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The M-2 Motorway or the Lahore–Islamabad Motorway ( Urdu: لاہور-اسلام آباد موٹروے) is a north–south motorway in Pakistan, connecting Rawalpindi / Islamabad to Lahore, and is the first motorway to have been built in South Asia. [ 1] The M-2 is 375 km long and located entirely in Punjab. It continues on to eventually ...
Pakistan Railways provides an important mode of transportation in Pakistan, catering to the large-scale movement of people and freight. The railway network comprises 8,163 km [ 32] all of which is 5 ft 6 in ( 1,676 mm) gauge, including 293 km of electrified track. Passenger earnings comprise 50% of the total revenue.
Khunjerab Pass ( Chinese : 红其拉甫口岸; Urdu: درہ خنجرابlisten ⓘ; Uyghur: قونجىراپ ئېغىزى) is a mountain pass in northern Pakistan that lies at an elevation of 4,693 metres (15,397 ft) above sea level. It is located in the Karakoram and holds a significant strategic position on the northern border of Pakistan ...
According to the World Travel and Tourism Council, the direct contribution of travel and tourism to Pakistan's GDP in 2016 was Rs.793 billion (equivalent to Rs. 4.0 trillion or US$14 billion in 2021), constituting 2.7% of the total GDP. [ 8 ]
Pakistan Railways (reporting mark PR) (Urdu: پاکستان ریلویز) is the national, state-owned railway company of Pakistan with its headquarters in Lahore. Founded in 1861 as the North Western State Railway and headquartered in Lahore, it owns 7,789 kilometres (4,840 miles) of operational track across Pakistan, stretching from Peshawar to Karachi, offering both freight and passenger ...
Description Established Length Stations Travel time Gauge Karachi–Peshawar Line (Main Line 1) [4] 1881: 1,687 kilometers (1,048 mi) 176: 30-32 hrs: 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge
Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line ( Urdu: کراچی–پشاور مرکزی ریل راستہ, romanized : karāčī-pešāvar markazī rēl rāsta) (also referred to as Main Line 1 or ML-1) is one of four main railway lines in Pakistan, operated and maintained by Pakistan Railways. The line starts from Kiamari station in the province of Sindh ...
Karachi Express. Karachi Express ( Urdu: کراچی ایکسپریس) is a passenger train operated daily by Pakistan Railways between Karachi and Lahore. [ 1] The trip takes approximately 18 hours and 30 minutes to cover a published distance of 1,214 kilometres (754 mi), traveling along a stretch of the Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line. [ 2][ 3]