Carriage Factory Islamabad
Pakistan Railways headquarters, Lahore
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Native name
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پاکستان ریلویز |
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| State-owned enterprise | |
| Industry | Rail transport |
| Predecessor | North Western State Railway |
| Founded | 13 May 1861 |
| Headquarters | Lahore, Pakistan |
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Area served
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Pakistan |
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Key people
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| Services | |
| Revenue |
 ₨31.9 billion (US$300 million) (2015–16) |
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₨64.2 billion (US$610 million) (2015–16) |
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 ₨-28.0 billion (US$−270 million) (2015–16) |
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| Owner | Government of Pakistan |
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Number of employees
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78,031 (2015) |
| Parent | Ministry of Railways |
| Divisions | 6 |
| Subsidiaries | 1 |
| Website | |
Pakistan Railways (reporting mark PR) (Urdu: پاکستان ریلویز) is the national, state-owned railway company of Pakistan. Founded in 1861 and headquartered in Lahore, it owns 7,400 miles (11,881 km) of track across Pakistan from Torkham to Karachi and operates freight and passenger service. Pakistan Railways was also known as the Pakistan Western Railway from 1947 to 1974.
In 2014 the Ministry of Railways launched Pakistan Railways Vision 2025, which seeks to increase the company's share of the transportation sector from four to 20 percent with the ₨886.68 billion (US$8.4 billion) China–Pakistan Economic Corridor rail upgrade. The plan includes new locomotives, development and improvement of current rail infrastructure, an increase in average train speed, improved on-time performance and expansion of passenger service. The first phase of the project was completed in 2017, and the second phase is scheduled for completion by 2021. Pakistan Railways is an active member of the International Union of Railways.
In 1855, during the British Raj, several railway companies began laying track and operating in present-day Pakistan. The country's rail system was originally a patchwork of local rail lines operated by small, private companies, including the Scinde Railway, Punjab Railway, Delhi Railway and Indus Steam Flotilla. In 1870, the four companies combined to form the Scinde, Punjab & Delhi Railway. Several other rail lines were soon built, including the Indus Valley State Railway, Punjab Northern State Railway, Sind–Sagar Railway, Sind–Pishin State Railway, Trans–Baluchistan Railway and Kandahar State Railway. These six companies merged with the Scinde, Punjab & Delhi Railway to form the North Western State Railway in 1880. Between 1880 and 1947, the North Western State Railway expanded throughout Punjab and Sindh.
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