Lahore Metro
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Lahore Metro is an automated
History
The Lahore Metro was first proposed in 1991 and reviewed in 1993 by the Lahore Traffic & Transport Studies, funded by the World Bank. The project was subsequently shelved.[2] In 2005, the Ministry of Transport revisited the project and carried out a feasibility study. In 2007, the Asian Development Bank provided Rs. 1 billion (US$3.5 million) to conduct a study on the project.[3] The initial plan called for an 82 km (51 mi) rail network with 60 stations to be constructed in four separate phases. The first phase involved the construction of a 27 km (17 mi) rail line between Gajju Matta and Shahdara Bagh, with an 11.6 km (7.2 mi) section underground. Construction was expected to start in 2008 and be completed by 2010.[3] However, in 2008, the project was shelved again as priorities shifted to other projects.[4]
In June 2010, Malaysia-based
Lines
Orange Line
The Orange Line has a length of 27.1 kilometres (16.8 mi) and became operational on 25 October 2020.[6]
Blue Line
The Blue Line is a proposed 24-kilometre (15 mi) line from Chauburji to College Road, Township.[citation needed]
Purple Line
The Purple Line is a proposed 32-kilometre (20 mi) airport rail link.[citation needed]
Network map
Stations
The line has 26 stations. Anarkali and Central stations are underground, while the remaining 24 are elevated.[7] The rail line runs through the centre of each station, with platforms flanking the track.[8] Elevated stations have a width of 22.5 metres, while Anarkali Station is 16 metres wide, and Central Station 49.5 metres wide.[9] Elevated stations are all 102 metres long, while Anarkali and Central Stations are 121.5 and 161.6 metres long, respectively.[10]
Anarkali and Central Stations were initially planned to have two underground levels,[11] Anarkali Station now both feature a ground-level concourse with one underground level, while Central Station has a single underground level, in order reduce the maximum gradient for trains from 35% to 30%.[12] Rail tracks are 9.7m below street level at Central Station, and 8.7m below street level at Anarkali Station.[13]
Underground stations feature automated doors between platforms and trains. Public areas of the station are air-conditioned during warm months.[14] Elevated stations feature natural ventilation throughout the platforms, with localised air conditioning in public areas of the ticket-hall level.[15]
Rolling stock
Orange Line trains are each composed of five wagons manufactured by China's
Track
The Orange Line's tracks meet China's national standards,
Depot
A depot was constructed at the northeast portion of the line, directly east of the Lahore Ring Road,[31] while a stabling yard was constructed at the line's southern terminus at Ali Town.[32] The depot is also the site of the Orange Line's central control centre.[33] The depot and stabling yard respectively required 0.56 and 0.49 kilometres of track.[34]
See also
- Lahore Metro Bus
- Karachi Circular Railway
- Pakistan Railways
- Transport in Pakistan
References
- ^ "Orange Line Metro Train marks its 1st anniversary with a milestone of 20 million riders". Daily Pakistan. Retrieved 2022-01-26.
- ^ Asian Development Bank 2008, p. 2.
- ^ a b c The Express Tribune 2011.
- ^ Asian Development Bank 2009.
- ^ Daily Times 2011.
- ^ "Punjab CM inaugurates Lahore's much-delayed Orange Line Metro Train". Daily Pakistan. 25 Oct 2020. Retrieved 2020-10-25.
- Express Tribune, Lahore, 23 Mar 2014. Retrieved on 20 October 2014.
- ^ "Norinco Technical Proposal" (PDF). January 2016. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 2, 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
- ^ "SECTION - 3 DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT" (PDF). EIA of Construction of Lahore Orange Line Metro Train Project (Ali Town –Dera Gujran). Environmental Protection Department. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
- ^ "SECTION - 3 DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT" (PDF). EIA of Construction of Lahore Orange Line Metro Train Project (Ali Town –Dera Gujran). Environmental Protection Department. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
- ^ "Norinco Technical Proposal" (PDF). January 2016. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 2, 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
- ^ "Norinco Technical Proposal" (PDF). January 2016. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 2, 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
- ^ "Norinco Technical Proposal" (PDF). January 2016. p. 69. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 2, 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
- ^ "SECTION - 3 DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT" (PDF). EIA of Construction of Lahore Orange Line Metro Train Project (Ali Town –Dera Gujran). Environmental Protection Department. pp. 3–10. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
- ^ "SECTION - 3 DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT" (PDF). EIA of Construction of Lahore Orange Line Metro Train Project (Ali Town –Dera Gujran). Environmental Protection Department. pp. 3–10. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
- ^ "Short Cuts". The Ec was onomist. 17 March 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
- ^ "Manufacturing of orange trains starts, says Kh Hassan". The News. 26 May 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
Latest technology will be employed for fabricating these trains and the rolling-stock will be fully computerised, automatic and driverless.
- ^ "SECTION - 3 DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT" (PDF). EIA of Construction of Lahore Orange Line Metro Train Project (Ali Town –Dera Gujran). Environmental Protection Department. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
- ^ "Norinco Technical Proposal" (PDF). January 2016. p. 36. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 2, 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
- ^ "Norinco Technical Proposal" (PDF). January 2016. p. 35. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 2, 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
- ^ "Manufacturing of orange trains starts, says Kh Hassan". The News. 26 May 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
- ^ a b c "27 trains to be acquired for Metro project". Pakistan Today. 5 February 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
- ^ "Orange train to run on 750 volts". Dawn. 18 January 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
- ^ "SECTION - 3 DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT" (PDF). EIA of Construction of Lahore Orange Line Metro Train Project (Ali Town –Dera Gujran). Environmental Protection Department. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
- ^ "Norinco Technical Proposal" (PDF). January 2016. p. 143. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 2, 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
- ^ "SECTION - 3 DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT" (PDF). EIA of Construction of Lahore Orange Line Metro Train Project (Ali Town –Dera Gujran). Environmental Protection Department. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
- ^ "Norinco Technical Proposal" (PDF). January 2016. p. 27. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 2, 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
- ^ "Norinco Technical Proposal" (PDF). January 2016. p. 28. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 2, 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
- ^ "Norinco Technical Proposal" (PDF). January 2016. p. 33. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 2, 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
- ^ "SECTION - 3 DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT" (PDF). EIA of Construction of Lahore Orange Line Metro Train Project (Ali Town –Dera Gujran). Environmental Protection Department. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
- ^ "Norinco Technical Proposal" (PDF). January 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 2, 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
- ^ "Norinco Technical Proposal" (PDF). January 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 2, 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
- ^ "Norinco Technical Proposal" (PDF). January 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 2, 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
- ^ "Norinco Technical Proposal" (PDF). January 2016. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 2, 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
- "Proposed Technical Assistance Loan" (PDF), Asian Development Bank Projects, Asian Development Bank, retrieved 18 January 2013
- "Lapse of Validity of Loan Approval" (PDF), Asian Development Bank Documents, Asian Development Bank, retrieved 18 January 2013
- Punjab project: Lahore rapid transit scheme being revived, The Express Tribune, retrieved 18 January 2013
- LRMT fares for 2011, Daily Times, retrieved 18 January 2013
- Morichi, Shigeru (2013), Transport Development in Asian Megacities, Springer, ISBN 978-3-642-29743-4
Further reading
- Mughal, Owais (2007-08-20). "Lahore Rapid Mass Transit Rail Project". All Things Pakistan.
- "Lahore mass transit system". DAWN. Pakistan. 2007-07-12.
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