ISLAMABAD – Pakistan Railways plans to increase freight train from 10 to 15during first 100 day of present government to overcome the deficit of thedepartment.
In this regard, Minister for Railways Sheikh Rashid had established a taskforce on freight trains to improve its business.
According to the official sources of Pakistan Railways, the department hadearned 1,367.038 million rupees more than previous year.
Sources said installation of tracking system in trains was in final stageand there would be strict monitoring of trains movement.
Fuel expenditures would be reduced by approximately one billion rupees perannum.
At present, the official said average 9 to10 freight trains were beingoperated from the port on daily basis as compared to one train in the year2013.
He said Pakistan Railways signed an agreement with Pakistan FreightTransportation Company for transportation of 12,000 MTs of Coal per daywith running of five Coal trains daily for Coal Fired Power Plant, Sahiwal.
Moreover, Pakistan Railways entered into an agreement with Pakistan StateOil for transportation of 200,000 million tons of petroleum products perannum from Karachi to up-country destinations.