Railway gets 46 coaches from China

Pakistan Railways (PR) has received a consignment of 46 high-speed modern coaches from China, paving the way for provision of state-of-the-art travelling facilities to the masses in the country.

After receipt of 46 completely built units manufactured in China, PR is set to soon start manufacturing 184 similar coaches at its carriage factory in Islamabad in association with Chinese engineers under the technology-transfer component of the 230 coaches' purchase contract.

Similarly, Pakistan Railways would soon receive various consignments of 200 modern goods/freight wagons from China, and after receipt of these wagons, it would start manufacturing 620 wagons of similar designs at its Mughalpura workshop and the carriage factory in Risalpur under the technology-transfer segment of the contract. It was one year ago, in November 2021, when looking to upgrade and enhance long-distance passenger services in the country, the federal government had inked an agreement with China Railway Construction Corporation Tangshan Locomotive and Rolling Stock Company.