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Karachi Circular Railway To Be Completed in 70% Less Time Under CPEC
The Karachi Circular Railway (KCR) project, previously estimated to be completed in 10 years, will now be completed in just three years.
The KCR project will be completed by September 2020 under the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) mega project.
The Chinese Take-over
The KCR project was originally going to be financed by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). The project went under the CPEC basket, based on the orders of the former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. KCR, now in the CPEC basket, is estimated to be completed in 3 years.
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PM inaugurates Karachi Circular Railway
KARACHI: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz formally inaugurated the first phase of the much-awaited Karachi Circular Railway (KCR) on Tuesday. Speaking on the occasion, the prime minister said that the KCR was a part of the government’s plans to make Karachi a true megalopolis at par with other big cities in the world.
“It is evident from the opening of this service that we are determined to develop Pakistan,” Aziz said after inaugurating the train service. After the inauguration of the first phase of the KCR, the prime minister, with several cabinet members and city notables, boarded a train at the City Station. The train began with its trademark whistle. It travelled four kilometres and stopped at the Cantt Station.
The train cars have recently been refurbished in Lahore. The managers have also provided space to accommodate standing travellers. Officials said they had acquired a permanent maintenance staff for cleaning and repairing the cars on a daily basis.
A Lahore-based company has been hired as commercial operator to sell tickets in and outside trains and evolve a mechanism to discourage freeloaders, which was the main cause for the discontinuation of the facility in December 1999.
The prime minister was informed about new facilities introduced in the system. Speaking to reporters, Aziz praised involvement of the private sector in the train service and hoped it would help maintain and continue the service. “Traffic jams and congestion is one of the severest problems of Karachi. With this facility, such problems would not come to an end but I believe that their intensity will certainly decrease,” said Aziz. He said the project would be revived in three phases in a couple of years or so and that it was the first phase which would also benefit thousands of people living in the southern and eastern districts of the city. He said Rs 3.5 billion would be spent on complete renovation of the circular railway.
The prime minister said his government wanted to provide cost-effective transport facilities to the people and the KCR was one of them. He noted that in the first phase, trains would be run from the City Station to Landhi after which the entire loop encircling most of the city would be renovated.
Aziz said a mass transit project similar to the one planned for Karachi would be launched in Lahore. The previous governments, he added, had neglected the railways department but the present government was paying full attention to it. The prime minister also hinted at the strong possibility of reopening the Khokhropar-Munabao rail link between India and Pakistan, saying that the government had plans to convert the meter gauge track from Khokhropar to the end of Pakistani territory into the broad gauge. Pakistan has not yet made a formal announcement for reopening the Khokhropar-Munabao border. The KCR operation was suspended on December 15, 1999, after the railway authorities refused to operate the service due to recurring losses.
Here I found this history for Mass transit projects in karachi.
Quote:
4 Past Efforts Regarding implementation of Mass
Transit Program
In 1995, National Mass Transit Authority (NMTA) was established in
Islamabad to implement Mass Transit System in major cities of
Pakistan. The project of LRT on Corridor – I was approved by NMTA
Council in its meeting chaired by the Prime Minister of Pakistan
(Mohtarma Shaheed Benazir Bhutto) on May 14, 1995.
4.1 First Initiative
Subsequently, after bidding process an Implementation
Agreement was signed with M/s. Indus Mass Transit Company
(IMTC) on Build, Operate and Transfer (BOT) at the cost of US$
586.77 million on 15th January, 1996. However, due to change of
Government and various other reasons the financial close was not
achieved and the agreement was terminated on 6th December,
2001with an amicable settlement. *
Feb, 2012 29
Karachi Mass Transit Program
Investment Opportunities
4.2 Second Initiative
• In 2003, City District Government Karachi (CDGK) initiated fresh
efforts to implement the project on BOT Basis. 7 firms were prequalified
for the Project and only two firms submitted their
proposals: (i) Maglev Levitation Train (on BOT) by M/s American
Maglev Technology (AMT), USA, (ii)Light Rail Transit (on credit
financing ) by China National Machinery & Equipment Corporation
Group (CNMEG).
4.3 Third Initiative
• Subsequently, on the basis of MoU signed with Government of
Sindh dated September 1, 2003 with CNMEG for implementation
of LRT project for Corridor-II on credit Financing, a Preliminary
Implementation Agreement was signed between CDGK and
CNMEG for Corridor-I project on credit financing at the cost of
US$ 569.3873 million with the condition to arrange Sovereign
Guarantee for repayment of Principal and interest amount from
GOP. However, GOP did not agree and directed to opt for BOT.
