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Freight service recognized as lifeline of Pakistan Railways


By Abdul Qadir Qureshi
(Pakistan News & Features Services)

The Divisional Superintendent Karachi of Pakistan Railways, Arshad Salam Khattak, paid a visit to the Marshalling Yard in Pipri, the hub of freight activities in the country, on July 1. 

He was accompanied by all the Deputy Divisional Superintendents as well as divisional officers of various departments. 

The DS was briefed, at length, about the operational preparedness and requirements. He urged the officers for planning their assignments while keeping in view the enhancement of Railways' freight business. 

"Freight service is the economic lifeline of Railways and its further expansion is need of the hour which can be done by properly planning the affairs,” the DS remarked on the occasion. 

Arshad Khattak added that the continual freight train operation during the eight-week long unprecedented suspension period of passenger train operation manifested the indispensible role played by freight service.

He also praised the role of workers in the Marshalling Yard for their relentless services in running the wheels of freight trains. 

The DS took stock of maintenance of Signalling System and advised preparing proposals of all the essential projects in the Marshalling Yard for onward submission to Railways Headquarters along with recommendation for their inclusion in federal government's Public Sector Development Programme, PSDP. 

Arshad Khattak also went around the loco shed, running room and all the related installations at the Marshalling Yard. The officers and staff working at different installations apprised the DS of the issues confronted by them in their operational duties. 

The DS directed for resolving all the issues of staff and workers at Marshalling Yard in order to ensure smooth functioning of freight activities.
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