Pakistan railways

IN THE NAME OF

ALLAH THE MOST

GRACIOUS AND THE

MOST MERCIFUL

PAKISTAN RAILWAYS

GROUP MEMBERS

Ahtisham zahidSharmeen Fatima

Asad MalikSundas Ashraf

Sidra Habib

SEQUENCE

History Introduction Problems of Pakistan Railways Current operational position Causes of decline Measures & suggestions Recent steps of improvement conclusion

HISTORY

The idea of a rail network was first thought of in 1847 by Henry Edward

appointed as the commissioner of Sindh.

On May 13th, 1861 the first railway line was opened to the public, between

Karachi city and kotri with a total distance of 105 miles.

In Pakistan train were the primary mode of transport until the 1970s, but

since then their share has declined due to a shift in government focus from

rail to road transport. From 2005 to 2010, budgetary expenditure on

railways was only Rs45.5bn compared to Rs155bn on the national

highways.

SALIENT FEATURES

1. Head quarter in Lahore.

2. Stretched over 8000 km.

3. Important mode of transport.

4. Administer under federal government, ministry of railways.

5. It has an annual revenue of around RS 5.53 billion (2012-

2013)

INTRODUCTION

It is under the administration of federal government and its head quarter is

in Lahore. It is an important source of transportation throughout Pakistan. It

carries millions of passengers throughout the country. It used to carry huge

freight in Pakistan.

It is now basically financially bankcrupt organization. In other words it is on

the verge of financial collapse.

Pakistan Railways, lifeline of the country, is a national state-run transport

service. Among the means of transportation railways are the cheapest

and safest mode for passengers and goods. It also helps in growth of

economy for the country.

IMPORTANCE OF PAKISTAN RAILWAYS

Pakistan Railways has been playing a very crucial role in social, economic

and political development of Pakistan.

Employing more than 80,000 persons

Employment indirectly to at least ten times more

Contributes substantially to the GDP of the country.

With more than 80 million passengers every year

Being the cheapest mode of transportation of goods and commuting

passengers, it has been the pivot of Pakistan’s development.

WHO REPLACE RAILWAYS

CNG buses

Daewoo Express

Kohistan

Khan brothers

Niazi Express

PROBLEMS OF PAKISTAN

RAILWAYS

Reduce share in Transport

Mismanagement

Corruption is the biggest problem

Pakistan Railways is facing today

Cont…

Old machinery and tracks of Pakistan railways

No accountability

Lack of commercial skills

Time schedule

Lack of technical staff

DECLINE OF PAKISTAN RAILWAY

Pakistan railways is not still not only the cheapest yet safest mode of

travel. But this public state enterprise is also the largest civil employer

in the country. However, over the years, lack of attention poor

policies, increasing expenditures, misappropriation of funds, pilferage

, nepotism and most recently, the floods have left the railways with

huge deficits running in billions of rupees.

CURRENT OPERATIONAL POSITION

Faces deficit of Rs 26252.315 Millions

Shortage of locomotives

No freight trains

Half of locomotives are out of order

Communication system is out dated

Track is over aged

Borrowed 40 billion from state bank

Paying 4.6 billion as a interest to SBP

Revenue declining consecutively

CO-OPERATION FROM CHINA

China is actively involved in the development of Pakistan Railways for the

past five years

China is to export 69 modern locomotive engines to Pakistan to modernize

Pakistan's railway fleet.

the first 15 engines will be manufactured in China and the remainder will

be assembled in Pakistan, with spare parts and technology provided by

China.

Despite having world’s best

railway track flowing across the

country like the course of rivers,

Pakistan Railway proved is just like

a “White Elephant” as its slope is

on a ramp in declining phase

since 90’s.

CAUSES OF DECLINE

There are various reasons of the decline of the Pakistan

railway. They are categorized as:

Political causes

Technical causes

Managerial cause

MANAGERIAL CAUSES

Decrease in Revenues:

Increased Costs:

Consumer Dissatisfaction:

Underinvestment

MEASURES & SUGGESTIONS

Privatization

New engines

New fast trains

Double track system

Decrease the cost of fuel

Separation of production and operation

Security system should be improved

Investment

RECENT STEPS OF IMPROVEMENT

Corruption control

Removal of nepotistic persons

Timing and Scheduling

Decreasing the fairs

RESTRUCTING OF PAKISTAN RAILWAY

Time is important to the customers

The seat reservation system should be made online

The first line staff should be trained

Railways service center should be initiated

Proper information should be provided to the customers

Railway stations should be clean

CONCLUSION

In our discussion we have discuss many problems, causes and measures.

Steps of improvement in railway departments have been taken by the current

government and hope that all the problems will over and railway department

will a profitable department again.

The best solution of this problem is the privatization of Pakistan Railway. We

can take the example of PTCL, before privatization PTCL's monthly losses were

in billions. Today it is not only a profitable organization but also providing

excellent services to the customers. Corruption in Pakistan Railways can only

be removed by privatization of Pakistan Railways.