4.4 Fourth Initiative
• Later on, Planning Commission, GOP constituted a committee to
approach pre-qualified bidders for additional comforts required to
participate in the project implementation. However, CNMEG reconfirmed
its participation on credit financing and AMT and IDC
offered for Meglev system on BOT basis. Therefore, an MoU was
signed on 24th December, 2004 between CDGK and M/s AMT &
IDC for implementation of Magnetic Levitation Train Project at the
cost of US$ 289 million on BOT. However, the same could not be
implemented due to non fulfillment of commitments by the
Bidder.
the red line is the existing track (Nipa to gilani) which is now proposed elevated in KCR plan
it will also intersect with red line BRTS at this place
KARACHI: Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz formally inaugurated the first phase of the much-awaited Karachi Circular Railway (KCR) on Tuesday. Speaking on the occasion, the prime minister said that the KCR was a part of the government’s plans to make Karachi a true megalopolis at par with other big cities in the world.
“It is evident from the opening of this service that we are determined to develop Pakistan,” Aziz said after inaugurating the train service. After the inauguration of the first phase of the KCR, the prime minister, with several cabinet members and city notables, boarded a train at the City Station. The train began with its trademark whistle. It travelled four kilometres and stopped at the Cantt Station.
The train cars have recently been refurbished in Lahore. The managers have also provided space to accommodate standing travellers. Officials said they had acquired a permanent maintenance staff for cleaning and repairing the cars on a daily basis.
A Lahore-based company has been hired as commercial operator to sell tickets in and outside trains and evolve a mechanism to discourage freeloaders, which was the main cause for the discontinuation of the facility in December 1999.
The prime minister was informed about new facilities introduced in the system. Speaking to reporters, Aziz praised involvement of the private sector in the train service and hoped it would help maintain and continue the service. “Traffic jams and congestion is one of the severest problems of Karachi. With this facility, such problems would not come to an end but I believe that their intensity will certainly decrease,” said Aziz. He said the project would be revived in three phases in a couple of years or so and that it was the first phase which would also benefit thousands of people living in the southern and eastern districts of the city. He said Rs 3.5 billion would be spent on complete renovation of the circular railway.
The prime minister said his government wanted to provide cost-effective transport facilities to the people and the KCR was one of them. He noted that in the first phase, trains would be run from the City Station to Landhi after which the entire loop encircling most of the city would be renovated.
Aziz said a mass transit project similar to the one planned for Karachi would be launched in Lahore. The previous governments, he added, had neglected the railways department but the present government was paying full attention to it. The prime minister also hinted at the strong possibility of reopening the Khokhropar-Munabao rail link between India and Pakistan, saying that the government had plans to convert the meter gauge track from Khokhropar to the end of Pakistani territory into the broad gauge. Pakistan has not yet made a formal announcement for reopening the Khokhropar-Munabao border. The KCR operation was suspended on December 15, 1999, after the railway authorities refused to operate the service due to recurring losses.
Here I found this history for Mass transit projects in karachi.
Quote:
4 Past Efforts Regarding implementation of Mass
Transit Program
In 1995, National Mass Transit Authority (NMTA) was established in
Islamabad to implement Mass Transit System in major cities of
Pakistan. The project of LRT on Corridor – I was approved by NMTA
Council in its meeting chaired by the Prime Minister of Pakistan
(Mohtarma Shaheed Benazir Bhutto) on May 14, 1995.
4.1 First Initiative
Subsequently, after bidding process an Implementation
Agreement was signed with M/s. Indus Mass Transit Company
(IMTC) on Build, Operate and Transfer (BOT) at the cost of US$
586.77 million on 15th January, 1996. However, due to change of
Government and various other reasons the financial close was not
achieved and the agreement was terminated on 6th December,
2001with an amicable settlement. *
Feb, 2012 29
Karachi Mass Transit Program
Investment Opportunities
4.2 Second Initiative
• In 2003, City District Government Karachi (CDGK) initiated fresh
efforts to implement the project on BOT Basis. 7 firms were prequalified
for the Project and only two firms submitted their
proposals: (i) Maglev Levitation Train (on BOT) by M/s American
Maglev Technology (AMT), USA, (ii)Light Rail Transit (on credit
financing ) by China National Machinery & Equipment Corporation
Group (CNMEG).
