The CPEC “Early Harvest” plan includes a complete overhaul of the 1,687-kilometer-long Main Line 1 railway (ML-1) between Lahore and Peshawar:

The CPEC’s ML-1 railway overhaul spans from Karachi to Peshawar, not just Lahore to Peshawar, enhancing national connectivity. Studying this highlights CPEC’s role in infrastructure development, the challenges of railway modernization, and its economic impact. It also offers insights into how large-scale projects drive growth, providing lessons on leveraging infrastructure for economic progress and regional connectivity in Pakistan.