Editing Transport in Pakistan (section)

== Rail ==
{{Main|List of railway stations in Pakistan|List of railway lines in Pakistan}}
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File:Pakistan Railways Network Map.png|Pakistan Railways Network
Karachi cantt. station full facade.JPG|[[Karachi Cantonment railway station]]
File:SahiwalStation.jpg|[[Sahiwal railway station]]
File:KhyberRailway 02.jpg|Khyber Express at Shahgai station
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=== Domestic ===
Rail services in Pakistan are provided by the state-run [[Pakistan Railways]], under the supervision of the Ministry of Railways. Pakistan Railways provides an important mode of transportation in Pakistan, catering to the large-scale movement of people and freight. The railway network comprises11,492&nbsp;km<ref name="CIA">{{cite web|url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/pakistan/| title=World Factbook&nbsp;– Pakistan| author=The Central Intelligence Agency| access-date=2025-01-16}}</ref> all of which is {{RailGauge|5ft6in|allk=on}} gauge, including 286&nbsp;km of electrified track. Passenger earnings comprise 50% of the total revenue. During 1999–2000 this amounted to Rs. 4.8 billion.{{Citation needed|date=June 2007}} Pakistan Railways carry 65 million passengers annually and daily operate 228 mail, express and passenger trains.{{Citation needed|date=June 2007}} Pakistan Railways also operate special trains for various occasions. The Freight Business Unit with 12,000 personnel operates over 200 freight stations on the railway network. The FBU serves the [[Port of Karachi]] and [[Port Qasim]] as well as in various other stations along the network and generates revenue from the movement of agricultural, industrial and imported products such as wheat, coal, fertiliser, cement and sugar. About 39% of the revenue is generated from the transportation of petroleum, 19% from imported wheat, fertiliser and rock phosphate. The remaining 42% is earned from domestic traffic. The freight rate structure is based on market trends in road transport, which is the main competitor to rail transport.

=== High speed rail ===
Prime Minister [[Nawaz Sharif]] said that a high-speed rail network will be built which will connect [[Peshawar]] to [[Karachi]] via all major cities of [[Pakistan]] during his visit to [[China]] in June 2016. The Government is making plans for this project.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Smith |first1=Nicola |title=Sharif whisks Pakistan forward with high speed train |url=https://www.thetimes.com/travel/advice/sharif-whisks-pakistan-forwards-with-high-speed-train-gqp2swl3bgm |access-date=13 September 2021 |agency=The Times & The Sunday Times |publisher=Times Newspapers |date=9 May 2013}}</ref>

=== Rail links with adjacent countries ===

{{flagicon|Iran}} [[Transportation in Iran|Iran]] -
A {{RailGauge|5ft6in|allk=on}} railway line runs from [[Zahedan]] to [[Quetta]], and a {{RailGauge|4ft8.5in|allk=on}} line is finished from [[Zahedan]] to [[Kerman]] in central Iran, linking with the rest of the Iranian rail network. On May 18, 2007, a MOU for rail cooperation was signed by Pakistan and Iran under which the line will be completed by December 2008. Now that the rail systems are linked up at Zahedan, there is a [[break-of-gauge]] between the [[Islamic Republic of Iran Railways]] {{RailGauge|4ft8.5in|allk=on}} tracks and Pakistan Railway's Indian gauge tracks.<ref>[[Railway Gazette International]]</ref>

{{flagicon|Afghanistan}} [[Transportation in Afghanistan|Afghanistan]] -
Currently there is no rail link to [[Transport in Afghanistan|Afghanistan]] since no railway network is present in that country, however Pakistan Rail has proposed to help build an Afghan Rail Network in three phases. The first phase will stretch from the [[Chaman]] to [[Spin Boldak]] in Afghanistan. The second phase will extend line to [[Kandahar]] and the third phase will eventually connect to [[Herat]]. From there, the line will be extended to [[Serhetabat|Khushka]], [[Turkmenistan]]. The final phase would link {{RailGauge|5ft6in|allk=on}} with Central Asian {{RailGauge|1520mm|allk=on}}. It is not clear where the [[break-of-gauge]] station will be.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_8-5-2005_pg5_7|title=Govt considers railway links with central Asia}}</ref> The proposed line will also be connected the port town of [[Gwadar]] via [[Dalbadin]] and [[Taftan, Balochistan|Taftan]], thus connecting the port town to Central Asia.

