en.Wedoany.com Reported - Recently, Pakistan's Ministry of Railways submitted the detailed plan for the ML-1 railway upgrade project to the National Assembly. The project, with a total estimated investment of approximately $6.66 billion, will be implemented in five phases, with the first phase scheduled to commence later this year. The ML-1 railway is Pakistan's largest national railway upgrade project to date.

According to the plan, Phase One covers the Karachi to Rohri section, spanning 480 kilometers, with an estimated investment of $2 billion. The groundbreaking ceremony is planned for later this year, with a construction period of approximately three years. Phase Two upgrades the Rohri to Multan section, totaling 449 kilometers, with an investment of about $1.26 billion, expected to be completed in three years. Phase Three upgrades the Multan to Lahore section, covering 334 kilometers, with an estimated investment of $880 million and a two-year construction period. Phase Four upgrades the Lahore to Rawalpindi section, spanning 289 kilometers, with an investment of approximately $1.56 billion, expected to be completed in three years. Phase Five upgrades the Rawalpindi to Peshawar section, covering 174 kilometers, with an estimated investment of $920 million and a construction period of about two years.

Pakistan's Ministry of Railways stated that the ML-1 railway upgrade project aims to modernize the 1,726-kilometer main railway line connecting Karachi and Peshawar. After years of planning and financing coordination, this railway upgrade project has seen substantial progress, aiming to increase train speeds and strengthen freight and passenger transport capacity. As the railway upgrade project advances, it will unlock international cooperation opportunities in areas such as railway engineering construction, signaling systems, and rolling stock, also bringing new opportunities for Chinese rail transit enterprises to continue participating in the Pakistani market.

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