Pakistan Receiving 46 High-speed Train Coaches from China Soon

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”.

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.

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