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The actual Samjhauta Express ran from Attari to Lahore, although the passengers were checked at Wagah, the first station on the Pakistani side. The train service was set up with an agreement between Indian Railways (IR) and Pakistan Railways (PR) to alternately use an Indian and a Pakistani rake and locomotive for the train, six months at a time.
The following is a list of railway border crossings of Pakistan. Pakistan Railways operates passenger and freight services with its neighboring countries. Some of the railway lines and services are operational, while others are non-operational or in proposal or planning stages.
The Thar Express (Hindi: थार एक्सप्रेस, Urdu: تھر ایکسپریس, Rajasthani: थार एक्सप्रेस, Sindhi: ٿر ايڪسپريس) was an international passenger train that ran between the Bhagat Ki Kothi a suburban area of Jodhpur in the Indian State of Rajasthan and Karachi Cantonment of Karachi in the Pakistani Province of Sindh.
Pakistan railways map. This is a list of Railway lines in Pakistan. The lines and the stations are owned and operated by Pakistan Railways. Rail lines in Pakistan are divided into main lines and branch lines. [1] [2] [3]
The entity responsible for spearheading the development of this project is the Pakistan Railway Freight Transportation Company (PRFTC). The key focus of this company is to manage the transportation of freight, with a specific emphasis on coal, by rail from the port area in Karachi to destinations up-country.
Other allegations also concurred on Lashkar-e-Taiba (a Pakistani-based terrorist organization). [14] A United States report declared Arif Qasmani to be involved in the attack. [15] The Thar Express is the other passenger railway link between the two countries, running from Karachi, Pakistan to Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India.
The first phase involved the construction of a 27 km (17 mi) rail line between Gajju Matta and Shahdara Bagh, with an 11.6 km (7.2 mi) section underground. Construction was expected to start in 2008 and be completed by 2010. [3] However, in 2008, the project was shelved again as priorities shifted to other projects. [4]
Fortified North Western State Railway bridge over the Indus at Attock, 1895. The military and strategic concerns for securing the border with Afghanistan were such that, Francis Langford O'Callaghan (who was posted from the state railways as engineer-in-chief) was called upon for a number of demanding railway projects, surveys and constructions in the Northwest Frontier. [3]