History of Pakistan Railways

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Our trains run at a measly pace, 24 to 26 hrs on Green-line from Islamabad to Karachi. I'm hoping ML-1 will get upgraded in my lifetime, and it'll be able to make it in 10 hrs or less! @ghazi52 @RescueRanger I'll book a cabin for PDF'ers

Sounds great - anything is better than the old Chenab express - last time I took that from Karachi to Pindi it took me 3 days to get back to civilization - I am not even exaggerating - on the other hand I did get to try out all the delicious cuisine at all the train stations along the way.

 

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A line inspector on the inspection trolley on North Western Railway track. It used to be very fascinating with two men pushing the trolly while running on the track.

 

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Electric Train, Lahore

 

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Rail Car

 

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The train in the picture is actually a modern 'rail car' of its time, built in Pakistan with the help of Japanese engineers, it is standing at the Lahore Railway Station in 1964.

Popular among travelers wishing to travel fast between cities, this car Listen, it has been closed in two thousand. 2000.

 

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Fire Truck of N.W.R, ( North Western Railway) inside Railway Headquarter's compound, Lahore.
Date: 1905

 

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In March 2021, strong winds removed the wrought iron sheet along Rahmani Nagar and revealed the real name.
Rehmani Nagar was actually Sita Road

This small station in District Dadu (Pakistan) was originally established as "Sita Road" and was renamed to Rahmani Nagar and placed an iron sheet on the stone engraving.

 

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railway station located in the Balochistan province.

It is on Zhob Valley Railway, the former narrow-gauge line between Bostan and Zhob, 16 miles west of Muslim Bagh.

At 2224 meters above sea level, it was the highest railway station in Pakistan until service was discontinued in 1986.

Courtesy balochistanmylove.

 

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City Station... Karachi:

Karachi City station was originally known as McLeod Station, and is the oldest railway station in Pakistan.

It served as the southern terminus point of the Scinde Railway, which was established in March 1855.

A railway line was to be constructed between Karachi and Kotri and work on the Karachi terminus commenced in April 1858. By 13 May 1861, the station opened to the public.

This was the first railway line for public traffic between Karachi and Kotri, a distance of 108 miles (174 km)

 

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