Lahore tramway Updates

[ghazi52]

Lahore tramway

PAKISTAN: The Punjab Transport Department has signed a memorandum of understanding with Tong Hao Railway Vehicles Corp for the development of a tramway in Lahore.

The department’s Lahore Transport Co would act as project promoter for the proposed PPP scheme that would see a route built along Canal Road from Thokar to Jallo.

Established in 2014, Tong Hao Railway Vehicles Corp is a joint venture of China Railway Signal & Communication Corp (66%), Xiangtan Electric Manufacturing Group Corp (17%) and Inekon Group (17%).

Local media reports that Tong Hao has selected the route and would supply a fleet of 30 two-section trams.

 

[ghazi52]

 

[Affan-khan]

another stupid idea after orange line..Lahore is qinqi city y spending that much ..

 

[koolio]

Great initiative, it will help to cut air pollution and provide affordable mode of transportation, but I strongly feel Karachi is the city that needs Trams, underground network of trains as the city is too big and congested, all the big city's should have tram system in place.

 

[ghazi52]

Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar has ordered for starting the environment-friendly electric tramway project on a priority as it would help travellers’ access to motorway while reducing traffic burden at Canal Road and Multan Road.

The chief minister was chairing a meeting at his office on Tuesday about launch of the project. The elevated expressway project from Gulberg to Motorway M-2 was also deliberated upon by the participants.
The elevated expressway would pass through Canal Bank Road, Jail Road, Ferozepur Road, Multan Road, Bund Road to Babu Sabu where interchanges would be constructed.

Lahore Development Authority Director-General briefed about the project. Adviser to chief minister Dr Salman Shah, ACS, chairman P&D, secretaries of transport and housing departments, DG Punjab Mass transit Authority and others attended the meeting.

 

[Maula Jatt]

Awesome, we are a big city
We should have cheap but robust public transportation
Also considering pollution in the city- public transportation investment is important