4.3 Third Initiative
• Subsequently, on the basis of MoU signed with Government of
Sindh dated September 1, 2003 with CNMEG for implementation
of LRT project for Corridor-II on credit Financing, a Preliminary
Implementation Agreement was signed between CDGK and
CNMEG for Corridor-I project on credit financing at the cost of
US$ 569.3873 million with the condition to arrange Sovereign
Guarantee for repayment of Principal and interest amount from
GOP. However, GOP did not agree and directed to opt for BOT.
4.4 Fourth Initiative
• Later on, Planning Commission, GOP constituted a committee to
approach pre-qualified bidders for additional comforts required to
participate in the project implementation. However, CNMEG reconfirmed
its participation on credit financing and AMT and IDC
offered for Meglev system on BOT basis. Therefore, an MoU was
signed on 24th December, 2004 between CDGK and M/s AMT &
IDC for implementation of Magnetic Levitation Train Project at the
cost of US$ 289 million on BOT. However, the same could not be
implemented due to non fulfillment of commitments by the
Bidder.
the red line is the existing track (Nipa to gilani) which is now proposed elevated in KCR plan
it will also intersect with red line BRTS at this place
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Local train service from Karachi to Dhabeji starts tomorrow
October 31, 2018
The Dhabeji Express will leave the City Station in Karachi at 7am every morning and reach Dhabeji station at 8:55am, after making stops at Drigh Road, Malir and Bin Qasim stations.
KARACHI: After a passage of almost 11 years, the Dhabeji Express will start running again in the port city from tomorrow (Thursday).
Federal Minister for Railways Sheikh Rashid announced that President Dr Arif Alvi will inaugurate the Dhabeji Express today (Wednesday) while it will be opened for public on Thursday (November 1). He also promised to lay a railway track from Gwadar to Quetta at a press conference on Tuesday.
The Dhabeji Express will leave the City Station in Karachi at 7am every morning and reach Dhabeji station at 8:55am, after making stops at Drigh Road, Malir and Bin Qasim stations. Likewise, the other train would leave from Dhabeji daily at 6:15am. The minimum fare, according to Railways Divisional Commercial Officer Ishaq Baloch, would be Rs25 and maximum Rs80.
The train operation, according to Rashid will reduce vehicular traffic on II Chundrigar Road and Sharae Faisal. He also shared that the public would not be charged any fare on the first day. “It’s a gift to the people of Pakistan from Prime Minister Imran Khan,” he said, adding that he wants the labourers to reach home on time and safely, without going through the hassle of sitting on bus rooftops. He promised a monthly pass for labourers and another train service from Sukkur to Karachi. “We are willing to facilitate the circular railway project too,” he said.
According to Sheikh, his agenda is to make 10 trains functional in 100 days. “The government is willing to lay down a track in Gwadar too,” he said, adding that they have already started work to increase the speed of trains. He appealed to the citizens of Khanewal and Multan to stop visiting railway stations just to use free Wifii.
The Dhabeji’s train operation, according to Baloch, was suspended in 2007 and the last intra city train service was suspended in 2016, which was from City Station to Landhi.
“The government never supported its operation and Pakistan Railways was short of engines,” an official of the Pakistan Railways told The Express Tribune on the condition of anonymity.
Sustainable operation?
An expert has expressed the belief that Dhabeji Express’ operation will be a challenging task for the railway authorities, as they failed to sustain it in the past.
Dr Noman Ahmed, from the NED University of Engineering and Technology’s urban planning department, recalled that the Dhabeji Express was inaugurated by former Sindh governor Dr Ishratul Ebad in 2007 and was shut down hardly after a few months as it couldn’t be sustained due to faulty planning.
He explained that there’s only one railway track from Karachi to Peshawar, which also passes through Dhabeji, on which freight railway and normal passenger trains run. “How will they accommodate the Dhabeji Express in between?” he asked, adding that it would be a challenging task for the railway authorities to accommodate Dhabeji Express in the existing timetable.
When asked if it would ease down the traffic on Sharae Faisal, he said, “It won’t make any drastic [improvements], but would have some good affect.”
To make this initiative successful, Dr Ahmed advised that the government also run feeder bus service to different railway stations. For example, a bus service from Gulistan-e-Jauhar to Drigh Station. One train, he said, would carry a maximum of 1,200 passengers. To ease the traffic flow, he said that more than one service needs to be operated in a day.
October 31, 2018
The Dhabeji Express will leave the City Station in Karachi at 7am every morning and reach Dhabeji station at 8:55am, after making stops at Drigh Road, Malir and Bin Qasim stations.
KARACHI: After a passage of almost 11 years, the Dhabeji Express will start running again in the port city from tomorrow (Thursday).
