Dawn of #75thAnniversaryofPartition . 14th August, 2022. Karachi Cantt: Pakistan

British built railway bridge collapsed near Mach in Balochistan.Train service suspended.

Rohri-Tando Adam , Paddidan-Bhiria, Daur-Bandhi & Bocheri-Nawabshah sections are under 5 to 15 inches inundation. The Nawabshah yard is submerged whereas the signaling system at railway yards is also dysfunctional due to inundation and power outages. dawn.com/news/1708125

The government as well as the railways have no money. Pakistan State Oil, the oil supplier is also facing issues related to opening of LCs (letter of credits) for oil imports. The situation is tough for Pakistan Railways. dawn.com/news/1729398

Historic Khyber Steam Safari is history now ! epaper.dawn.com/Advt.php?Story…

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The KCR project was bound to be delayed for an indefinite period as it would have to be revised after the Chinese authorities examined the PC-1 of the project. dawn.com/news/1730485

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The new wagons can run at a speed of 80km and 100km per hour with 60-tonnes and 70-tonnes loads respectively dawn.com/news/1731727

Bomb blast derails train in Bolan;15 injured dawn.com/news/1732824

This incident took place 3 days after a 12-inch gas pipeline was blown up in the mountains of the Bolan district. tribune.com.pk/story/2396968/…

Chinese coaches recently inducted into the system were running below their maximum speed(160kph) because the Mainline-1 (ML-1) tracks could not sustain speeds over 120km per hour. dawn.com/news/1738473

The rail link was disconnected in August after the century-old bridge — located between Mach and Kolpur at Hirak in the mountainous Bolan valley — was damaged due to heavy rains and floods. dawn.com/news/1747866

The train was headed from Karachi to Lahore when, at around 12:30am, the department received an alert that the air-conditioned business coach had caught fire. dawn.com/news/1749566

The locomotive of the Karachi-Rawalpindi 5 Up Green Line slipped off the tracks while passing by the 37 Up Freed Express & narrowly escaped a collision. dawn.com/news/1759205

It is not only the train tracks that are covered in blood; those who have wilfully neglected the railways also have blood on their hands. dawn.com/news/1769034