basima–Jacobabad Branch Line
- Zhob Valley Railway
- Nur–Muzaffarabad Branch Line
- Uzbekistan–Afghanistan–Pakistan Railway Project
- Khunjerab Railway (China–Pakistan railway)
- Thar Coal Railway
Tourist and heritage railways
- Changa Manga Forestry Railway
- Dandot Light Railway
- Kandahar State Railway
- Khewra Salt Mines Railway
- Khyber Pass Railway
- Larkana–Jacobabad Light Railway
- Mardan–Charsadda Branch Line
- Mirpur Khas–Nawabshah Railway
- Nowshera–Dargai Branch Line
Proposed Standard Gauge Line to Iran
Pakistan Railways is working on plans to construct a 635 km standard-gauge line from Quetta to Taftan on the Pakistan-Iranian border.[7]
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
- Cross-border railway lines in Pakistan
- Abandoned and dismantled railway lines in Pakistan
- List of railway stations in Pakistan
References
- ^ "Upgradation of 3 main railway lines underway under CPEC". The Nation. 2017-03-20. Retrieved 2023-06-25.
- ^ "ایم ایل ون منصوبہ: خستہ حال ریلوے لائن پاکستان کی تقدیر کیسے بدل سکتی ہے؟". BBC News اردو (in Urdu). Retrieved 2023-06-25.
- ^ "[IRFCA] Pakistan - Closed Sections". www.irfca.org. Retrieved 2023-06-25.
- ^ News Desk (2022-12-21). "Importance of ML-1 railway project under CPEC | By Waseem Riaz Bhutta". Pakistan Observer. Retrieved 2023-06-25.
- ^ Team, Editorial (2021-10-10). "ML-2 Project: The Prospects of Prosperity Await Pakistan". Rationale-47. Retrieved 2023-06-25.
- ^ "Oman offer to build Gwadar railway conjures Pakistan port's past".
- ^ "Pakistan eyes standard gauge line to the Middle East and Europe". Railpage. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
