Someone, please tell me that this is still alive...

[LimaCharlie]

https://www.dawn.com/news/1511430

 

[LimaCharlie]

LAHORE: A European firm has shown interest in launching a tram service in the metropolitan on a 25-30km stretch of the Canal Road (from Thokar to Jallo) in the first phase.

The project will be launched under public-private partnership (PPP) in a joint venture (JV) of two companies – one European and the other Chinese – and Punjab transport department.

The Lahore Transport Company (LTC) will have a regulatory role on behalf of transport department, according to a senior official.

“After studying various routes of buses being operated under the LTC regulations in the city, the JV declared the Canal Road fit for launching the tram service in the first phase. However, it may also launch the service on other routes as well, including Jail Road, Mall Road and other major arteries of the city. The project will be launched under PPP mode and the tram service will run on a dedicated track to be laid along Canal Road. And it will run easily in the traffic,” Punjab transport secretary Asad Gilani told Dawn on Thursday.

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The tram service, which had been running in 1960s in Karachi, is considered to be a safe mode of transport in the metropolitan cities. The service is also running successfully in several countries of Europe and other continents. But the idea to launch it in Lahore was floated after Punjab transport minister Jahanzeb Khan Khichi visited Czech Republic a couple of months ago and held meetings with some transport firms specialising in manufacturing and launching trams in various countries through joint ventures with other firms. After detailed discussions, a JV comprising Czech Republic’s Inekon Group and China’s CRSC had visited Lahore and surveyed various routes around a month ago.

“During their visit, we briefed them [JV representatives] about the green line (metro bus service), orange line and the planned purple and blue lines. However, after surveying routes of metro bus and orange line, the JV’s officials were of the view that the tram service can’t be launched on these routes since it doesn’t have adequate capacity to transport such a large number of passengers. Later, the officials visited the LTC-operated buses’ routes and finally approved Canal Road for the service’s first phase,” Mr Gilani said.

He said the new facility would comprise 30 sets of trams — each having two coaches. The service would have various stops keeping in view the requirement of passengers, he added. “Before launching the service, the JV will conduct feasibility survey of the project. And after completion of the feasibility, the service would be launched,” the secretary said.

Meanwhile, the transport department and the JV signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on tram service. “This avant-garde project will be jointly implemented by a consortium of Czech and Chinese firms in collaboration with the LTC and transport department,” transport minister Jahanzeb Khan Khichi said at the MoU signing ceremony.

According to the MoU, the JV will work jointly with the LTC in order to improve public transport sector in Lahore. “With introduction of the tram service in Lahore, the traffic burden on the Canal Road will also reduce,” the minister claimed. He said in order to provide the public with quality environment-friendly transport facilities, the LTC and his department would also build their capacity so that such innovative transport projects could be successfully launched.

Published in Dawn, October 18th, 2019

 

[Samlee]

Government Store Rooms re Full of Such MoUs Sadly

 

[Death Professor]

most probably shelved.

 

[LimaCharlie]

Don't do that to me

 

[Muhammad Omar]

Government should complete the pending projects first rather then starting new ones

Islamabad Metro
Peshawar BRT
Karachi Green Line
Lahore Orange Line Metro

And it was just an MoU another MoU just like this was signed in 2016-17 on Greater Peshawar Circular Train with China worth 1.6 Billion USD was not materialised yet so Tram in Lahore not gonna start in fiscal year 2020-21 for sure

 

[Syed1.]

No money in khazana. Lahoris should lower their expectations. There isn't Showbaaz Sharif anymore to put the entire nation in debt for a 20km rail line in Lahore just for his personal promotion. Lahoris should learn to be loyal to the country as a whole rather than just their city.

 

[LimaCharlie]

Government should complete the pending projects first rather then starting new ones

Islamabad Metro
Peshawar BRT
Karachi Green Line
Lahore Orange Line Metro

And it was just an MoU another MoU just like this was signed in 2016-17 on Greater Peshawar Circular Train with China worth 1.6 Billion USD was not materialised yet so Tram in Lahore not gonna start in fiscal year 2020-21 for sure

But this is comparatively much much smaller and easier to build as there are no stupid bridges

No money in khazana. Lahoris should lower their expectations. There isn't Showbaaz Sharif anymore to put the entire nation in debt for a 20km rail line in Lahore just for his personal promotion. Lahoris should learn to be loyal to the country as a whole rather than just their city.

You won't believe how beautiful this city really is.. it's astonishing. Of course there are certain areas everywhere but this city is called paris for a reason. And i would want it to progress

The potential here is matched by none other by perhaps gwadar. A tram would seal the city's fate. It may become an alpha level city, similar to istanbul.

"I think the PTI is coming to the realisation that it too needs a large project in Lahore that is visible and that it can campaign on in the next election,” says Majid Nizami, who heads Geo television’s political cell, “Trams may be that project.”

 

[LimaCharlie]

“There is a misconception that Pakistan has an electricity shortage,” insists Gilani. “We have excess capacity which is often underutilised.”

Simultaneously, the government is also working on introducing electricity or battery-powered trams in Lahore. The feasibility study for the project has now been completed, said officials of the transport department. “However, we are waiting to see if we can secure funds for it,” said the secretary.

 

[LimaCharlie]

Thanks to the suprme court of pakistan, this project is shelved. The reason being that this will cause deforestation on the canal road while they are compeltely fine with the expansion of the roads and hoardings

 

[Wikki019]

Thanks to the suprme court of pakistan, this project is shelved. The reason being that this will cause deforestation on the canal road while they are compeltely fine with the expansion of the roads and hoardings

pakistanies love khawari on old and miserable public transport.

 

[LimaCharlie]

pakistanies love khawari on old and miserable public transport.

Sadly...
Hate this backwards mindset, it's driving me nuts

 

[LimaCharlie]

Had this been made, it would have been the cherry on the cake for buzdar and his team, along with the rainwater storages but no, judges rule this country, be it social media or development projects