Lahore Metro
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| Native name | لاہور میٹرو |
| Locale | Lahore, Pakistan |
| Transit type | Rapid transit |
| Number of lines | 3 |
| Operation | |
| Operation will start | 2018 |
| Technical | |
| System length | 82 km (50.95 mi) |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) |
The Lahore Metro or Lahore Rapid Mass Transit System (Urdu: لاہور میٹرو) is an under constructionsemi-elevated railway transit system for Lahore, Pakistan.
First proposed in 1991, the proposal was abandoned by the local government in favour of more cost–effective Lahore Metro Bus System which opened in February 2013. However, in 2015 the $1.6 billion project launched with Chinese assistance. The Orange Line, which will be 27.1-kilometre (16.8 mi) long, 25.4 kilometres (15.8 mi) of which will be elevated), will be the first line of the project and is under construction. Work on the project began in October 2015, and is expected to be completed by late 2017.
The system was first proposed in 1991 and was updated in 1993 by Lahore Traffic and Transport Studies, funded by the World Bank. The project was subsequently shelved.
In 2005, the Transport Department of Pakistan revisited the project and carried out a feasibility study and in 2007, the Asian Development Bank provided PKR1 billion to conduct a study on the project. An 82 km (51 mi) long rail network with 60 stations was to be constructed in four separate phases as a part of the project. The first phase involved construction of a 27 km (17 mi) km railway line called green line which would include an 11.6 km (7.2 mi) underground network. This line would carry 250,000–300,000 passengers after construction. The construction was expected to start in 2008 and complete in 2010. However, the new Pakistani government in 2008, shifted its priorities to other projects.
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