List of railway lines in Pakistan

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This is a list of Railway lines in Pakistan. The lines and the stations are owned and operated by Pakistan Railways. Rail lines in Pakistan are divided into main lines and branch lines.{{Cite web |date=2017-03-20 |title=Upgradation of 3 main railway lines underway under CPEC |url=https://nation.com.pk/20-Mar-2017/upgradation-of-3-main-railway-lines-underway-under-cpec |access-date=2023-06-25 |website=The Nation |language=en-US}}{{Cite news |title=ایم ایل ون منصوبہ: خستہ حال ریلوے لائن پاکستان کی تقدیر کیسے بدل سکتی ہے؟ |language=ur |work=BBC News اردو |url=https://www.bbc.com/urdu/pakistan-53857567 |access-date=2023-06-25}}{{Cite web |title=[IRFCA] Pakistan - Closed Sections |url=https://www.irfca.org/docs/pak-closed-sections.html |access-date=2023-06-25 |website=www.irfca.org}}

Main lines

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Description || Established || Length || Stations || Travel time || Gauge
{{color box|#4444CC}} Karachi–Peshawar Line (Main Line 1) {{Cite web |author=News Desk |date=2022-12-21 |title=Importance of ML-1 railway project under CPEC {{!}} By Waseem Riaz Bhutta |url=https://pakobserver.net/importance-of-ml-1-railway-project-under-cpec-by-waseem-riaz-bhutta/ |access-date=2023-06-25 |website=Pakistan Observer |language=en-US}}1881{{convert|1687|km|mi|sp=us}}17330-32 hrs{{RailGauge|1676mm|lk=on}}
broad gauge
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;Major stations

{{Anchor|Kotri-Attock}} {{Color box|#cc44cc|border=darkgray}} Kotri–Attock Line (Main Line 2) {{Cite web |last=Team |first=Editorial |date=2021-10-10 |title=ML-2 Project: The Prospects of Prosperity Await Pakistan |url=https://rationale47.home.blog/2021/10/11/ml-2-project-the-prospects-of-prosperity-await-pakistan/ |access-date=2023-06-25 |website=Rationale-47 |language=en}}1916{{convert|1246|km|mi|abbr=on}}9227.5 hrs{{RailGauge|1676mm|lk=on}}
broad gauge
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;Major stations

{{Anchor|Rohri-Chaman}} {{Color box|#44cc44|border=darkgray}} Rohri–Chaman Line (Main Line 3)1906{{convert|526|km|mi|abbr=on}}388-10 hrs{{RailGauge|1676mm|lk=on}}
broad gauge
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;Major stations

;International links

{{flagicon|Afghanistan}} Proposed link to Kandahar, Afghanistan

{{Anchor|Spezand-Taftan}} {{Color box|#cc4444|border=darkgray}} Spezand–Taftan Line (Main Line 4)1902{{convert|632|km|mi|abbr=on}}4 hrs 05 mins - 4 hrs 40 minsMixed gauge
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;Major stations

;International links

{{flagicon|Iran}} Continues to Zahedan, Iran

Branch lines

Proposed lines

Tourist and heritage railways

Proposed standard-gauge line to Iran

{{Main|Istanbul–Tehran–Islamabad railway}}

Pakistan Railways is working on plans to construct a 635 km standard-gauge line from Quetta to Taftan on the Pakistan-Iranian border.{{Cite web|title=Pakistan eyes standard-gauge line to the Middle East and Europe|url=http://www.railpage.com.au/news/s/pakistan-eyes-standard-gauge-line-to-the-middle-east-and-europe|access-date=2022-02-09|website=Railpage}}

The proposed railway would support the transport of high-value goods to Europe and Central Asia. Trains on the Islamabad – Tehran – Istanbul route currently take around five days to complete the journey, possibly due to poor or compromised condition of the track. It is claimed that a standard-gauge line would reduce journey times to 20 hours.

See also

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