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[1] [2] 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. [3] However, until the formulation of the Railway Board, both the railways were administered through the Railway Division of the Ministry of Communications. The division was headed by ...
Pakistan railways map. This is a list of Railway lines in Pakistan. The lines and the stations are owned and operated by Pakistan Railways. Rail lines in Pakistan are divided into main lines and branch lines. [1] [2] [3]
Pakistan Railways [a] is the state-owned railway operator in Pakistan.Founded in 1861 as the North Western State Railway and headquartered in Lahore, it owns 7,789 kilometres (4,840 miles) of operational track across Pakistan, stretching from Peshawar to Karachi, offering both freight and passenger services, covering 482 operational stations across Pakistan.
On 1 February 1961, the Eastern Bengal Railway was renamed to the Pakistan Eastern Railway and in the following year, control of Pakistan Eastern Railway was transferred from the federal government to the Government of East Pakistan. It was placed under the management of the Pakistan Eastern Railways Board with the effect from the financial ...
PRA was originally established as a training school for the employees of the North Western State Railway in Lyallpur (now Faisalabad) in January 1925.The school was shifted to Walton, Lahore on 8 March 1929 and named Walton Training School after Col. C.E. Walton, who was the general manager of the North-Western State Railway at the time.
The Governor of East Pakistan, A. K. Fazlul Huq, inaugurated science courses in 1956. [6] Governor of East Pakistan, Zakir Husain, inaugurated graduate courses at the college. [6] After the Independence of Bangladesh in 1971, the college was renamed as Shaheed Suhrawardy College. [6]
After the partition of 1947, East Bengal became a province of Pakistan, and the successor to the Imperial Civil Service in Pakistan was Central Superior Services. After the independence of Bangladesh in 1971, it became known as Bangladesh Civil Service by an ordinance from the then President Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
Pakistan Railways: Website: www.pakrail.gov.pk: Route; Termini: Lahore Junction Rawalpindi: Stops: 6: Distance travelled: 290 km (180 mi) Average journey time: 5 hours: Service frequency: Daily: Train number(s) 101 UP (Lahore→Rawalpindi), 102 DN (Rawalpindi→Lahore) On-board services; Class(es) Economy Class AC Standard AC Business Parlour ...