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Ministry of Railways (Pakistan)

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administer the affairs of the railways, albeit less directly. There were no suggestions of actual transfer of property or changes in the financial relationship of the railways to the government. The board however had the general supervision over the railway operations but referred to the government for matters of general policy. Since its establishment in 1959 and up until 1 July 1962, the Railway Board management consisted of the former DG Railways, a financial member and an engineering member. The board was assisted by a small staff of experts in fields ranging from operations and finances to engineering. General managers were appointed for both railways who were tasked with the day-to-day operations of the railways including procurement, personnel and fares. Under the GMs, the organization of Pakistan Western Railways was based on a divisional system, while that of Pakistan Eastern Railways was based on a departmental system. However, it later transpired that the departmental system held an inherent weakness as traffic and operational movements increased on the Eastern Railway and decision-making was kept centralized for the railway, needing immediate reforms. Even amidst such teething perils, the management was found competent.
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July 1962, concurrent Railway Boards were established by both provinces, repealing the original Railway Board Ordinance of 1959. The presidential order also reinstated the formerly discarded Separation Convention, whereby the railway finances were ultimately separated from the general finances for the fiscal year 1961–62 and thereafter, giving each board increased autonomy.
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The Railway Board (RB) is the highest governing body for technical matters for Pakistan Railways and the Ministry of Railways. The highest form of bureaucrats in the railways consisted the government appoint bureaucrat who is the Chairman of Pakistan Railways. The following list includes the officers
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issued a presidential order (PO 33) on 9 June 1962. The presidential order instructed for the transfer of control of both railways, PWR and PER, from the Central Government to the provincial governments of West Pakistan and East Pakistan respectively. When the presidential order came into effect on 1
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Pakistan Railway Advisory & Consultancy Services Limited (PRACS) was incorporated in 1976 as a private limited company. In the year 2002, it was converted to a public limited. PRACS provides a wide range of services in the fields of Civil Engineering, commercial management of passenger trains as
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underlying the need for the creation of a semi-autonomous Railway Board. The board was perceived in accordance with the principal powers of the Central Government as stipulated in the Railways Act IX of 1890. Even after the establishment of the Railway Board (RB), the Central Government continued to
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In transferring the jurisdiction of the railways to their respective provincial governments, the resulting provincial Railway Boards exercised all the powers and functions of the former Railway Board (as established in 1959) with the exception of a few responsibilities. To address these exceptional
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which came to be known as the Separation Convention of 1924. The resolution asked for the separation of railway finances from the general finances of the country. But soon after the independence, the Central Government discarded the resolution and the railway finances were merged with the general
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Railway Constructions Pakistan Limited (RAILCOP) is a subsidiary of Ministry of Railways was incorporated as a Public Limited Company in 1980. RAILCOP offers services in Engineering fields like railway tracks, railway stations, bridges, overhead bridges, under-passes, tunnels, culverts, railway
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respectively. Both railways were owned by the Government of Pakistan and efforts were made to unify the governance of these two railways under a single railway board. However, until the formulation of the Railway Board, both the railways were administered through the Railway Division of the
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In 1858, several railway companies began laying track and operating in what is today Pakistan. The present Pakistan Railways network was originally built as a patchwork of local rail links operated by small private railway companies. These included the
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in May 1974. In 1982, the Ministry of Railways was merged with the Railway Board under a presidential order, resulting in the federal ministry as it stands to date. The ministry has since been tasked with administering the various
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responsibilities, the Central Government established a Central Railway Division which retained certain powers and functions not completely dissolved to the provincial boards. These included the responsibilities of:
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REDAMCO was established in 2012. REDAMCO deals with non-core business of Pakistan Railways that includes, Development of lands, business of advertisements and hoardings, and matters relating to franchises.
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and urban areas of Pakistan. Declining passenger numbers and financial losses in the late 1980s to early 1990s prompted the closure of many branch lines and small stations. The 1990s saw severe cuts in
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to have less dependency on foreign technology. The factory has capacity to manufacture 25 locomotives per year. Technology for manufacturing of locomotives has been acquired from
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Furthermore, the provincial governments were refrained from altering the priority of movement of defence traffic, close or dismantle any railway line, or modify any
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facilities at port and harbors. RAILCOP has also completed a number of projects in Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Somalia, Iran and Senegal.
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and government appoint bureaucrats reporting directly to the Secretary Railways who also serves as chairman of the Board:
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tasked with planning, administrating and overseeing government policies for the development of the national rail network,
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Greening Growth in Pakistan through Transport Sector Reforms: A Strategic Environmental, Poverty, and Social Assessment
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well as passenger reservation and ticketing, Rail Cuisine, Mechanical engineering and Electrical engineering.
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Negotiations with International Organizations and other Countries and implementation of agreements, with them.
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Coordinating Development Programmes of each railway as part of the National Development Programmes.
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Earlier on 20 September 1924, a special resolution had been adopted by the Legislative Assembly of
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Coordination of Development Projects of Railways as a part of the National Development Programme.
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company. Shortly thereafter, several other railways lines were built including the
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Pakistan's Economy at the Crossroads: Past Policies and Present Imperatives
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SĂĄnchez-Triana, Ernesto; Afzal, Javaid; Biller, Dan; Malik, Sohail (2013).
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from the government are necessary to keep the railways financially viable.
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With the succession of East Pakistan, the Eastern Railway was inherited by
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and mismanagement within the company. Due to falling passenger numbers,
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Chief Executive/Sr. General Manager of Railway, PR Headquarters, Lahore
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lines, without the prior approval of the Central Railway Division.
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companies. In 1870, these 4 companies were amalgamated into the
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Dealing with international organisations and foreign countries;
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Report no. TO-339a: Appraisal of the Pakistan Railways Project
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Implementing agreements with such organisations and countries;
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Director General (Operations), Ministry of Railway, Islamabad
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Member Finance, Railway Board, Ministry of Railway, Islamabad
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Pakistan Railways Estate Development & Marketing Company
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Pakistan Railway Advisory & Consultancy Services (PRACS)
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Railway Estate Development & Marketing Company (REDAMCO)
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Director General (Technical), Ministry of Railway, Islamabad
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Standardization and specifications of materials and stores.
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Director General (Planning), Ministry of Railway, Islamabad
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International Development Association (31 August 1962).
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was set up in 1970 under the technical collaboration of
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Pakistan Railways Welfare & Special Initiative Unit
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Director-General of Vigilance Department (DG Vigilance)
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Secretary Railway Board, Ministry of Railway, Islamabad
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finances of the country. In preparation for the second
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Pakistan Railways Advisory & Consultancy Services
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Pakistan Railway Advisory & Consultancy Services
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Movement and priority in respect of Defence traffic.
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in 1880 and would continue as a company until 1947.
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Coordination of Rail movements into and from Ports.
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Maintenance of Railway lines for strategic reasons.
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Coordinating rail movements to and from ports; and,
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Government of Pakistan
Pak Secretariat
Islamabad
ICT
Syed Khalid Gardezi
www.railways.gov.pk
Urdu
ministry
Government of Pakistan
Pakistan Railways
Ministry of Communications
Pak Secretariat
Islamabad
History of rail transport in Pakistan
Scinde Railway
Punjab Railway
Delhi Railway
Indus Steam Flotilla
Scinde, Punjab & Delhi Railway
Indus Valley State Railway
Punjab Northern State Railway
Sind–Sagar Railway
Sind–Pishin State Railway
Trans–Baluchistan Railway
Kandahar State Railway
North Western State Railway
independence
Assam Bengal Railway
Pakistan Western Railway

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