Pakistan is one step closer to getting its own high-speed trains thanks to China. A new report from CCTV says that the country will export technology for a 160 km/h high-speed railway train to Pakistan soon.
The first batch of train carriages has already been loaded and will start shipping as soon as November 3. The batch contains 46 units.
The report adds that another 184 carriages will be delivered to Pakistan to assemble. This is also the first time China has exported such technology to our country.
This would be a major step forward for Pakistan’s railway industry since we are still stuck with age-old trains from decades ago. Pakistan’s fastest trains tap out at around 100 km/h and even though 160 km/h is not a massive step forward, it is still a welcome development given the current state of our railway system.
Finer details about these Chinese trains are still unknown, but we will update this space as soon as there is more information.
In related news, China promises to support Pakistan’s financial situation, said Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday during PM Shehbaz Sharif’s visit to Beijing.
The National Bank of Pakistan and China’s central bank have recently signed a memorandum of cooperation in order to use the Chinese Yuan for cross-border transactions by enterprises and financial institutions in China and Pakistan. This was revealed by the People’s Bank of China while settling the establishment of the RMB (Chinese Yuan) clearing arrangement in Pakistan.
Xi also said that Pakistan and China should work together to create conditions suitable for implementing the Mainline-1 (ML-1) railway upgrading project and the Karachi Circular Railway project. These development projects in Pakistan are part of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) to improve China’s road, rail, and sea routes with the rest of the world.
World is adapting the Hyper loop trains technology (Fast moving electromagnetic trains with 700-1000 km/h speed range) and India has already adapted this technology where as Pakistani corrupt mafia are accepting the out dated and scrapped trains from china just moving at a speed of 160 km/h. This is a big joke with Pakistan and its people. There is no big difference between 100 km/h and 160km/hr speed. The corrupt mafia must be involved in embezzling and getting billions dollars of commissions.
To be precises and short, we don’t need such trains moving less than at speed of 300 km/h which will be just wastage of national wealth. This deal should be cancelled.
Well Sir I think you may be right on your perspective and what’s their practice is and I also confirm that their is no big difference between 100 and 160 KM./H but let the ML-1 be on the stage and then we’ll see. Right now we don’t need Hyper Loop trains all we need is a good and precise system let’s see what they do and then The MAN will come again INSHA ALLAH and make things right that’s what I believe.
Sir, I think you are not traveling by our trains. If you believe the average speed is less than 70 km/ hour. No doubt that this is a ignored important sector of the country but currently to bring it only on 160/hour is our pleasure and we will consider it as big achievement of the Pakistan railway.
These words are apart from the politics and I am personally not discussing or encouraging any political party but because we are train lovers and looking some development in the railway.
We are seriously waiting to see some development in Pakistan railway rather than only the news what we are listening since decades.
I agree 💯.
Let uswe welcome this new initiative by present government.
Some thing is better then noting slowly will reach electromagnatic teain.The afore said speed is not 100km/ hr but 65km/hr.After six seven years we will be in pisition to use electroomagnatic train should say shukar Allah and welcome 160km/hr.
Whatever speed they are going for, the most important factor is the transforming the pls age communication and signalling system. If it is not upgraded, the we will have more accidents than before. Handling high speed trains, you need better professional and trained drivers,.
It’s better than nothing.
Just getting a train, which may run on a selective track, as Pakistani rail lines are over 100 years old, unless these are revamped, no train can run faster then camel.
Showing picture of 400 kph train where as 160 kph train of same old shape that is now becoming extinct in china
Extremely poor
It is not the carriage, it is the railway track that will enable 160km or above speeds.
Make your report professionally checked.
it is very necessary to improve some sectors like railway, postal services, steel mill and medical.