Lahore Metro Train Project | News and Updates

[LimaCharlie]

October

 

[Xone]

what is the cause of the delay? what are they waiting for?

 

[Tamiyah]

Why no new update?

 

[Hiraa]

Why no new update?

i think Covid is also effecting the delay.

 

[Xone]

It was almost ready 2 year back,inauguration may not be lie inline seemingly inconsistent approach to stance PTI had taken in the past so delay may be the best option to own it once a considerable time laps.

 

[Yeah Me]

Fnal target date with funds give. Contractor team has been mobilized. Inshallah In Octobor Orange line will be in service

 

[Chakar The Great]

 

[Chishty4]

Orange Train passing by Chauburji.

#Lahore #OLMT #OrangeLineMetroTrain

Picture Credit : Noman Khan Photography

 

[Chishty4]

That's what it looks like when Orange Line Metro Train meets Pakistan Railways train in #Lahore.
#OLMT #Orangeline #CPEC

© @Pakistaninpics

#OLMT #Punjab #OrangeLine #Metro #MetroTrain #Pakistan

 

[Aryeih Leib]

How many people use this on daily basis ?

 

[Path-Finder]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1358354835943264256

Orange train Ever since the train left, the electricity bill has gone up to Rs 35 crore. The revenue has gone up to Rs 24 lakh. Shahbaz Sharif, who ruled Punjab more than Ranjit Singh, started this project just to appease Anna, which was not needed.

 

[Enigma SIG]

What a useless project.
In a city with virtually no pedestrian walkways they built a metro train with elevated train tracks.
Talk about priorities. I have more chances of being run over by a car than getting a ride in the Orange Train.

 

[Kambojaric]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1358354835943264256

Orange train Ever since the train left, the electricity bill has gone up to Rs 35 crore. The revenue has gone up to Rs 24 lakh. Shahbaz Sharif, who ruled Punjab more than Ranjit Singh, started this project just to appease Anna, which was not needed.

How was the revenue counted? Is it just ticket sales/advertising? The issue with public transportation is that the revenue is not always clear and obvious and there are several factors to consider such as 1) improvement in employment opportunities due to access to a wider geographic area 2) public health benefits associated with reduced congestion 3) Environmental benefits due to fewer vehicles on the road and many more.

Many of these benefits are not quantifiable or are difficult to measure. The US is estimated to have lost $87 billion in 2018 due to congestion (https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2019...ost-the-us-economy-nearly-87-billion-in-2018/).

I will not go into the political discussion (am no PML-N) supporter and the former CM may very well have done this to appease voters prior to the elections. However a proper cost-benefit analysis is required rather than simply measuring ticket sales/advertising revenue vs cost of operation.

 

[N.Siddiqui]

What a useless project.
In a city with virtually no pedestrian walkways they built a metro train with elevated train tracks.
Talk about priorities. I have more chances of being run over by a car than getting a ride in the Orange Train.

Agree this is a show piece project not needed at this point in time. Metro doesn't makes a nation developed...rather first make it developed, metros and motorways will follow.

 

[Chhatrapati]

Metro doesn't makes a nation developed.

haha no, metros are a convenience. If you build a metro in the city, people would prefer to travel on that rather than getting stuck in traffic. Metros are preferred in busy cities, if Lahore is a very busy city, then MRT systems will reduce fuel usage as well as save time. Not to forget, there are hardly any metros that run on profit. It's more of a saving that you can get through other means like environment or fuel savings. Nothing to do with being called a developed nation.