According to the Divisional Superintendent (DS) Railway, a ship loaded with cargo coaches arrived at Karachi port, after which the management began unloading the new coaches, while the 70 cargo coaches will be set up in various freight trains.
Under the terms of the agreement with Chinese officials, a total of 230 cars will be imported.
The DS Railway said in a statement that the arrival of new coaches will increase the number of freight trains and improve freight operations. Previously, commuter rail bogies and locomotives were also shipped from China and the United States.
Furthermore, the new freight coaches will be conveyed to the speed testing line.
In addition, Pakistan Railways?received the first shipment of 70 high-capacity flat waggons completely built units (CBUs) from China in January of this year.
The shipment was a?part of the?procurement contract of 820 waggons.
While talking to the media men, PR’s Chief Mechanical Engineer Abdul Haseeb said “These are the flat wagons on which containers would be kept and used for the transportation of various goods to various parts of the country from Lahore, Karachi and other major stations.”
He added that the Chinese firm is also responsible for manufacturing 200 CBUs, including 70 open-top, 70 flat,?and 40 covered wagons, as well as 20 brake vans, under the contract.
The contract calls for the procurement of up to 800 high-capacity waggons and 20 brake vans.
Last year, a letter of credit was opened; according to the contract’s various clauses, 600 wagons are to be designed and built in Pakistan at different carriage factories of Pakistan Railways in association with the Chinese engineer.
The arrival of 46 high-speed advanced coaches from China on November 27, 2022, paved the way for the provision of cutting-edge transportation to the masses.