Peshawar Circular Railway

Peshawar Circular Railway پشاور سرکلر ریلوے
Overview
Termini	Peshawar Cantonment Charsadda
Operation
Owner	Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Operator(s)	Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Technical
Operating speed	105 km/h (65 mph) (Current) 160 km/h (99 mph) (Proposed Upgrade)

Peshawar Circular Railway (PCR) (Urdu: پشاور سرکلر ریلوے ‎, Pashto: پشاور سرکلر ریلوے‎), is a proposed inter-regional commuter rail system for Peshawar which aims to connect several industrial and commercial districts within the city to the outlying suburbs and cities of Charsadda, Mardan and Nowshera with future expansion to Swabi. PCR will primarily serve the Metropolitan Peshawar Area conurbation, with operations extending to several other communities. In August 2016, the Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa agreed to a $1.6 billion MoU with China Communication and Construction Company.

According to the memorandum, China Communication and Construction Company shall conduct a feasibility study, inclusive of concept design, cost estimation and will prepare a technical and financial proposal to the provincial government in respect of the development of the project. It would also provide technical specification to government for the soil investigation and survey. The Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa shall be responsible for obtaining all approvals permits, land rights or other necessary permissions to enable the company to complete the feasibility work. The government will facilitate the company to fulfill its obligations and responsibilities by providing available relevant local technical information and other necessary documents available in respect of project. The financial model for the project has to be agreed between the parties prior to commencement of the project through an agreement to be signed after fulfilling all legal and codal formalities.

Charsadda-Peshawar rail link yet to be constructed

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