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Two years later, the Jacobabad- Kashmore metre- gauge line was converted to 1,676 mm ( 5 ft 6 in) broad gauge. In 1954, a branch line was extended from the Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line to Mardan and Charsada. In East Bengal, the portion of the Assam Bengal Railway in Pakistani territory was renamed the Pakistan Eastern Railway. įollowing independence in 1947, most of the North Western State Railway infrastructure was in Pakistani territory and was renamed the Pakistan Western Railway. Locomotives were standardised following a report from the Locomotive Committee on Standard Locomotives for Indian Railways, published in 1910. Between 18, the North Western State Railway expanded throughout Punjab and Sindh. These six companies merged with the Scinde, Punjab & Delhi Railway to form the North Western State Railway in 1880. Several other rail lines were soon built, including the Indus Valley State Railway, Punjab Northern State Railway, Sind–Sagar Railway, Sind–Pishin State Railway, Trans–Baluchistan Railway and Kandahar State Railway.

In 1870, the four companies combined to form the Scinde, Punjab & Delhi Railway. The country's railway system was originally a patchwork of local rail lines operated by small, private companies, including the Scinde Railway, Punjab Railway, Delhi Railway and Indus Flotilla. In 1855, during the British Raj, several railway companies began laying track and operating in Sindh and Punjab. Main article: History of rail transport in Pakistan But later, it was reduced gradually to $6.8bn. The actual cost of the project was initially $9bn, including equity amount of the government of Pakistan. Meanwhile, In recent development the construction of ML-1 project in three phases had been approved by the Executive Committee of National Economic Council (Ecnec) held in August 2020 last year. Pakistan Railway offered international tender on 12 September 2020 for new vision of Pakistan Railway's Main Line -1 (ML1). In the 2018/19 financial year, Pakistan Railways served 70 million passengers. Pakistan Railways is an active member of the International Union of Railways. The first phase of the project was completed in 2017, and the second phase is scheduled for completion by 2021. The plan includes building new locomotives, development and improvement of current rail infrastructure, an increase in average train speed, improved on-time performance and expansion of passenger service. In 2014, the Ministry of Railways launched Pakistan Railways Vision 2026, which seeks to increase PR's share in Pakistan's transportation sector from 4% to 20%, using the ₨886.68 billion (US$5.5 billion) China–Pakistan Economic Corridor rail upgrade. Founded in 1861 and headquartered in Lahore, it owns 7,791 kilometres (4,841 miles) of track across Pakistan, stretching from Torkham to Karachi, offering both freight and passenger services. Pakistan Railways ( reporting mark PR) ( Urdu: پاکستان ریلویز‎) is the national, state-owned railway company of Pakistan.