{{flagicon|China}} [[Transportation in the People's Republic of China|China]] -
There is no link with [[Transport in the People's Republic of China|China]] however, on 28 February 2007 contracts were awarded for feasibility studies on a proposed line from [[Havelian]] via the [[Khunjerab Pass]] at 4730&nbsp;m above sea level, to the Chinese [[railhead]] at [[Kashgar]], a distance of about 750&nbsp;km.<ref name="APP">{{cite web| url=http://www.app.com.pk/en/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4200&Itemid=2 | author=Associated Press of Pakistan| title=PR signs deal with foreign firm for pre-feasibility study of Pakistan-China rail link| access-date=2007-06-28 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070927192717/http://www.app.com.pk/en/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4200&Itemid=2 |archive-date = 2007-09-27}}</ref>

{{flagicon|Turkmenistan}} [[Transportation in Turkmenistan|Turkmenistan]] -
Via Afghanistan (proposed) – avoiding {{RailGauge|4ft8.5in|allk=on}} intervening.<ref name=rgigap>{{cite news | title =Closing the gap from Bam to Zahedan | url =http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/single-view/view//closing-the-gap-from-bam-to-zahedan.html | work =[[Railway Gazette International]] | date =2007-01-01 | author =Dr John Stubbs | url-status =dead | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20101221232357/http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/single-view/view/closing-the-gap-from-bam-to-zahedan.html | archive-date =2010-12-21 | access-date =11 March 2014 }}</ref>

{{flagicon|Turkey}} [[Transportation in Turkey|Turkey]] -
An [[Istanbul]]-[[Tehran]]-[[Islamabad]] passenger rail service was proposed recently.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.thaishipper.com/Content/Content.asp?ID=26715 |title=Archived copy |access-date=2009-07-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171005100753/http://www.thaishipper.com/Content/Content.asp?ID=26715 |archive-date=2017-10-05 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Meanwhile, a [[container train]] service was launched by the former Prime Minister of Pakistan [[Yousuf Raza Gilani]] between Islamabad and [[Istanbul]] on 14 August 2009. The first train carried 20 [[Intermodal container|containers]] with a capacity of around {{convert|750|t|LT ST|0|abbr=on|lk=on}} <!-- See [[User talk:Yousaf465#Which Ton]]? --><ref name="http://www.pakistantimes.net/pt/detail.php?newsId=3343">{{cite news|url=http://www.pakistantimes.net/pt/detail.php?newsId=3343|title=First container train service from Islamabad to Turkey begins Today|date=2009-08-15|newspaper=[[Pakistan Times]]|access-date=2009-08-15|url-status=usurped|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719023223/http://www.pakistantimes.net/pt/detail.php?newsId=3343|archive-date=2011-07-19}}</ref> and will travel {{convert|6500|km|mi|-2|abbr=on}} from Islamabad, through [[Tehran]], [[Iran]] and on to Istanbul in two weeks' time.<ref name="Leading News Resource of Pakistan">{{cite news|url=http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009\08\15\story_15-8-2009_pg7_12 |title=Leading News Resource of Pakistan |newspaper=Daily Times |access-date=2009-08-15}}</ref> According to the [[Ministry of Railways (Pakistan)|Minister for Railways]] [[Ghulam Ahmad Bilour]], after the trial of the container train service, a passenger train will be launched.<ref name="Dawn.Com">{{cite web|url=http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/13+gilani+launches+trial+phase+of+islamabad-istanbul+train+service-za-06 |title=Pakistan &#124; PM launches trial phase of Pak-Turkey train service |publisher=Dawn.Com |access-date=2009-08-15}}</ref> There are also hopes the route will eventually provide a link to [[Europe]] and [[Central Asia]], and carry passengers.<ref name="Pakistan–Turkey rail trial starts">{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8201934.stm |title=Pakistan–Turkey rail trial starts |access-date=2009-08-16 |work=BBC News |date=2009-08-14}}</ref>

=== Heritage ===
In [[Ghangha Pur]], a {{RailGauge|2ft|lk=on}} [[Narrow-gauge railway|narrow-gauge]] [[Horsecar|horse-drawn tramway]] is operational.<ref>{{cite web|title=Trams of the World 2017|url=http://blickpunktstrab.net/wordpress2/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/tramsderwelt2017.pdf|publisher=Blickpunkt Straßenbahn|date=January 24, 2017|access-date=February 16, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170216202427/http://blickpunktstrab.net/wordpress2/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/tramsderwelt2017.pdf|archive-date=February 16, 2017}}</ref> It was first opened in 1898, closed in 1998, and re-opened in 2010.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pakistaniat.com/2010/03/09/horse-tram-gangapur/|title=Ghora Tram: Historic Horse Tram Returns to Gangapur|date=10 March 2010}}</ref>