Federal Minister for Railways Sheikh Rashid announced that President Dr Arif Alvi will inaugurate the Dhabeji Express today (Wednesday) while it will be opened for public on Thursday (November 1). He also promised to lay a railway track from Gwadar to Quetta at a press conference on Tuesday.
The Dhabeji Express will leave the City Station in Karachi at 7am every morning and reach Dhabeji station at 8:55am, after making stops at Drigh Road, Malir and Bin Qasim stations. Likewise, the other train would leave from Dhabeji daily at 6:15am. The minimum fare, according to Railways Divisional Commercial Officer Ishaq Baloch, would be Rs25 and maximum Rs80.
The train operation, according to Rashid will reduce vehicular traffic on II Chundrigar Road and Sharae Faisal. He also shared that the public would not be charged any fare on the first day. “It’s a gift to the people of Pakistan from Prime Minister Imran Khan,” he said, adding that he wants the labourers to reach home on time and safely, without going through the hassle of sitting on bus rooftops. He promised a monthly pass for labourers and another train service from Sukkur to Karachi. “We are willing to facilitate the circular railway project too,” he said.
According to Sheikh, his agenda is to make 10 trains functional in 100 days. “The government is willing to lay down a track in Gwadar too,” he said, adding that they have already started work to increase the speed of trains. He appealed to the citizens of Khanewal and Multan to stop visiting railway stations just to use free Wifii.
The Dhabeji’s train operation, according to Baloch, was suspended in 2007 and the last intra city train service was suspended in 2016, which was from City Station to Landhi.
“The government never supported its operation and Pakistan Railways was short of engines,” an official of the Pakistan Railways told The Express Tribune on the condition of anonymity.
Sustainable operation?
An expert has expressed the belief that Dhabeji Express’ operation will be a challenging task for the railway authorities, as they failed to sustain it in the past.
Dr Noman Ahmed, from the NED University of Engineering and Technology’s urban planning department, recalled that the Dhabeji Express was inaugurated by former Sindh governor Dr Ishratul Ebad in 2007 and was shut down hardly after a few months as it couldn’t be sustained due to faulty planning.
He explained that there’s only one railway track from Karachi to Peshawar, which also passes through Dhabeji, on which freight railway and normal passenger trains run. “How will they accommodate the Dhabeji Express in between?” he asked, adding that it would be a challenging task for the railway authorities to accommodate Dhabeji Express in the existing timetable.
When asked if it would ease down the traffic on Sharae Faisal, he said, “It won’t make any drastic [improvements], but would have some good affect.”
To make this initiative successful, Dr Ahmed advised that the government also run feeder bus service to different railway stations. For example, a bus service from Gulistan-e-Jauhar to Drigh Station. One train, he said, would carry a maximum of 1,200 passengers. To ease the traffic flow, he said that more than one service needs to be operated in a day.
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You can now travel from Karachi to Dhabeji in a train
Daily labourers will now be able to travel from Karachi to Dhabeji in a train. The fare of train of 1 side starts from Rs.25 to Rs.80 depending on the stop
The distance between the two places is 76.9 kilometres. The Karachi-Dhabeji Express would leave the City Station at 7am every morning and reach Dhabeji station at 8.55am, after making stops at Drigh Road, Malir and Bin Qasim stations.
The passengers can travel for free on Thursday.
The train was inaugurated by President Arif Alvi on Wednesday. “Transport is among the biggest issues of Karachi,” he said. The population has increased with time and main of the cities choked.
The railways department lost its significance because of the rampant corruption, he remarked.
Railways Minister Sheikh Rasheed said that three trains which will take people from Karachi to Hyderabad will be launched soon. PM Imran Khan will inaugurate the train service
Daily labourers will now be able to travel from Karachi to Dhabeji in a train. The fare of train of 1 side starts from Rs.25 to Rs.80 depending on the stop
The distance between the two places is 76.9 kilometres. The Karachi-Dhabeji Express would leave the City Station at 7am every morning and reach Dhabeji station at 8.55am, after making stops at Drigh Road, Malir and Bin Qasim stations.
The passengers can travel for free on Thursday.
The train was inaugurated by President Arif Alvi on Wednesday. “Transport is among the biggest issues of Karachi,” he said. The population has increased with time and main of the cities choked.
The railways department lost its significance because of the rampant corruption, he remarked.
Railways Minister Sheikh Rasheed said that three trains which will take people from Karachi to Hyderabad will be launched soon. PM Imran Khan will inaugurate the train service
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