Karachi Circular Railway (KCR)

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these are new pics sir ??????????

 

[ghazi52]

these are new pics sir ??????????

No, Just to feel good and wait for the day to watch that running.

 

[ghazi52]

Be Ready people of Karachi..
New rakes of Karachi Circular Railway (KCR) almost in final stages..
August 2020
Route Karachi Port Trust - Wazir Mansion - Lyari - Karachi University - Depot Hill

 

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[Clutch]

The Karachi Circular Railway and the Loch Ness monster have the same visibility.

 

[ghazi52]

Cantt station

Johar station

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[ghazi52]

Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar directed Pakistan Railways to formulate a system of public-private partnership for the third phase of the Karachi Circular Railway project.

This process will be completed within the current financial year and work on the third phase will be ensured. The minister said that the Public-Private Partnership Authority would provide necessary and full cooperation and assistance to the Ministry of Railways in that regard.

The construction of the KCR would now be completed in the next three years by mid-2023. He said that the project would provide modern transport facilities to the people of Karachi.

The KCR would also be a very attractive project for investment. According to project director Ameer Muhammad Daudpota, the Centre has earmarked Rs10.5 billion for the rehabilitation of the first and second phases of KCR such that it can be built in the style of the Mainline-1 (ML-1) railway project. He said that the project was a priority of the Pakistan Railways and the federal and Sindh governments were on the same page with regard to KCR revival.

 

[ghazi52]

Karachi Circular Railways

The minister said the railways has also rehabilitated 11km track of the Karachi Circular Railways (KCR).

“We have received Rs10 billion funds for the KCR and we have completed 11km long track. In phase-1, we will complete its single track by December 30. In phase-2, work we will double this track”.

“We will do our best to act as per the orders of Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Gulzar Ahmed who directed the PR to complete this work,” he added.

The KCR project is also included in CPEC mass transit’s section and it is expected that the prime minister will announce complete rehabilitation of the KCR under the Karachi Rehabilitation Project.

 

[ghazi52]

SC tells Sindh govt, PR to respect deadline for circular railway completion

25 Sep 2020



[IMG alt="The Supreme Court had proposed in February that work on revival of the KCR commence within six months.
— Photo courtesy Supreme Court website/File"]https://i.dawn.com/primary/2020/09/5f6d6599231d1.jpg[/IMG]

The Supreme Court had proposed in February that work on revival of the KCR commence within six months. — Photo courtesy Supreme Court website



ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court cautioned the Sindh government as well as the Pakistan Railways on Thursday not to exceed the timeline prescribed by it for revival of the Karachi Circular Railway (KCR).
When a three-judge Supreme Court bench, headed by Chief Justice Gulzar Ahmed, took up a suo motu case relating to colossal losses incurred by Pakistan Railways (PR), it was informed that the Frontier Works Organisation (FWO) had proposed the construction of underpasses and overhead bridges for smooth running of trains on KCR route.

Additional Attorney General Chaudhry Aamir Rehman, Railways Secretary Habibur Rehman Gilani as well as some officials of the Sindh government attended the hearing.
The Supreme Court had proposed in February that work on revival of the KCR commence within six months.

CJP rejects report showing encroachments on both sides of track

The court was informed that survey for the construction of 11 underpasses had been completed by the FWO while the remaining 13 would be completed soon.

Planning had been done while designing work was in progress, the court was informed. Contract for construction of these underpasses will be awarded soon after the FWO comes out with a design and an estimate of the construction cost.

The court was asked to extend the deadline by six weeks for making the Karachi Circular Railway functional.

During the hearing, the railways secretary assured the court that no impediment had been created by the Sindh government and work was in progress day and night to start running trains on the route within the timeline agreed upon.

About encroachments, the court was informed that the Sindh government had taken a number of steps while the railways secretary said most of the encroachments had been removed and the rest would be removed soon.

The court ordered the Sindh government to remove the remaining encroachments and make sure that no tracks were encroached upon in future.

The Sindh government must make arrangements for rehabilitation of the people evicted during removal of encroachments, the Supreme Court said.

Earlier during the hearing, the chief justice rejected a report that showed encroachments in the shape of buildings on both sides of the track.

The chief justice wondered whether the PR bosses were not concerned about the state lands on which encroachments had been made and asked the railways secretary to visit the site and examine the situation on the ground himself.

The railway department should have approached the court after clearing the encroachment, the chief justice remarked.

The KCR revival project includes transformation of the old Karachi Circular Railway (KCR) into a mass transit system. The total length of the railway track is expected to be 50km.

Opened in 1964, the route of the old KCR started from Drigh Road and ended in downtown Karachi. It ceased operations in 1999 after suffering huge losses for years.

