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between 2018 and 2022. However the construction of this railway line was not mentioned in the CPEC Long Term Plan from 2017 to 2030 released jointly by China and Pakistan in 2017. China's involvement in several rail projects in Pakistan is motivated primarily by commercial considerations, but it also
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Pakistan awarded a Rs72 million (US$ 1.2 million) contract to an international consortium to carry out a feasibility study for establishing a rail link with
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In 2007, consultants were engaged to investigate the construction of a railway through the
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The proposed route of the Khunjerab Railway is indicated by the brown line
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sees distinct advantages for its improved transportation and access to
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to boost trade relations between the two countries.
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Index

Taxila–Khunjerab Railway Line

Pakistan Railways
Taxila Junction
Khunjerab
Pakistan Railways
Track gauge
1,676 mm
Legend
Kashgar–Hotan Railway
China
Pakistan
Khunjerab Junction
Gilgit
Chilas
Mansehra
Abbottabad
Havelian
Baldher
Serai Saleh
Haripur Hazara
Kot Najib Ullah
Usman Khattar
Mohra Shah Wali
Taxila Cantonment Junction
Karachi-Peshawar Line
Urdu
railway lines in Pakistan
Pakistan Railways
Taxila Junction station

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