Quetta to have mass transit system

[Edevelop]

QUETTA: Balochistan Chief Minister, Nawab Sanaullah Khan Zehri Thursday approved mass transit train system for the provincial capital and instructed the Divisional Superintendent (DS), Pakistan Railways to furnish the working paper and PC-1 of the project.

The cost of the project is estimated Rs. 2 billion.

DS Pakistan Railways, Quetta Division, Hanif Gul gave briefing to the Chief Minister on the project and said that it would be a joint venture of Pakistan Railways and the Balochistan government.

"Railway track is always available for the project and we need only locomotive and railcar to make mass transit train system operational in Quetta," the DS Railways said, adding that it would be a model mass transit train system for the entire country.

He said that the project was designed on European mass transit train system.

"Mass transit train will run between Kuchlak and Spizand railways station and railway stations will be built on its track after every five kilometers," he said, adding that these stations would represent state of the art. He said that parks and trade zones would also be built along the track of the mass transit train track.

Speaking on the occasion, the Chief Minister said that the implementation of the project would provide local people a cheap traveling facility who used to visit Quetta city for routine life activities from outskirts of the provincial capital.

He said that the project would help in reducing air pollution.

The DS told the Chief Minister that the working paper would be furnished by 15th February 2015 and the project would be completed within six months to one year period.

Senator Agha Shehbaz Durrani was also present in the briefing.

Quetta to have mass transit train system

 

[Muhammad Omar]

Damn after Punjab Baluchistan is also about to Get Mass Transit... that to Train

What happened to the Quetta Metro Bus Project funded by Punjab Govt??

 

[Edevelop]

Damn after Punjab Baluchistan is also about to Get Mass Transit... that to Train

What happened to the Quetta Metro Bus Project funded by Punjab Govt??

Sind government ko abibhi sharam nahi igee. Ab chotay shehr bhe agay nikal gai hain.

I think this project in Quetta is better than Metro Bus. At least they will save money and only need to ply trains on existing track.

 

[Muhammad Omar]

Sind government ko abibhi sharam nahi igee. Ab chotay shehr bhe agay nikal gai hain.

I think this project in Quetta is better than Metro Bus. At least they will save money and only need to ply trains on existing track.

it's the best thing the tracks will be upgraded and train will run on that also stations....

 

[Edevelop]

it's the best thing the tracks will be upgraded and train will run on that also stations....

I just hope the trains will not be the typical ones from Pak Railways running on diesel.

Lets see what Zehri does. He did try to engage with the Chinese:


Balochistan Chief Minister Balochistan Nawab Sanaullah Zehri has invited Chinese companies to make investments in the metro train and mass transit projects in Quetta.

Talking to senior officials of leading Chinese investment companies on Thursday night, he said the federal and provincial governments would extend all help and cooperation in the execution of these projects. Sardar Shoukat Aziz Popalzai, president of the Balochistan Economic Forum, was also present.

Zehri invites Chinese firms to invest in Balochistan - Pakistan - DAWN.COM

 

[Muhammad Omar]

I just hope the trains will not be the typical ones from Pak Railways running on diesel.

Lets see what Zehri does. He did try to engage with the Chinese:


Balochistan Chief Minister Balochistan Nawab Sanaullah Zehri has invited Chinese companies to make investments in the metro train and mass transit projects in Quetta.

Talking to senior officials of leading Chinese investment companies on Thursday night, he said the federal and provincial governments would extend all help and cooperation in the execution of these projects. Sardar Shoukat Aziz Popalzai, president of the Balochistan Economic Forum, was also present.

Zehri invites Chinese firms to invest in Balochistan - Pakistan - DAWN.COM

If it's Chinese They can use these Trains

 

[Edevelop]

If it's Chinese They can use these Trains

Or these ones from Australia built by CNR China used on existing tracks to connect city with suburbs.

 

[Muhammad Omar]

Or these ones from Australia built by CNR China used on existing tracks to connect city with suburbs.

Nah Quetta is not that Much Populated.... But we need something like these Between Karachi-Lahore More People More Profit

 

[Edevelop]

Zehri seeks inclusion of mass transit project in CPEC

QUETTA: Balochistan Chief Minister Nawab Sanaullah Khan Zehri has suggested inclusion of the Kuchlak-Quetta Mass Transit Metro Train Project in China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and submitted a technical study in this regard.

The suggestion came during a meeting the chief minister had with the chairman of National Development and Reform Commission of China (NDRC). Mr Zehri and federal Minister for Planning, Development and Reforms are part of the Pakistani delegation which is on a week-long visit to China.



CM Balochistan examined the Shuttle Buses which will be brought to Quetta for Mass Transit Train System.

 

[Muhammad Omar]

Zehri seeks inclusion of mass transit project in CPEC

QUETTA: Balochistan Chief Minister Nawab Sanaullah Khan Zehri has suggested inclusion of the Kuchlak-Quetta Mass Transit Metro Train Project in China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and submitted a technical study in this regard.

The suggestion came during a meeting the chief minister had with the chairman of National Development and Reform Commission of China (NDRC). Mr Zehri and federal Minister for Planning, Development and Reforms are part of the Pakistani delegation which is on a week-long visit to China.



CM Balochistan examined the Shuttle Buses which will be brought to Quetta for Mass Transit Train System.

some more pictures of the Bus from Outside?