ISLAMABAD – Pakistan Railways was planning to convert all the levelcrossings from Karachi to Peshawar, Main Line-I (ML-I) into flyovers andunderpasses to control trains accidents and save the precious lives.
The level crossing would be converted during the up-gradation of ML-I underChina-Pak Economic Corridor (CPEC) project for which the PC-I was with theExecutive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) for approval,an official in the Ministry of Railways told APP.
He said that Pakistan Railways has total 510 level crossings from KarachiCantonment to Rawalpindi Stations, which include 398 manned and 112un-manned.
At present as many as 105 overhead, flyover bridges and 35 underpasses ofPakistan Railways were constructed by various departments over the track,the official added.He said the level crossings were allowed by Pakistan Railways on therequest of District Administration therefore, the Provincial Government wasresponsible to construct flyovers and underpasses on level crossings.
To a question, he said that Pakistan Railways has provided foot overbridges at Kot Laloo and Padidan Railway Stations, however the manned levelcrossings also exist at Kot Laloo.The official said that it was also fact that pedestrians often crossrailway track by tress-passing instead of using foot over bridge whichcould be reason for accidents.
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He said that the rail fencing and other safety measure have been adopted tosecure these tress passing’s sites to avoid incidents and ensure safety ofhuman lives.
Furthermore, he said the case for provision of Flyover Bridge for roadtraffic at Kot Laloo level crossing was under process with the provincialgovernment.
The pedestrian bridge already exists on both railway station Kot Laloo andPadidan to facilitate the movement of passengers, he added.
