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Expert Group Meeting on Harmonization of the Rules and Regulations for Facilitation of International Railway Transport Bangkok, 4-5th September 2017 SEQUENCE OF PRESENTATION Pakistan Railways at a glance Principal Statistics Regional Connectivity Issues Hampering Interoperability Pakistan Railways Network At a Glance ML-1: Karachi-Hyderabad-Rohri Khanewal-Lahore Rawalpindi-Peshawar Km-1681 Peshawar ML-2: Karachi-Kotri-Dadu-Jacobabad Dera-Ghazi-Khan-Kot Adu S Rawalpindi Kundian-Daudkhel-Jhand Attock City-Peshawar – 1519 km Kundian ML-3: Rohri-Sukkur-Sibi Quetta-Ahmadwal Lahore - ML-2 Dalbandin Thaftan – 966 KM Quetta D.G. Khan Khanewal Samasata ML-1 Dalbandin ML-3 Rohri Dadu Kotri Hyderabad Gwadar Karachi Principal Statistics DESCRIPTION UNIT 2015-16 Route – Km Kms. 7,791 Track – Km Kms. 11,881 Locomotives No. 458 Coaching Vehicle No. 1,740 Freight Wagons No. 15,452 Stock for container traffic No. 650 Principal Statistics DESCRIPTION UNIT 2015-16 Railway Stations No. 456 Freight Trains Run No. (Per Annum) 7166 Passenger Trains Per Day 106 Person Employed No. 76,076 One way (Double Line Karachi – Lahore) 50 Line Capacity One way (Single Line Lahore – Peshawar) 25 One way (Single Line Rohri – Zahidan) 8 Regional Connectivity China Regional Connectivity Khunjrab Gilgit Jalalabad Besham Occupied Afghanistan Peshawar Havelian Kashmir Rawalpindi Iran Jammu Kandhar DI Khan Chak AmruWagha Amritsar Zhob Lahore Kasur Gandasingh Chaman Quetta Taftan Amruka Bhatinda Zahidan Jaccobad Rohri India Monabao Main Line – 1 (ML-1) Gwadar Khokhrapar Main Line – 2 (ML-2) Karachi Main Line – 3 (ML-3) Operative Link Non-Operative/Future Link Regional Connectivity Pakistan – India (Operational links) Wagha – Attari (Freight + Passenger Traffic) Khokhropar – Monabao (Passenger Traffic only) Traffic operates under bilateral agreement (Non – Operational links) Amruka – Bhatinda Kasur – Gandasingh Chak Amru – Jammu Regional Connectivity Pakistan – Iran Taftan – Zahidan (Freight + Passenger Traffic) Traffic operates under bilateral agreement Both countries are also members of Inter-governmental Organization for International Carriage by Rail (OTIF) Pakistan – China Presently Rail link available up to Havelian Regional Connectivity Pakistan – Afghanisatan Chaman – Spin Boldik (Feasibility study completed & approval from both governments is awaited to start physical work) Peshawar – Jalalabad (Detailed feasibility in progress & likely to be completed by the end of 2017 Transit trade facilitation is already extended to Afghanistan under Pakistan Afghanistan Transit Trade Agreement 2010 Regional Connectivity Future Options Linking Gwadar with existing Railway Network Feasibility study completed & land acquisition in progress Construction work to start soon Regional countries can reap benefit from Gwadar Port (Cargo Facilitation) Issues Hampering Interoperability Non uniformity of rail gauge Standardization of rolling stock Upgradation of Quetta – Taftan – Zahidan section Upgradation /standardization of border facilitation Time consumption in documentation/clearance Thank You.

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