Pakistan Western Railway

Pakistan Western Railway
Native name	پاکستان مغربی ریلویز
Company type	State-owned enterprise
Industry	Rail Transport Logistics Shipping
Predecessor	North Western State Railway
Founded	14 August 1947 (76 years ago) (1947-08-14)
Defunct	1971
Successor	Pakistan Railways
Headquarters	Lahore , West Pakistan
Area served	West Pakistan (with limited service to Iran)
Owner	Government of Pakistan
Parent	Ministry of Railways

The Pakistan Western Railway (Urdu: پاکستان مغربی ریلویز) was one of two divisions of Pakistan Railways which operated between 1947 and 1971. The company was headquartered in Lahore.^[1] In 1971, Pakistan Western Railway renamed itself to Pakistan Railways.^[2]

Successors

With the loss of East Pakistan and Pakistan Eastern Railway, the Pakistan Western Railway renamed itself to Pakistan Railways.

References

^ https://www.pakrail.gov.pk/AboutUs.aspx ^{[dead link]}
^ Fida, Quazi Abul (2012). "Railway". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.

Pakistan Railways

Authority

Ministry of Railways
Federal Government Inspector of Railways

Departments

Pakistan Railways Board
Pakistan Railways Operating Unit
- PR Infrastructure Department
- PR Mechanical Department
- PR Traffic Department
Pakistan Railways Manufacturing Unit
Pakistan Railways Welfare & Special Initiative Unit

Regions

Peshawar PR Division
Rawalpindi PR Division
Lahore PR Division
Multan PR Division
Sukkur PR Division
Karachi PR Division
Quetta PR Division

Rolling stock

Locomotives of Pakistan

Manufacturing
units

Carriage Factory Islamabad
Concrete Sleeper Factories
Moghalpura Railway Workshops
Pakistan Locomotive Factory
Pakistan Railways Academy
Pakistan Railways Advisory & Consultancy Services
Pakistan Railways Estate Development & Marketing Company
Railway Constructions Pakistan

Lines & Passenger Trains

Main Lines	Karachi–Peshawar Line (ML1) Kotri–Attock Line (ML2) Rohri–Chaman Line (ML3) Quetta–Taftan Line (ML4) Taxila–Khunjerab Line (ML5) (Proposed)
Branch Lines	Hyderabad–Badin Branch Line Hyderabad–Khokhrapar Branch Line Bahawalnagar–Fort Abbas Branch Line Samasata–Amruka Branch Line Sher Shah–Kot Addu Branch Line Golra Sharif–Thal Branch Line Lodhran–Khanewal Branch Line Lodhran–Raiwind Branch Line Khanewal–Wazirabad Branch Line Wazirabad–Narowal Branch Line Shahdara Bagh–Sangla Hill Branch Line Shahdara Bagh–Chak Amru Branch Line Shorkot–Sheikhupura Branch Line Shorkot–Lalamusa Branch Line Sangla Hill–Kundian Branch Line Jaranwala-Lyallpur Branch Line Lahore–Wagah Branch Line
Passenger Trains	Akbar Bugti Express Allama Iqbal Express Awam Express Attock Passenger Babu Passenger Badar Express Badin Express Bahauddin Zakaria Express Bahawalpur Express Bolan Mail Buraq Express Chaman Mixed Chenab Express Faiz Ahmed Faiz Express Fareed Express Ghouri Express Green Line Express Hazara Express Islamabad Express Jaffar Express Jand Passenger Karachi Express Karakoram Express Khushhal Khan Khattak Express Khyber Mail Khyber train safari Margalla Express Multan Express Musa Pak Express Lasani Express Mehr Express Millat Express Mixed Passenger Night Coach Express Pak Business Express Pakistan Express Ravi Express Rawal Express Rawalpindi Passenger Rehman Baba Express Saman Sarkar Express Sandal Express Sargodha Express Shah Rukn-e-Alam Express Shalimar Express Subak Kharam Express Subak Raftar Express Sukkur Express Super Express Tezgam Tezrao Thar Express Waris Shah Fast Zahedan Mixed Passenger