He said that a comprehensive business plan for early revival of the railways would be introduced; however, he added that reforms always took time to produce results.
He was addressing the officers during his first visit to the Pakistan Railways (PR) Headquarters here. Swati said there were flaws in management, automation system and techniques in the department.
The Istanbul-Tehran-Islamabad (ITI) railway is expected to resume operations in 2021, according to Adil Karaismailoglu, Turkey's Minister of Transport and Infrastructure.
According to notification issued by Farman Ghani, Deputy General Manager from railways headquarters office Lahore, railways line stretching 151 km between Lodhran to Khanpur (DN Line) would be reviewed on 28th December.
"We have been protesting for months but the government didn't listen to us. They forced us to call for a strike," added another Uttar Pradesh farmer, Mahesh Baliyan.
Giving detail of the earnings, he said the department had generated Rs. 18.853 billion against the expenditures of Rs. 12.950 billion, posting a profit of Rs. 5.903 billion during 2018-19.
Above 230 modern coaches would be purchased in two phases, with 46 coaches imported from other countries, while rest of 184 manufactured at Carriage Factory Islamabad.
Regarding the availability of coaches, he said that at present around 472 coaches were out of service or non-functional, which needed heavy or light repair.