Lahore Orange Line Metro Train

The Orange Line of Lahore Metro, is an under construction line of the Lahore Metro network in Lahore. When completed it will connect Raiwind, Multan Road, Mcleod Road, Lahore Junction railway station and the Grand Trunk Road.  It will be the first line of the Lahore Metro, which is country's first mass rapid transit train system. It will be financed and developed by the Chinese Government as a part of the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor through the Exim Bank of China. The corridor will be capable of accommodating two trains running both up and down the track, ferrying up to 30,000 passengers per hour. 

History 

The architecture, construction and operation of the orange line has been entrusted to the Chinese government and the estimated completion time is 27 months. The project was initiated with a signed agreement between the governments of Pakistan and China in May 2014. Chief Minister Punjab Shahbaz Sharif signed the agreement from Pakistan side at a ceremony which was also witnessed by President of Pakistan Mamnoon Hussain and Chinese President Xi Jinping.  This project was started 15 months after the inauguration of Pakistan's first rapid transit service of buses, Lahore Metrobus. The project will cost $1.6 billion. This project is under construction and is expected to be completed by October 2017. 

Project Details 

The Orange Line Metro will run on a 27.1-kilometre track, of which 25.4 kilometres will be elevated. The service will initially benefit around 250,000 passengers a day. The capacity will be increased to 500,000 passengers a day by 2025. Shehbaz Sharif on the occasion said that the Metro Bus Service, the metro train would also be implemented in other cities after Lahore. “The metro train will revolutionize the way people travel as it will make the commute trouble-free,”. project implementation is well underway.

Stations 

The project is in the planning stage. A precise map of the project is not available but the proposed routes that will be covered by the project are as follow: 

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