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لاہور میٹرو[/TH]
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[TH="align: left"]Locale[/TH]
[TD]Lahore, Pakistan[/TD]
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[TH="align: left"]Transit type[/TH]
[TD]Rapid transit[/TD]
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[TH="align: left"]Number of lines[/TH]
[TD]4[/TD]
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[TH="align: left"]Number of stations[/TH]
[TD]60[/TD]
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[TH="bgcolor: #efefef, colspan: 2, align: center"]Operation[/TH]
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[TD]Lahore Transport Company[/TD]
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[TH="bgcolor: #efefef, colspan: 2, align: center"]Technical[/TH]
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[TH="align: left"]System length[/TH]
[TD]82 km (50.95 mi)[/TD]
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[TH="align: left"]Track gauge[/TH]
[TD]1,435 mm (4 ft 8 [SUP]1[/SUP]⁄[SUB]2[/SUB] in)[/TD]
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The Lahore Metro or Lahore Rapid Mass Transit System (LRMTS) (Urdu: لاہور میٹرو) was a light rail transit system designed for Lahore, the second largest city of Pakistan. 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.[SUP][1][/SUP] In 2005, the Transport Department of Pakistan revisited the project and carried out a feasibility study. In 2007, the Asian Development Bank provided PKR1 billion to conduct a study on the project.[SUP][2][/SUP] A 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 a 11.6 km (7.2 mi) underground network. This line would carry 250,000300,000 passengers after construction.[SUP][3][/SUP]
The construction was expected to start in 2008 and complete in 2010.[SUP][2][/SUP] However, the new Pakistani government in 2008, shifted its priorities to other projects.[SUP][4][/SUP] In June 2010, Malaysia based Scomi International proposed a US$1.15 billion monorailbased alternative to LRMTS. However, the project was not approved as the Chinese government agreed to loan the LRMTS US$1.8 billion.[SUP][2][/SUP] The infrastructural investment required in LRMTS was US$61.9 million per km which was higher than the average range of US$1350 million per km for similar projects.[SUP][5][/SUP] In 2012, the LRMTS was abandoned in favour of Lahore Metro Bus System by the Punjab government.[SUP][6][/SUP]
Design
As a part of the project, four separate tracks were to be constructed in different operational phases.[SUP][7][/SUP]
Green Line
The Green Line was expected to cost US$2.4 billion to construct and would have extend from Shahdara to Hamza Town. The total length of Green Line was expected to be 27 km (17 mi), with 11.6 km (7.2 mi) underground and 15.4 km (9.6 mi) overhead. There would be in total 12 underground stations and 10 overhead stations built. The route of green line was changed slightly. Instead of going to the Regal Chowk, the route was designed to pass through Lyton road and then join Lake road in the previously proposed route.
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[TH="class: navbox-group"]Green Line[/TH]
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- Shahdara
- Timber Market
- Badshahi Masjid
- Data Darbar
- Jinnah Hall
- Lake Road
- CENTRAL
- Regal Chowk
- Fatima Jinnah
- Qurtaba
- Shahma Chowk
- Ichra
- Canal
- Garden Town
- Kalma Chowk
- Model Town North
- Model Town South
- Walton
- Qanchi
- Ghazi
- Wapda
- Nishter
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Orange Line
The Orange Line was expected to cost US$1.9 billion to construct and would have extend from Ali Town to Dera Gujran. The total length of Orange Line was expected to be 27 km (17 mi), with 7 km (4.3 mi) underground and 20 km (12 mi) overhead. 6 underground stations and 20 overhead stations would have been built.
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- Ali Town
- Niaz Baig
- Canal View
- Hanjarwal
- Wahdat
- Awan
- Sabzazar
- Shahnoor
- Salahudin
- Bund
- Samanabad
- Gulshan-e-Ravi
- Chauborji
- Lake Road
- CENTRAL
- Lakshami
- Sultanpura
- University
- Baghbanpura
- Shalimar Gardens
- Mint
- Mahmood
- Islam Park
- Salamalpura
- Dera Gujran
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Blue Line
The Blue Line was expected to be a total of 24 km (15 mi) and would have extended from Chauburji to College Road.
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- Chauburji
- Mozang Chungi
- Shadman Chowk
- Jail Road
- Mian Boulevard Gulberg
- Mian Boulevard Garden Town
- Faisal Town
- College
- Ptcl
- LPC
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Purple Line
The Purple Line would have joined the Green line, at Date Darban and the Orange Line, at Lakshami, to the Allama Iqbal International Airport.
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