Karachi Circular Railway

Karachi Circular Railway

Infobox Public transit
name = Karachi Circular Railway


imagesize = 250px
locale = Karachi, Pakistan
transit_type = Rapid transit
began_operation = 2002
ended_operation =
system_length = 121 km (14 mi)
lines = 3
vehicles =
stations = 62
ridership =
track_gauge = RailGauge|sg
reporting marks =
operator =
owner =

Karachi Circular Railway (KCR) is a Mass Transport System (MRTS) proposed for the city of Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. A plan for building a mass transit system for this city has been under consideration since 1976. For various reasons this project has been kept on hold for a long time. In 2002 the Government of Sindh appointed Engineering Consultants International (ECIL), a consulting firm to prepare a project work to revive this project. The study was named Viable Implementation Plan for the Revitalization of the Circular Railway. The ECIL has proposed a two-stage implementation for this project. The proposed KCR would connect many of the city’s industrial and commercial districts.

Benefits

The project is planned to help every one that lives within the proposed regions and to improve the countless commuters travelling between home and work.

Routes

See also.

* Mass Rapid Transit
* Pakistan Railways
* Transport in Pakistan

External links.

* [http://www.app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=37165&Itemid=2 Karachi Circular Railway System to be revived by 2011 - APP]

* [http://www.app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=37899&Itemid=2 KUTS come to exietence after its registration with SEC - APP]

* [http://www.dawn.com/2003/02/21/ed.htm#1 Mass transit conundrum]

* [http://www.dawn.com/2002/01/01/fea.htm Revival of Karachi Circular Railway: ANALYSIS]

* [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pakistanrailways/ Pakistan Railway Discussion Group at Yahoo] Pakistan Railway Discussion Group at Yahoo]

* [http://karachirail.tripod.com/ A Web Site about KCR by Adnan Zafar]

References


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