{"id":1400,"date":"2026-08-16T09:08:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-16T09:08:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nayaujala.com\/english\/?p=1400"},"modified":"2026-08-16T09:08:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-16T09:08:11","slug":"pakistan-ml1-railway-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nayaujala.com\/english\/pakistan-ml1-railway-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan to Begin Work on $2.5 Billion ML-1 Railway Modernization in January"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"citation-55 citation-end-55\" style=\"color: #99cc00;\">Pakistan is set to begin physical construction on the long-awaited $2.5 billion Main Line-1 (ML-1) railway project in January, marking a major milestone in upgrading the country\u2019s primary logistics and transport corridor.<\/span><\/h1>\n<h3 id=\"p-rc_b6e93fec1d054b13-63\" data-path-to-node=\"30\"><span class=\"citation-54 citation-end-54\">The modernization effort will span three years, starting with Phase-I, which encompasses the critical 480-kilometer railway corridor connecting Karachi and Rohri.<\/span> The multi-billion-dollar initiative aims to revamp the country\u2019s rail infrastructure, increase cargo efficiency, and boost passenger transit speeds across the national network.<\/h3>\n<h3 data-path-to-node=\"30\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nayaujala.com\/english\/pakistan-railways-eid-special-trains-schedule-2026\/\">Pakistan Railways to Operate 4 Special Trains for Eid-ul-Fitr 2026<\/a><\/h3>\n<h3 id=\"p-rc_b6e93fec1d054b13-64\" data-path-to-node=\"31\"><span class=\"citation-53 citation-end-53\">Ahead of the ground deployment, the government has scheduled an online international market engagement session on September 8 with prospective global contractors, engineering firms, and technical consultants to finalize procurement frameworks.<\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 data-path-to-node=\"32\"><b data-path-to-node=\"32\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Key Details:<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul data-path-to-node=\"33\">\n<li>\n<h3 id=\"p-rc_b6e93fec1d054b13-65\" data-path-to-node=\"33,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"33,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Total Project Scope:<\/b> <span class=\"citation-52 citation-end-52\">$2.5 billion dual-track modern rail artery connecting Karachi to Peshawar.<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3 id=\"p-rc_b6e93fec1d054b13-66\" data-path-to-node=\"33,1,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"33,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Immediate Phase:<\/b> <span class=\"citation-51 citation-end-51\">Karachi-Rohri 480 km segment slated for initial execution.<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3 id=\"p-rc_b6e93fec1d054b13-67\" data-path-to-node=\"33,2,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"33,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Timeline:<\/b> <span class=\"citation-50 citation-end-50\">Projected completion within 36 months from commencement.<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3 id=\"p-rc_b6e93fec1d054b13-68\" data-path-to-node=\"33,3,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"33,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Procurement:<\/b> <span class=\"citation-49 citation-end-49\">Digital market engagement with global engineering consortiums opens September 8.<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nayaujala.com\/english\/crypto-gold-trends\/\">Cryptocurrency and Gold Price Surge: Decoding the Global Financial Upheaval<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 data-path-to-node=\"34\"><b data-path-to-node=\"34\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Why It Matters:<\/b><\/h3>\n<h3 data-path-to-node=\"35\">The ML-1 project forms the backbone of Pakistan&#8217;s strategic transport infrastructure. 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