Project Title: Rehabilitation & Up-gradation of Karachi-Lahore Peshawar (ML-1) Railway Track (1,872 kms)
Scope:
- Doubling of entire track from Karachi to Peshawar
- Speed of passenger trains to be raise from 65/110km/h to 160 km/h
- Freight trains to operate at 120 km/h
- Computer based signaling and control system
- Grade separation to ensure safety of train operations
Responsibility:
- Proposing Agency: Ministry of Railways
- Implementing Agency: Pakistan Railways
- Supervising Agency: Ministry of Communications, Government of Pakistan