ISLAMABAD – Pakistan Railways has rehabilitated and reconstructed aroundtwo hundred and thirty bridges across the country to ensure smooth trainsoperation besides reducing the travel duration.
According to an official of Railways Ministry around eighty-six percent ofrailways bridges are more than 100 years old but all bridges are safe fortrain operation due to effective maintenance.
He said a plan has been finalized to upgrade its track fromKarachi-Peshawar via Lahore in the next five years under China PakistanEconomic Corridor project.
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He said Pakistan Railways track from Lahore – Peshawar via Rawalpindi willbe dualized in the next five years.
