ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Railways is planning to renovate and rehabilitate 31 more railway stations across the country for providing better facilities to the passengers.
According to official sources, reconstruction of Bahawalpur, Okara, Sahiwal, Raiwind, Narowal, Nankana Sahib and Hassanabdal stations is already in progress.
He said the present government initiated the project of up-gradation of rehabilitation of signaling system from Lodhran to Kotri section by getting PC-I approved, amounting to Rs 38,262.991 million.
The official said the work however, was deferred as the same was included in China-Pak Economic Corridor (CPEC).
The cost of signal rehabilitation project from Mirpur Mathelo to Shahdapur (315 KMs) is Rs 7.855 billion for 23 stations, he added.
He said the present status was that 30 stations out of 54 stations have been completed and opened for traffic while work was in progress on remaining 24 stations.