Lahore Metro
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The Lahore Metro or Lahore Rapid Mass Transit System (LRMTS) is a proposed rapid transit
system for Lahore
, the second largest city of Pakistan
. The system will consist of 4 operational lines, with construction beginning sometime in 2012. The Punjab Minister of Transport stated that the government had proposed the fare between 10 PKR and 22 PKR. The Lahore Metro is expected to carry an average of 640,000 passengers a day when the Green Line is finished.
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Rapid transit
A rapid transit, underground, subway, elevated railway, metro or metropolitan railway system is an electric passenger railway in an urban area with a high capacity and frequency, and grade separation from other traffic. Rapid transit systems are typically located either in underground tunnels or on...
system for Lahore
Lahore
Lahore is the capital of the Pakistani province of Punjab and the second largest city in the country. With a rich and fabulous history dating back to over a thousand years ago, Lahore is no doubt Pakistan's cultural capital. One of the most densely populated cities in the world, Lahore remains a...
, the second largest city of Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
. The system will consist of 4 operational lines, with construction beginning sometime in 2012. The Punjab Minister of Transport stated that the government had proposed the fare between 10 PKR and 22 PKR. The Lahore Metro is expected to carry an average of 640,000 passengers a day when the Green Line is finished.
Green Line
The Green Line is expected to cost $2.4 billion dollars US to construct and will extend from Shahdara to Hamza Town. The total length of Green Line is expected to be 27 km, with 11.6 km underground and 15.4 km overhead. There will be in total 12 underground station and 10 overhead stations built. Construction will begin in 2012.Orange Line
The Orange Line is expected to cost $1.9 billion dollars US to construct and will extend from Ali Town to Dera Gujran. The total length of Orange Line is expected to be 27 km, with 7 km underground and 20 km overhead. There will be in total 6 underground station and 20 overhead stations built.Purple Line
The Purple Line is expected to be a total of 19 km and will extend from Bhaati Chowk to Allama Iqbal International AirportAllama Iqbal International Airport
Allama Iqbal International Airport is the second-largest civil airport in Pakistan, serving Lahore, the capital of Punjab province. Originally known as Lahore International Airport, it was renamed in 2003 for Allama Sir Muhammad Iqbal, the Islamic poet-philosopher who was a major advocate for the...
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