Karachi :
According to details, the PTI federal government has decided to lay the foundation stone of the largest mass transit project in the history of Karachi. It has been reported that Prime Minister Imran Khan will lay the foundation stone of the New Karachi Circular Railway project on September 27.
Regarding the details of the project, railway sources said that the New Karachi Circular Railway will be an electric fast train, the project will be completed at a cost of Rs 170 billion. A new track without gate will be laid for New Karachi Circular Railway, the train will arrive at the station every 6 minutes. The project is expected to benefit 3 to 5 lakh passengers daily.
The largest project in the history of Karachi will be completed with the participation of the private sector, the government will provide land while the investment will be made by the private sector.
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Regarding laying the foundation stone of the project, Federal Minister Asad Umar has also confirmed that the Prime Minister will visit Karachi and inaugurate the infrastructure of Karachi Circular Railway. Regarding the project, it was further informed that Karachi Circular Railway project consists of 3 phases in total. In the first phase, a 43 km long track will be constructed, in which about 15 km of the track will be ground, while the track of more than 28 km will be elevated.
A total of 24 stations will be constructed for the first phase. It has been informed that modern electric trains will be run for Karachi Circular Railway, as a result of which 500,000 passengers will benefit daily. On the other hand, it has been reported that the Karachi Circular Railway, which was operating in Shar-e-Quaid after 21 years, has failed miserably in its current condition. Pakistan Railways is facing severe financial loss from this train service.
According to sources, this track is harming the railways instead of benefiting them, as the costs are high and the revenue is very low. In addition, it stands at various gates until other local trains pass, which is a waste of people’s time. According to experts, the success of local trains in cities around the world is guaranteed by standard gauge, light rail and feeder bus service. While Karachi Circular Railway is being made operational with broad gauge and heavy locomotives, the speed of which has been kept technically slow due to the nearest stations.
According to experts, it is taking a long time for passengers to reach their destination, the operational cost is also increasing while the passengers are not getting access to the stations due to lack of feeder bus service.
