In 2007, consultants[4] were engaged to investigate the construction of a railway through the Khunjerab Pass in Gilgit-Baltistan to connect China Railway with Pakistan Railways. A feasibility study started in November 2009 for a line connecting Havelian and Kashgar. 750 km (466 mi) of the line would extend through Pakistan, while the remaining 350 km (217 mi) in China.[5] In June 2014, China commissioned a "preliminary research study" to build an international rail link to Pakistan.[6] In 2016 this 682 km proposed railway link was reported to be part of the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor,[7] and was to commence construction during the second phase of CPEC between 2018-2022.[8][9] However the construction of this railway line was not mentioned in the CPEC Long Term Plan from 2017-2030[10] released jointly by China and Pakistan in 2017. China's involvement in several rail projects in Pakistan is motivated primarily by commercial considerations, but it also sees distinct advantages for its improved transportation and access to Central Asia and the Persian Gulf states.
Pakistan awarded a Rs72 million (US$1.2 million) contract to an international consortium to carry out a feasibility study for establishing a rail link with China to boost trade relations between the two countries.
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khunjerab, railway, urdu, خنجراب, ریل, راستہ, also, known, china, pakistan, railway, several, proposed, railway, lines, pakistan, operated, maintained, pakistan, railways, current, active, line, begins, from, taxila, junction, station, ends, havelian, station,. Khunjerab Railway Urdu خنجراب ریل راستہ also known as China Pakistan railway is one of several proposed railway lines in Pakistan to be operated and maintained by Pakistan Railways The current active line begins from Taxila Junction station and ends at Havelian station A proposed extension will see new track laid from Havelian station to the Pakistan China border at the Khunjerab Pass where it will link up with China s Kashgar Hotan railway 2 3 Khunjerab Railway خنجراب ریل راستہThe proposed route of the Khunjerab Railway is indicated by the brown lineOverviewOther name s China Pakistan railwayStatusPlannedOwnerPakistan RailwaysTerminiTaxila JunctionKhunjerabServiceOperator s Pakistan RailwaysTechnicalLine length682 km 424 mi Track gauge1 676 mm 5 ft 6 in Operating speed105 km h 65 mph Current 160 km h 99 mph Proposed 1 Route mapLegendto Kashgar Hotan Railway China Pakistan BorderKhunjerab JunctionGilgitChilasMansehraAbbottabadHavelianBaldherSerai SalehHaripur HazaraKot Najib UllahUsman KhattarMohra Shah WaliTaxila Cantonment Junctionon Karachi Peshawar Line Contents 1 History 2 Route 3 Cost 4 See also 5 ReferencesHistory Edit Karakoram Highway route map In 2007 consultants 4 were engaged to investigate the construction of a railway through the Khunjerab Pass in Gilgit Baltistan to connect China Railway with Pakistan Railways A feasibility study started in November 2009 for a line connecting Havelian and Kashgar 750 km 466 mi of the line would extend through Pakistan while the remaining 350 km 217 mi in China 5 In June 2014 China commissioned a preliminary research study to build an international rail link to Pakistan 6 In 2016 this 682 km proposed railway link was reported to be part of the China Pakistan Economic Corridor 7 and was to commence construction during the second phase of CPEC between 2018 2022 8 9 However the construction of this railway line was not mentioned in the CPEC Long Term Plan from 2017 2030 10 released jointly by China and Pakistan in 2017 China s involvement in several rail projects in Pakistan is motivated primarily by commercial considerations but it also sees distinct advantages for its improved transportation and access to Central Asia and the Persian Gulf states Route EditThe stations on this line are as follows Active Line Taxila Cantonment Junction Usman Khattar Mohra Shah Wali Hattar Kot Najib Ullah Haripur Hazara Serai Saleh Baldher HavelianProposed Line 2 Abbottabad Mansehra Besham Dasu Chilas Gilgit Hunza Sost Khunjerab JunctionCost EditPakistan awarded a Rs72 million US 1 2 million contract to an international consortium to carry out a feasibility study for establishing a rail link with China to boost trade relations between the two countries See also EditKarachi Peshawar Line Railway lines in PakistanReferences Edit Pakistan Railways A Performance Analysis Citizens Periodic Reports on the Performance of State Institutions PDF Islamabad PILDAT December 2015 p 21 ISBN 978 969 558 589 4 Archived from the original PDF on January 24 2016 Retrieved August 18 2016 a b 1stMeeting of Railway Working Group PDF Pakistan Pakistan Ministry of Railways 2015 11 24 p 24 Archived from the original PDF on 2016 08 03 Hotan railway open Syed Fazl e Haider February 24 2007 China Pakistan rail link on horizon Online Asia Times South Asia Archived from the original on February 26 2007 a href Template Cite news html title Template Cite news cite news a CS1 maint unfit URL link Kashi China Global Gazetteer Version 2 2 Falling Rain Genomics 1996 2010 China tables railway project linking to Pakistan Railway line to be laid from Havelian to Khunjerab under CPEC Rashid Radio Pakistan Retrieved 2016 06 18 New railway line to be laid from Havelian to Khunjrab Khawaja Business Recorder Retrieved 2016 06 18 Pak China likely to ink MoU for rail link www dawn com 2010 07 06 Retrieved 2016 06 18 http pc gov pk uploads cpec LTP pdf bare URL PDF Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Khunjerab Railway amp oldid 1132714077, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
