INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
BEIJING: Pakistan and China have signed an agreement for the expansion and reconstruction of existing Karachi-Lahore Peshawar (ML-1) railway
track.The document was signed by Minister for Railways Sheikh Rashid Ahmed and Chinese Envoy to Pakistan Yao Jing in Beijing on Sunday.In a
statement from Beijing, Rashid said it is a great day in history of Pakistan Railways
He said under the project a double track from Peshawar to Karachi shall be laid.The minister said speed of train on new track shall be 160
kilometer per hour.According to the project details available on CPEC website, the entire track of 1,872 kms from Karachi to Peshawar would
be doubled.The speed of passenger trains would be raise from 65/110km/h to 160 km/h however, the freight trains would function at 120
km/h.Computer based signing and control system shall also be installed.TheIndianSubcontinent has not verified the content of the source
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