Tag: Railway

Karakoram Express derails near Faisalabad

FAISALABAD: A train arriving from Karachi to Lahore derailed near Faisalabad on Thursday, affecting schedule of other trains. According to reports, Karakoram Express coming from Karachi...

Railways mulls up to 15 per cent hike in fare

The Pakistan Railways is mulling to increase train fares up to 15 per cent owing to the recent hike in the prices of petroleum...

Train derailment suspends railway traffic in Karachi

KARACHI:  The derailment of three bogies of Abbottabad-bound Hazara Express near Karachi’s Kala Pul caused suspension of railway traffic for four hours on Sunday. According...

Rail traffic remains disrupted two days after bogies’ derailment

--Passengers stranded at stations in major cities, including Karachi, Lahore, Rawalpindi, Peshawar and Quetta   KARACHI: Railway traffic between Karachi, Lahore, Rawalpindi, Islamabad, Peshawar and Quetta continued...

Sindh govt to spend Rs 565 million to upgrade 44 unmanned...

ISLAMABAD: The government of Sindh has approved PC-I for the upgrading of 44 unmanned level crossings of Pakistan Railways at a cost of Rs565 million...

Indian passenger train travels 10km without engine

NEW DELHI: India’s Railway Ministry on Sunday ordered a high-level probe and suspended seven officials for negligence after 22 coaches of a passenger train...

Muslim clerics attacked on train in India ‘for covering their head’

NEW DEHLI: Three Muslim clerics were attacked by a group of men with sharp objects aboard a train in India's Uttar Pradesh province on...

250 new passenger coaches to be inducted in Railways: minister

Saad Rafiq says China will upgrade Peshawar-Karachi track by 2020 Senate was informed on Wednesday that Pakistan Railway plans to induct 250 new passenger coaches...

Attempt to blow up railways track foiled in Jacobabad

Law enforcement agencies on Thursday claimed to have foiled a terror bid of blowing up railways track by defusing a bomb weighting five kilograms...

China plans railway to India, Nepal borders by 2020

China plans to extend a railway line linking Tibet with the rest of the country to the borders of India, Nepal and Bhutan by...

Railways to establish rail links between Gwadar-Jacobabad

The Railways Ministry was considering two proposals to establish new rail links between Gwadar and other parts of the country in connection with China-Pak...

Dengue larvae found in Railway Carriages Workshop

A team from the Agricultural Department of Punjab has found dengue larvae in Railway Carriages Workshop during a survey of the area, a spokesperson...

Railways to launch shuttle service between twin cities

Pakistan Railways (PR) is expanding Margalla railway track up to the "9th Avenue" (Seven Up Crossing) in order to launch a regular shuttle service...

Railway police trying to keep crime under control: SSP

The Railway Police has caught many thieves who were stealing goods from railway stations, Pakistan Railways Senior Superintendent Police Dr Shehzad Ahmad said on...

Railways land allotment case: Probe completed against five officials

The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Monday stated that it had completed its probe against three retired military and two civilian officials in the...

Railways land scam: NAB summons three retired generals

The National Accountability Bureau has summoned three retired generals (today) Thursday in the railways land sale scam case. NAB has summoned Lt General (r)...

Bilour says govt buying new railway engines to reduce shortage

Federal Railway Minister Ghulam Ahmed Bilour on Saturday said that the government was purchasing new engines to fill the shortage. Talking to media persons during...