EASTERN RAILWAY

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The railway is the principal means of transport in Pakistan. The proposed project would provide part of the foreign exchange requirements for completing the Second Five-Year Program for the rehabilitation, improvement and expansion of the railway facilities in East and West Pakistan. The proceeds of the credits would be used to finance: (i) for East Pakistan, equipment and materials for double-tracking sections of the line from Dacca to Chittagong, signalling equipment, plant and machinery for workshops, equipment for ferry operations, special type freight wagons and ocean freight; and (ii) for West Pakistan, railcars and trailers, plant and machinery for workshops, track maintenance equipment, sleepers, rails and other miscellaneous equipment.