Lahore and Karachi Metro Lines

[Karachiite]

Bilour for early completion of Karachi Circular Railway
Islamabad—Japanese Ambassador Hiroshi Oe called on Minister for Railways Haji Ghulam Ahmed Bilour here on Thursday and discussed bilateral issues, including Karachi Circular Railway (KCR) project. The Minister for Railways requested the Japanese envoy for early completion of the KCR project as it would help in addressing transport problems of the mega city in coming years.

He said when the British tram system in Karachi became redundant in early 70s, all the traffic pressure was born by the Karachi Circular Railways.

However, due to poor maintenance by Pakistan Railways, aging railway hardware, more efficient alternate means of public and private transportation, the importance and utility of KCR dwindled in late 1990s.

He also said Pakistan attached great importance to its relations with Japan and wanted to further strengthen them through people-to-people contacts.

He said that Japan had always stood by the Pakistani people in time of crises. He specially acknowledged the assistance extended by Japan in post-floods reconstruction process in Punjab, Sindh and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa provinces. The Japanese envoy appreciated the support of Pakistani government and people residing in Japan for their assistance in the relief operations during Tsunami.

Bilour for early completion of Karachi Circular Railway

 

[Omar1984]

looks like india is invlolved in pakistan's metro project.

IN YOUR BOMBAY DREAMS!!! CHINA IS INVOLVED IN THE LAHORE METRO PROJECT.


http://www.defence.pk/forums/economy-development/105142-lahore-metro-project-finalised.html


CM lauds Chinese leadership for singing agreements

BEIJING , April 22 (APP): Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif on Friday said that agreements signed between China and the Punjab like Taunsa Barrage and Lahore Mass Transit System would not be possible without the personal interest of Chinese leadership.He was addressing a road show arranged by Punjab Trade Investment Forum in Beijing, says a handout. Chinese traders and industrialists, senior officials of policy-making institutions related to infrastructure, livestock, energy, transport and finance were present in large numbers on the occasion.

The Chinese investors present at the function evinced keen interest in the joint ventures of public welfare.

Miao Jang Shu of China Council for International Investment Promotion and Pakistani Ambassador to China, Masood Khan also spoke on the occasion.
The Chief Minister Punjab Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif called upon the Chinese investors to come forward and take Pak-China friendship even higher and stronger than the Himalayas through their practical cooperation.

He said that Pakistani people wanted the Chinese cooperation with Pakistan to be increased at the same pace at which China had progressed.
Earlier, Chairman Planning & Development Javed Aslam and Secretary Communications Azam Salman gave a briefing about Rawalpindi and Lahore Ring Road and other projects.


Source: Associated Press Of Pakistan ( Pakistan's Premier NEWS Agency ) - CM lauds Chinese leadership for singing agreements

 

[Dance]

Bilour for early completion of Karachi Circular Railway
Islamabad—Japanese Ambassador Hiroshi Oe called on Minister for Railways Haji Ghulam Ahmed Bilour here on Thursday and discussed bilateral issues, including Karachi Circular Railway (KCR) project. The Minister for Railways requested the Japanese envoy for early completion of the KCR project as it would help in addressing transport problems of the mega city in coming years.

He said when the British tram system in Karachi became redundant in early 70s, all the traffic pressure was born by the Karachi Circular Railways.

However, due to poor maintenance by Pakistan Railways, aging railway hardware, more efficient alternate means of public and private transportation, the importance and utility of KCR dwindled in late 1990s.

He also said Pakistan attached great importance to its relations with Japan and wanted to further strengthen them through people-to-people contacts.

He said that Japan had always stood by the Pakistani people in time of crises. He specially acknowledged the assistance extended by Japan in post-floods reconstruction process in Punjab, Sindh and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa provinces. The Japanese envoy appreciated the support of Pakistani government and people residing in Japan for their assistance in the relief operations during Tsunami.

Bilour for early completion of Karachi Circular Railway

I really wish Karachi would get it a metro soon because it really really needs it.

Bilour has already destroyed the Pakistan railways so I'm not really expecting much for the karachi circular railway...for now

 

[Karachiite]

Yep all these jaagirdar waderay of Sindh have ruined everything. I remember Qaim Ali Shah and Sharmilla Farooqi promising that KCR would start construction in December 2010 but that never happened.

 

[acetophenol]

india cant be involved, be have enough engineers and technicians to have our own poject, we are not afghanistan,

after all do the bogies india get is manufactured locally???

read from every where, u guys import from china

for your information,we have really mature railways,which obviously is self-sufficient too.

 

[U-571]

why doesnt pakistan utilize its own professionals in this metro projects, why ask foreigners for it??

 

[acetophenol]

why doesnt pakistan utilize its own professionals in this metro projects, why ask foreigners for it??

there is nothing wrong in asking help from outside.
it will do good.

 

[U-571]

pakistan is not saudi arabia, that has no engineering graduates, why pakistani govt doesnt give tender to some pakistani company??

 

[bobthebuilder]

Have they started erecting pillars and other stuff

 

[Dance]

Have they started erecting pillars and other stuff

Construction work on the Lahore Mass Transit Train project will begin on August 14, Chief Minister Mian Shahbaz Sharif said on Friday. A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between the Punjab government and a Chinese company, NORINCO, in this regard on Friday. Of the 27-kilometre (km) railway track from Gajju Matta on Ferozepur Road to Shahdara, about 7 km will be underground.
Khawaja Ahmad Hasaan, the Lahore Transport Company (LTC) chairperson signed the agreement on behalf of the city government on.

Transport infrastructure: Kalma Chowk flyover to open from 25th? – The Express Tribune

 

[TEXAS BATTLESTAR]

This is great news for Pakistan. Does anyone knows what type of transit systems and cars are they planning to use?

 

[TEXAS BATTLESTAR]

Have they started erecting pillars and other stuff

That's a good question, but I think at this time they're doing feasibility studies, survey of the landscape, and engineering studies to figure out the cost and efficient way of constructing it.

 

[American Pakistani]

Karachi a huge city deserve a metro subway system instead of that ugly KCR.

 

[Night_Raven]

india cant be involved, be have enough engineers and technicians to have our own poject, we are not afghanistan,

after all do the bogies india get is manufactured locally???

read from every where, u guys import from china

Bombardier now has a metro rail coach factory at Savli , Gujarat which manufactures metro coaches for delivery to DMRC (Delhi Metro Rail Corporation) , New Delhi.

Transportation > Media Centre > Press Releases

Btw , all the best to Pakistan for the metro projects !

 

[Dance]

Karachi a huge city deserve a metro subway system instead of that ugly KCR.

Under the leadership of Bilour and the current government, I don't think Karachi will see any type of metro soon

The Lahore one will probably be done before the Karachi one is even started!