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Vision Statement

A progressive freight transport organization operated by professional management and competent staff committed to provide reliable, competitive, safe economical  service of recognized standards to its customers.

Organization Set-Up

The Freight Business Unit is managed by Additional General Manager, who is assisted by heads of the various Freight Department viz., Chief Commercial Manager, Chief Marketing Manager, ( Marketing of Freight Service ) Chief Traffic Manager ( Dry Ports ), Deputy Chief Mechanical Engineer/Wagons and Deputy Chief Operating Superintendent ( Locomotives).

Corporate Profile

There are 200  Freight Stations on the this system with 12,000 personal dedicated to provide service to the clients. The freight business unit serves two major Sea Ports, Kiamari and Bin Qasim for the four provinces. Some of the major commodities  that are handled include PTA ( Chemical for Rayon Manufacturer): Petroleum Oil and Lubricant   (POL),Wheat, Coal, Fertilizer, Rock Phosphate, Cement, Sugar, Oil seed Containers and Goods for Transit to Afghanistan.

Sizable revenue is earned from transportation of Petroleum  Products, while 5% from fertilizer ( Imported & Indigenous ). 9% from GITA ( Goods in Transit for Afghanistan), 6% from Container Cargo, 5% from Cargo Express and the rest is earned from other traffic.

Corporate Direction

The Freight Business Unit is a customer oriented department. Its pricing policy is client friendly. All possible efforts are made to reduce cost of transportation and increase revenue through efficiency, innovation and modernization. It proudly serves as the national flag carrier in times of peace, war and calamity.

Pricing Policy

Pakistan Railways moves cargo on rails at a lesser cost in fuel spent in moving the same cargo by road. The organization by reason of this advantage is able to formulate its pricing policy to the maximum advantage allowable to the customer and the organization. The pricing policy of Railways is that all the commodities be charged on differential basis according to the principle of  "What each type of traffic can bear" The rate structure of Pakistan Railways is designed to fix an upper limit while taking into account the basic cost incurred in transport value of commodity, its loadability, susceptible to damage and pilferage along with various other factors. Promotional reduced rates are quoted to provide incentive to move the commodities by Rail of Road. So also seasonal reduced rates are quoted to attract the commodity.

Dry Port over the System

The containerization of cargo and the establishment of Dry Ports were the steps that further facilitated multimodal movement of goods.