The railway stations of Khudian Khas, Usmanwala, Raiwind and Kanganpur were renovated at a cost of Rs 24 million.
According to a Pakistan Railways source, the construction of a D-class railway station in new Multan city was also carried out during the period at a cost of Rs. 39.8 million, which has facilitated the local population to a large extent.
The other objectives achieved during the year, included are the rehabilitation of signaling system of four railway stations damaged during the riots of 2007, he added.
Around 16-kilometre railway track was rehabilitated, besides doubling of more than 15-km track, he said and added that 52 new design passenger coaches were imported from China at a cost of Rs. 4.1 billion during last few months.
The remaining 150 passenger coaches will be manufactured at the Pakistan Railway Carriage Factory, Islamabad by June 30 next year. Moreover, 22 passenger coaches have been rehabilitated at the Pakistan Railway Carriage Factory during last year, he added.
The Pakistan Railways also established a new dry port at Prem Nagar near Raiwind industrial area, Lahore through Public Private Partnership at a cost of Rs. 494 million.