Lahore Metro

Lahore Metro (Urdu: لاہور میٹرو‎) is an automated rapid transit system in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. Three metro lines have been proposed, of which the Orange Line is completed and operational. It is Pakistan's first metro line system.

Lahore Metro
Overview
OwnerGovernment of Punjab
LocaleLahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Transit typeRapid transit
Number of lines1 completed (2 planned)
Operation
Began operation25 October 2020
Operator(s)Punjab Mass Transit Authority
Technical
System length27.1 km (16.8 mi)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
System map

History

The Lahore Metro was first proposed in 1991, and reviewed again in 1993 by the Lahore Traffic & Transport Studies, funded by the World Bank. The project was subsequently shelved.[1] In 2005, the Ministry of Transport revisited the project and carried out a feasibility study. In 2007, the Asian Development Bank provided ₨1 billion (US$6.2 million) to conduct a study on the project.[2] The initial plan called for an 82 km (51 mi) rail network with 60 stations to be constructed in four separate phases. The first phase involved the construction of a 27 km (17 mi) rail line between Gajju Matta and Shahdara Bagh, with an 11.6 km (7.2 mi) section underground. Construction was expected to start in 2008 and be completed by 2010.[2] However, in 2008, the project was shelved again as priorities shifted to other projects.[3]

In June 2010, Malaysia-based Scomi International proposed a US $1.15 billion monorail alternative, but that was not approved.[2] At a ceremony in May 2014, an agreement was signed by Chief Minister Punjab Shahbaz Sharif, alongside President Mamnoon Hussain and Chinese President Xi Jinping, which gave the go-ahead for the construction of the Orange Line. The project was estimated to cost $1.6 billion.[4]

Lines

Orange Line
Main article: Orange Line (Lahore Metro)

The Orange Line has a length of 27.1 kilometres (16.8 mi) and became operational on 25 October 2020.[5]

Blue Line

The Blue Line is a proposed 24-kilometre (15 mi) line from Chauburji to College Road, Township.

Purple Line

The Purple Line is a proposed 32-kilometre (20 mi) airport rail link.

Network map

See also

References
  1. Asian Development Bank 2008, p. 2.
  2. The Express Tribune 2011.
  3. Asian Development Bank 2009.
  4. Daily Times 2011.
  5. "Punjab CM inaugurates Lahore's much-delayed Orange Line Metro Train". Daily Pakistan. 25 Oct 2020. Retrieved 2020-10-25.

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