There are three Designated Rail Corridor (DRC) routes in CAREC 5. DRC 501 will connect Hami, PRC to Karachi, Pakistan. Out of the total length of 3,800 km, about 700 km of railways crossing the border of the PRC and Pakistan remains to be constructed. DRC 502 will connect Hami to the port of Gwadar. Out of the total length of 3,600 km, about 2,100 km is yet to be constructed. DRC 503 will connect the PRC, the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, and Pakistan by rail. Out of 4,100 km total length, more than half is yet to be constructed.
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