The study, shared by Railways with
Dawn, shows that PR’s Karachi division, which has been entrusted with the management of freight trains, generated an all-time high freight revenue of Rs18.76bn in FY21 and surpassed the collection of Rs17.75bn achieved in FY19.
The cumulative tonnage loaded in all freight wagons during FY21 stood at 6.40 million tonnes, which is the highest since FY94, while surpassing the previous best of 6.321m tonnes in FY19. In addition, Karachi division loaded 215,291 freight wagons during FY21 unmatched since FY94 against the previous highest of loading 214,792 wagons during FY18.
A comparison of Karachi division’s five-year freight performance kicks off from revenue generation of Rs10.48bn during FY17. The transshipment of coal to two 660 MW coal-fired power plants in Yousufwala from January 2017 kicked a new era for freight service, with burgeoning revenues. During FY18, FY19 and FY20, Pakistan Railways’ Karachi division freight revenue escalat
The study, shared by Railways with
Dawn, shows that PR’s Karachi division, which has been entrusted with the management of freight trains, generated an all-time high freight revenue of Rs18.76bn in FY21 and surpassed the collection of Rs17.75bn achieved in FY19.
The cumulative tonnage loaded in all freight wagons during FY21 stood at 6.40 million tonnes, which is the highest since FY94, while surpassing the previous best of 6.321m tonnes in FY19. In addition, Karachi division loaded 215,291 freight wagons during FY21 unmatched since FY94 against the previous highest of loading 214,792 wagons during FY18.
A comparison of Karachi division’s five-year freight performance kicks off from revenue generation of Rs10.48bn during FY17. The transshipment of coal to two 660 MW coal-fired power plants in Yousufwala from January 2017 kicked a new era for freight service, with burgeoning revenues. During FY18, FY19 and FY20, Pakistan Railways’ Karachi division freight revenue escalat
40 residential units razed on second day of Chanesar Halt operation
June 27, 2021
The anti-encroachment operation along a train track’s right-of-way area near Chanesar Halt continued on Saturday on the second day.
According to details shared by the Pakistan Railways Karachi division, the operation on the second day remained peaceful as after knowing about the certitude of the operation, most of the illegal occupants vacated their settlements before the inception of the operation on the second day.
The anti-encroachment operation on an overcast second day was jointly carried out by the Karachi Railways, district administration and the Rangers.
Pakistan Railways Property and Lands Director Ameer Mohammad Daudpota and Ferozabad Assistant Commissioner were also present at the site of the operation as they personally supervised the proceedings.
Severe law and order disruption was witnessed in the Chanesar Halt area of Karachi on Friday when people tried to resist an anti-encroachment operation by the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation .In.