Lahore Metro

Infobox Public transit
name = Lahore Metro


imagesize = 100px
locale = Lahore, Pakistan
transit_type = Rapid transit
began_operation = 2009
ended_operation =
system_length = 152 km (14 mi)
lines = 2 (+2 planned)
vehicles =
stations = 60
ridership =
track_gauge = RailGauge|sg
reporting marks =
operator =
owner =The Lahore Metro (In Urdu:) will become the second rapid mass transit system in the Pakistan, after Karachi Circular Railway. The project is expected to complete in 2020.

Phase I

In Phase I two tracks will be constructed. One will be a North-South route called the Green Line and other will be an East-West route called the Orange Line.

Green Line

Green Line is going to cost US $2.4 billion to construct. The Green Line would extend from Shahdara to Hamza Town via Ravi Road, Lower Mall, Mall Road, Fatima Jinnah Road, Qartaba Chowk and Ferozepur Road areas. The length of Green Line is going to be 27 km. 11.6 km long Green Line route would be underground, while 15.4 km long would be overhead.

There will be 12 underground and 10 overhead stations built on the Green Line route. [http://pakistaniat.com/images/LRMT/LRMT2.jpg]

The completion dates of ‘Green Line’ is in 2011. Initially the project was supposed to finish in 2012 but due to Cricket World Cup od 2012 where Lahore will be hosting few matches, the Green Line completion date has been pulled in to 2011. Initial estimates are that 227,000 people annually would benefit from the Green line.

In March 2007, Punjab Government invited Dr E. Sreedharan who is the managing director of successfully operating Delhi Metro Rail in Delhi, India. After studying the project details Dr Sreedharan has declared Green Line Project as a viable one. He has inspected the first priority line’s route from Shahdara to Hamza Town. In his view, the implementation of the Green Line project (Phase I) would face no major technical difficulty because the soil condition en route was good and roads were wide, having room for underground construction without creating any serious inconvenience to the city. [1]

Orange Line

The Orange Line will run between Pakistan Mint and Sabzazar. It will cost US $1.9 billion and will be completed by 2015. However, Pakistan Railways has launched Professional Development Programme for various officers. The purpose is to give state of the art training to the officers to build rapid transit system in the country. The present study is conducted by MVA consultancy which is highly inadequate. Hanif Gul, the officer from Pakistan Railways has taken up the feasibility of Lahore Metro as his dissertation project. The detailed study will be submitted to the governmnent of Pakistan by October, 2008.

Phase 2

In the second phase, the Blue and Purple lines will be constructed.

ee also

* Lahore
* Transport in Pakistan
* List of rapid transit systems

References

External Links

* [http://pakistaniat.com/2007/08/20/lahore-rapid-mass-transit-rail-project/ Pakistaniat.com]
* [http://www.dawn.com/2007/07/12/ed.htm#2 DAWN Editorial]
* [http://www.brecorder.com/index.php?id=584736&currPageNo=2 Business Recorder]
* [http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007