Federal government's promise of bullet train gone sour

[Kabira]

The actual cost of building a bullet train from Karachi to Peshawar with related infrastructure will be more than $80 to100 billion!! It's better if Nawaz utilizes this money on health, education and poverty alleviation.

Does he know that the fare for traveling in a bullet train would be almost the same as air fare? Can the ordinary folk afford it? No! It will just be another expensive means of transport meant only for the rich.

In other words it's a bad idea. Nawaz is selling dreams only for political brownie points.

$32 billion, where are you getting your figures from? Anyway at this point Pak can't afford it, maybe in next decade.

 

[Qalandari]

 

[Muhammad Omar]

Still Lahore is Much Better then Karachi right now.... Hahaha

Qalandri

 

[OrionHunter]

$32 billion, where are you getting your figures from? Anyway at this point Pak can't afford it, maybe in next decade.

It seems you haven't factored in cost of land acquisition, maintenance, cost escalation due to inevitable delays, life cycle costs and so on.

 

[Muhammad Omar]

It seems you haven't factored in cost of land acquisition, maintenance, cost escalation due to inevitable delays, life cycle costs and so on.

There's no Project regarding Bullet train... first the existing train system need an upgrade... From 2008-13 there were only 70 Engines operational which are now 296 there were very less power vans but now many new power vans are there ... still many engines needed and power vans ... They are trying to increase the speed of the trains from 80 kmh to 120 kmh... So no Bullet in near future.. this is just a troll thread so enjoy...

 

[C130]

best buddy China could fiance and build it.

hell Pakistan needs Chinese leadership period on all levels.

 

[Qalandari]

 

[M.SAAD]

This guy is a TROLL. What has PPP done for Pakistan??? ABSOLUTELY JACK SH*T. I'm not a PMLN supporter, but its 100000 X better than PPP .

 

[Qalandari]

 

[OrionHunter]

There's no Project regarding Bullet train... first the existing train system need an upgrade... From 2008-13 there were only 70 Engines operational which are now 296 there were very less power vans but now many new power vans are there ... still many engines needed and power vans ... They are trying to increase the speed of the trains from 80 kmh to 120 kmh... So no Bullet in near future.. this is just a troll thread so enjoy...

But it was from the horse's mouth - Nawaz himself. But yes, he was probably trolling the crowd!!

 

[Muhammad Omar]

But it was from the horse's mouth - Nawaz himself. But yes, he was probably trolling the crowd!!

Nawaz Shareef Saying about Bullet Train since 90's and that was before election he said about bullet train... Our Railway was completely destroyed delay in train like 10 hours 15 hours failure and breakdown of engines etc etc but still much much work has been done and railways is in a much better shape still much to do...

 

[Dubious]

Does he know that the fare for traveling in a bullet train would be almost the same as air fare? Can the ordinary folk afford it? No! It will just be another expensive means of transport meant only for the rich.

He is not even aware what a common Pakistani is capable of ....

 

[Jungibaaz]

Bullet train is requires exorbitant investment and would not be right move for any govt in pakistan to implement it, given the state of economy. For that matter even in India with its financial chest it will take atleast a decade to see first set of bullet trains operational.

Exactly what I was talking about. We don't need it, and can't afford it.

It is a great decision to not fall through on those weird election promises, I commend the government for not going through with these stupid ideas.

best buddy China could fiance and build it.

hell Pakistan needs Chinese leadership period on all levels.

These Chinese are and have been helping us immensely.

But bulltet train or High Speed Rail ideas are just stupid right now.

Thanks for sharing, what a horrible era that was the last PPP government era.

 

[Qalandari]

Thanks for sharing, what a horrible era that was the last PPP government era.

Haha This happened during the current tenure. I didn't knew you were that biased.

BTW I am still not allowed to post in the PTI KP development thread. Is it a permanent thread ban ? Did I really scare the PTI guys on that thread ?

 

[TheNoob]

To be honest, we have no need for such a project.
We're gonna do fine with HSR.
We're not that much of a business grizzling nation so i dont think there will be much important travels. beside, the price will almost be of the plane ticket so yolo