Havelian Dry port (450 M. Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units)

Project Havelian Dry port (450 M. Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units)
Project Description

Project Title: Construction of Havelian Dry port including cargo handling facilities.

Responsibility:

  • Proposing Agency: Ministry of Railways
  • Implementing Agency: Pakistan Railways
  • Supervising Agency: Ministry of Communications, Government of Pakistan

To meet the demand of containerized future freight traffic in connection with Pak-China Economic Corridor, the dry port will be established at Havelian by utilizing the railway land, railhead facilities, high speed / capacity stock, and potential of well established off-dock terminal for handling bonded import / export containers. Pakistan Railway network exist upto Havelian Railway Station situated at more than 680 Kms from Khunjrab (China border). The station is coming on Pak-China economic corridor. Initially it will act as Dry Port / container terminal for goods traffic coming through road from China through KKH. Transshipment arrangement will be provided at Havelian for loading / unloading on railway wagons.

Location Havellian, District Haripur, KPK
Estimated Cost (US $ Million) 65
Financing Work will be carried out by financing through Chinese Government Concessional Loan (GCL). Work will be awarded through open bidding as per PPRA rules through EPC contract
Project Progress Update
  • Feasibility completed
  • Project to be put on fast track
  • Framework agreement signed in May 2017