Pakistan is receiving 46 out of 230 new high-speed train coaches from China. The shipment will reach Karachi port by sea within three weeks or approximately by the end of this month. As per media reports, coaches will be handed over to Lahore by Karachi-Lahore main line-1.
Pakistan Railways’ Additional General Manager stated, “Out of the total 230 coaches, 46 will be provided as completely built units and the remaining 184 to be manufactured in the county by the department’s engineers and technical staff under the supervision of the Chinese experts”.
پاکستان ریلویز کو چین سے آرڈر کی گئی 230 نئی مسافر کوچز کی پہلی کھیپ دسمبر سے ملنا شروع ہو جائے گی۔ جدید ترین سہولیات سے آراستہ یہ کوچز آرام دہ اور 160 کلومیٹر فی گھنٹہ کی رفتار سے چلنے کے لیے موزوں ہیں۔ pic.twitter.com/03ryy1FOIY
— Pakistan Railways (@PakrailPK) August 28, 2022
After the completion of the ML-I project under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), the entire ML-1 track would have the capacity to bear the rolling stock operations at the speed of 160 km per hour,” he added.
A prominent Chinese has manufactured 230 high-speed train coaches under a $140 million contract. 46 out of 230 coaches will be handed over as CBU units whilst PR engineers and technical staff will assemble the remaining 184 under the assistance of Chinese experts.
Furthermore, another Chinese company is manufacturing 800 freight wagons and 20 brake wagons. A small number of them are produced in China while most of them will be manufactured in Pakistan following the technology-transfer method. As per the contract, the Chinese firm will provide spare parts and raw material to assemble coaches and wagons in the country.
“High Speed train” for maximum speed at 160km/h, calm down this is not high speed train, don’t make Pakistan a joke in front of the world, just because were buying train from China.
What about the train from general electric ? we also buying from general electric and waiting the delivery to be completed.
Please don’t be biazed, Pakistan neither have the infracstucture nor the means.
Without forgetting in Pakistan they are a lot of railroad crossing without barriers, sound alarm otherwise security measures are poor.
Thus getting this kind train doesn’t mean we will be a able to use them at an ideal speed.
Running in “high speed ” is not for tomorrow.