{"id":19465,"date":"2023-10-03T22:28:44","date_gmt":"2023-10-03T17:28:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/?p=19465"},"modified":"2023-10-03T22:28:44","modified_gmt":"2023-10-03T17:28:44","slug":"pakistan-railways-launches-modernization-of-5-major-railway-stations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/pakistan-railways-launches-modernization-of-5-major-railway-stations\/","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan Railways Launches Modernization of 5 Major Railway Stations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Railways has initiated a comprehensive upgrade of 5 major railway stations nationwide, aimed at modernizing facilities to enhance passenger convenience and boost revenue generation for the department.<\/p>\n<p>An official from the Ministry of Railways stated, &#8220;The purpose of upgrading these railway stations is to transform them into commercial hubs for various business activities while ensuring a seamless experience for passengers.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The selected railway stations for upgrade include Karachi, Lahore, Faisalabad, Peshawar, and Quetta.<\/p>\n<p>According to sources, the Pakistan Railways is taking proactive measures to enhance its overall performance and provide maximum facilities to the public.<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear:both; margin-top:0em; margin-bottom:1em;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/ml-1-railway-project-cost-soars-over-100-amidst-execution-delay\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"dofollow\" class=\"u662285681fd495f6114a09bcd1378287\"><style> .u662285681fd495f6114a09bcd1378287 { padding:0px; margin: 0; padding-top:1em!important; padding-bottom:1em!important; width:100%; display: block; font-weight:bold; background-color:#2C3E50; border:0!important; border-left:4px solid #F1C40F!important; text-decoration:none; } .u662285681fd495f6114a09bcd1378287:active, .u662285681fd495f6114a09bcd1378287:hover { opacity: 1; transition: opacity 250ms; webkit-transition: opacity 250ms; text-decoration:none; } .u662285681fd495f6114a09bcd1378287 { transition: background-color 250ms; webkit-transition: background-color 250ms; opacity: 1; transition: opacity 250ms; webkit-transition: opacity 250ms; } .u662285681fd495f6114a09bcd1378287 .ctaText { font-weight:bold; color:#F1C40F; text-decoration:none; font-size: 16px; } .u662285681fd495f6114a09bcd1378287 .postTitle { color:#eaeaea; text-decoration: underline!important; font-size: 16px; } .u662285681fd495f6114a09bcd1378287:hover .postTitle { text-decoration: underline!important; } <\/style><div style=\"padding-left:1em; padding-right:1em;\"><span class=\"ctaText\">ALSO READ<\/span>&nbsp; <span class=\"postTitle\">ML-1 Railway Project Cost Soars Over 100% Amidst Execution Delay<\/span><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Over the past three years, the government has allocated Rs. 50 million to the Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) for the renovation and upgrading of railway stations nationwide.<\/p>\n<p>The Central Development Working Party (CDWP) has already approved the renovation of these railway stations, and Pakistan Railways has completed the upgrade of six railway stations in different regions.<\/p>\n<p>As per the details, these include Bahawalpur, Raiwind, Narowal, Okara, Sahiwal, and Gujranwala.<\/p>\n<p>The primary objective of the modernization efforts is to improve passenger amenities, revamp the appearance, and bring railway stations in line with modern standards.<\/p>\n<p>The upgrades include improvements to passenger waiting halls, prayer areas, operational offices, water filtration plants, restrooms, passenger shelters, platforms, ticket counters, parking facilities, and external development work.<\/p>\n<p><em>Source: APP<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Railways has initiated a comprehensive upgrade of 5 major railway stations nationwide, aimed at modernizing facilities to enhance passenger convenience and boost revenue generation for the department. An official from the Ministry of Railways stated, &#8220;The purpose of upgrading these railway stations is to transform them into commercial hubs for various business activities while ensuring a seamless experience for passengers.&#8221; The selected railway stations for upgrade include Karachi,\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":11095,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19465","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"img_urls":{"thumbnail":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMF-pak-railways-.jpg",1000,560,false],"medium":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMF-pak-railways-.jpg",1000,560,false],"full":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/IMF-pak-railways-.jpg",1000,560,false]},"author_name":"Firas Qureshi","categories_name":["News"],"title_text":"Pakistan Railways Launches Modernization of 5 Major Railway Stations","related_stories":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts?filter&per_page=4&categories=5&exclude=19465","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19465","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19465"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19465\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11095"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19465"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19465"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/proproperty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19465"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}