PR to reconstruct 600 coaches, 250km long track in Sri Lanka: Pakistan Observer

ahore—Pakistan Railways (PR) will rehabilitate 250 km long rail track damaged in civil war in Sri Lanka besides carrying out a project for improving Sri Lankan Railways’ rolling stock.

Presiding a meeting of Pakistan Railways Advisory and Consultancy Services (PRACS) board here Friday, Pakistan Railways Chairman Samiul Haq Khilji said agreement in this regard was reached during his visit to Sri Lanka from June 14 to 21.

He said Pakistan Railways would also carry out reconstruction and rehabilitation of 600 passenger coaches of Sri Lankan Railways. The meeting was attended by GM Operations Saeed Akhtar, Member Finance Jehangir Aziz and Managing Director, PRACS, Mehmood Rashid.

Giving details of agreements made during his visit to Sri Lanka he said, five hundred 4-wheeler freight coaches would be converted into eight-wheelers besides upgrading 60 diamond style coaches to new standard.

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