Published in Dawn, September 25th, 2020

 

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SC tells Sindh govt, PR to respect deadline for circular railway completion

25 Sep 2020



[IMG alt="The Supreme Court had proposed in February that work on revival of the KCR commence within six months.
— Photo courtesy Supreme Court website/File"]https://i.dawn.com/primary/2020/09/5f6d6599231d1.jpg[/IMG]

The Supreme Court had proposed in February that work on revival of the KCR commence within six months. — Photo courtesy Supreme Court website



ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court cautioned the Sindh government as well as the Pakistan Railways on Thursday not to exceed the timeline prescribed by it for revival of the Karachi Circular Railway (KCR).
When a three-judge Supreme Court bench, headed by Chief Justice Gulzar Ahmed, took up a suo motu case relating to colossal losses incurred by Pakistan Railways (PR), it was informed that the Frontier Works Organisation (FWO) had proposed the construction of underpasses and overhead bridges for smooth running of trains on KCR route.

Additional Attorney General Chaudhry Aamir Rehman, Railways Secretary Habibur Rehman Gilani as well as some officials of the Sindh government attended the hearing.
The Supreme Court had proposed in February that work on revival of the KCR commence within six months.


The court was informed that survey for the construction of 11 underpasses had been completed by the FWO while the remaining 13 would be completed soon.

Planning had been done while designing work was in progress, the court was informed. Contract for construction of these underpasses will be awarded soon after the FWO comes out with a design and an estimate of the construction cost.

The court was asked to extend the deadline by six weeks for making the Karachi Circular Railway functional.

During the hearing, the railways secretary assured the court that no impediment had been created by the Sindh government and work was in progress day and night to start running trains on the route within the timeline agreed upon.

About encroachments, the court was informed that the Sindh government had taken a number of steps while the railways secretary said most of the encroachments had been removed and the rest would be removed soon.

The court ordered the Sindh government to remove the remaining encroachments and make sure that no tracks were encroached upon in future.

The Sindh government must make arrangements for rehabilitation of the people evicted during removal of encroachments, the Supreme Court said.

Earlier during the hearing, the chief justice rejected a report that showed encroachments in the shape of buildings on both sides of the track.

The chief justice wondered whether the PR bosses were not concerned about the state lands on which encroachments had been made and asked the railways secretary to visit the site and examine the situation on the ground himself.

The railway department should have approached the court after clearing the encroachment, the chief justice remarked.

The KCR revival project includes transformation of the old Karachi Circular Railway (KCR) into a mass transit system. The total length of the railway track is expected to be 50km.

Opened in 1964, the route of the old KCR started from Drigh Road and ended in downtown Karachi. It ceased operations in 1999 after suffering huge losses for years.

Published in Dawn, September 25th, 2020

I hope this time we will see KCR working

 

[mourning sage]

I dont think any major progress was made to restore this. I also feel the whole Karachi Package has been forgotten and no real progress is likely to be seen. It will all go up in dust until the next flash flood

 

[Syed1.]

Man will be landing on Mars and setting up a colony there and here in Karachi we will still be hearing about KCR revival.

I've hearing about it since I was in primary school now I have two degrees, a family and grey hair. It is still not revived.

 

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Rs1.8 bn will be spent on first phase of KCR project, says Sheikh Rasheed

• Minister says there is no dispute between the Sindh and federal governments regarding the Karachi Circular Railway project and both are on the same page

(Karachi) Federal Railways Minister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed has said that more than Rs10 billion will be required to complete Karachi Circular Railway (KCR) project, while Rs1.8 billion will be spent over the first phase of the work.
During his visit to Karachi on Sunday to review the KCR project, the railways minister said that the government is determined to enforce Supreme Court's orders of removing encroachments from railway land.
He maintained that 12 kilometers of railway track has been cleared of the total 30 kilometers while work to clear the remaining track is under way. He highlighted that in phase-I of the clearance work, the track has been cleared from City to Shah Abdul Latif Station.
He stated, "There is no dispute between the Sindh and federal governments and both are on the same page regarding the Karachi Circular Railway."
He said, “I will visit Karachi after every 15 days to monitor the work on the KCR project.”
He said his department has been in contact with the provincial government and have no dispute over KCR project with the government. He said the Sindh government has awarded a contract to the Frontier Works Organization (FWO) to build necessary infrastructure like underpasses and overhead bridges at the level crossings.

Rs1.8 bn will be spent on first phase of KCR project, says Sheikh Rasheed

Minister says there is no dispute between the Sindh and federal governments regarding the Karachi Circular Railway project and both are on the same page

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