Once fifteen to twenty years back, there is no railway network for remote cities and towns. Train passed by the city once a day and it was a local train not high speed train that connected just major cities at that time. With the passage of time, Government realized to grow its railway network to facilitate the people and the business of goods transportation and cargo. New routes were introduced with local trains. They were connected with major cities in the beginning but trains remained passive ones and very few in a day to transport public from one place to the other place and for air or sea cargo transportation the situation was the same.
With the passage of time, government focused on railway routes and availability of fast and good trains for all stations in the whole country. The situation has been completely changed within these ten to fifteen years. Now, every railway station is working, with availability of trains after an hour and that was not a local and passive train, high speed trains of international standards and reached the station right in time according to the schedule.
It shows the progress of a country. Economy revolves around the transportation set up of any country. Now Pakistan has also strong railway transportation network like her neighbor country to facilitate its public and has improved its cargo business also in this connection.
Cargo lines are different but all passengers’ trains are also coupled with one or two bogies for cargo to facilitate the public. It is quick, cheap and reliable source to transport goods from one place to the other. Cargo trains are working separately from one corner of the country to the other and play their part to strengthen the economy of their country and to deliver fast cargo to Pakistan.
Passenger trains are also effective medium to transport things and cargo but quantity of cargo or goods to be carried is not very big but reasonable. Anyways, Pakistan railways play its important role in transportation of passengers from one destination to the other and moreover, its cargo department helps its economy to move on.
Pakistan is a country with rich fields and growing markets especially in major crops season markets are overloaded with the products and transportation or cargo of goods and crops from one place to the other place becomes a profitable work and business. Pakistan railway cargo department remains active to grab the cargo business share and is welcomed by the public due to its relaxed policies and economical freight rates.
Though there is a strong road network available in Pakistan but people prefer railways due to safety factors. Now, Pakistan railways has connected all cities and remote areas with major markets so the access of raw material for the industry and moves freely and safely from one place to the other place by quick railway network.