PAKISTAN RAILWAYS

INTRODUCTION State own rail transport serviceHead quarter in LahoreStretched over 8000 kmImportant mode of transportAdminister under federal Govt,

ministry of railwaysVertically integrated organization

ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE

PEST ANALYSIS

Social factorsAttitude of peopleDesires Expectations

Technological factorsElectrical enginesNew railway tracksOnline ticketing

PEST

SWOT ANALYSIS

OpportunitiesDemanding customersAl ready setup tracksLow cost

ThreatsUncontrolled losesExpenditures are high Customer move to alternate options

swot

Current operational position Faces deficit of Rs 26252.315 MillionsShortage of locomotivesNo freight trainsHalf of locomotives are out of orderCommunication system is out dated Track is over agedBorrowed 40 billion from state bankPaying 4.6 billion as a interest to SBPRevenue declining consecutively

PR COOPERATION WITH CHINA

China is actively involved in the development of Pakistan Railways for the past five years

China is to export 69 modern locomotive engines to Pakistan to modernize Pakistan's railway fleet.

the first 15 engines will be manufactured in China and the remainder will be assembled in Pakistan, with spare parts and technology provided by China.

COMPETITORS OF RAILWAYS

CNG BusesDaewoo Express, Kohistan, Khan Brothers, Skyways and Niazi express

RESTRUCTURING OF PAKISTAN RAILWAYS

Time is important to the customersThe seat reservation system should

be made onlineThe first line staff should be trainedRailways service center should be

initiatedProper information should be

provided to the customersRailway stations should be clean

STRATEGIES FOR TURNAROUND

GOALS• Ensure availability of sufficient railway

engines• To ensure that railway trains

leave/arrive at the station at listed time• Ensure proper maintenance of engines • Ensure availability of sufficient

passenger coaches• Utilize cheap coal-driven engines

instead of expensive diesel driven engines

PROPOSED GOALS

Goal 1

• Repair old engines at railway workshops

• Import new engines from china

• Import new engines from USA

Goal 2Task the station managers to

start train on time

Conduct study to determine appropriate time duration for each time route

GOAL 3

Training workshops to enhance capacity of Pak railway engineers and technicians

Routine maintenance schedules to be strictly followed

Purchased required railway spare part from open market (domestically)

GOAL 4

Reduce the number of cargo train

Repair passenger coaches in workshop

Purchase passenger coaches from china

Old coal-fire railway engines refurbished and utilized in on short routs

FEASIBILITY REPORT FOR PROPOSED GOALS

Goal 1Pak railway is facing financial

crunch, no new imports are force able in future

only repair can made locally at Pak railway workshops

GOAL 2

Disciplining the station passengers can enhance efficiency in timing

Good maintenance, done locally, can ensure zero breaks down

GOAL 3

Routine training and refresher courses are feasible

Railways workshops to produce spare parts

GOAL 4

Good trains are major cost earner therefore they cannot be reduced beyond a certain level

No foreign purchases feasible

Unfeasible too costly to convert diesel engine to coal head railway engine

RECOMMENDATIONS

Pakistan Railway requires a radical restructuring

Strong leadership at the helm of affairs is also required

Railway should treat customer in a respectful manner

Trains should depart on timeOn the long routes the number of

stations should be reducedThe security system should be better