Karachi Metro
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| Overview | |||
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| Owner | Karachi Urban Transport Corporation | ||
| Locale | Metropolitan Karachi | ||
| Transit type | Commuter rail | ||
| Number of lines | 3 | ||
| Number of stations | 23 rail | ||
| Headquarters | Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan | ||
| Operation | |||
| Began operation | 1969 | ||
| Host railroads | Pakistan Railways | ||
| Technical | |||
| System length | 140 kilometres (87 mi) | ||
| Track gauge | 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) | ||
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Karachi Circular Railway (Urdu: کراچی مداری ریلوے; abbreviated KCR) is a defunct regional public transit system in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan, which served the Karachi metropolitan area between 1969 and 1999. Revival of the railway has been proposed. With its hub at Karachi City station on I. I. Chundrigar Road, KCR's revived operations would extend as far as Gadap to the north, Dhabeji to the east, Kiamari to the south and Hub to the west. KCR is intended to be an inter-regional public transit system in Karachi which would connect several industrial and commercial districts within the city to the outlying suburbs. The revival effort of KCR have been proposed several times since becoming defunct, though remained unfulfilled due to lack of financial and political backing. In May 2017, the Government of Pakistan approved a ₨27.9 billion (US$260 million) restoration package for the KCR.
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