Orange Line (Lahore)

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The Orange Line is an automated rapid transit system under construction in Lahore , Pakistan . When it goes into operation in 2019 [obsolete] , the Orange Line will be Pakistan's first metro line. The orange line is the first of the three proposed rail lines for the Lahore Metro. The route will have a length of 27.1 km. The Orange Line will serve 26 stations in Lahore. The financing is not part of the CPEC, as is often assumed, but comes entirely from the Punjab provincial government .

history

The Orange Line project was agreed through a letter of intent between the Pakistani and Chinese governments . The financing was secured in December 2015 by a loan of $ 1.55 million with the Chinese China Exim Bank . Work began in October 2016. As with the Lahore Metrobus, construction was divided into sections and subcontracted. The construction costs are Rs. 32.88 million. On January 12, 2017, 7 workers died during the construction work.

design

Train stations

The Orange Line will serve 26 stations. Two stations will be underground while the other 24 stations will be above ground. The above-ground stations will have a total length of 104 m and a total width of 22.5 m. The underground stations will have automated dividing doors between the track and the underground. Each station on the Orange Line will have air conditioning.

dare

Each Orange Line runs with 5 cars, which are manufactured by the Chinese company Norinco and which go into operation without a driver. The Orange Line will have 200 seats. The Punjab Provincial Government has ordered a total of 27 such trains from Norinco for $ 1 million.

Railroad tracks

The railway tracks correspond to Chinese standards and are operated as a track circuit . The main track will support 50 kg / m. The tracks will have a standard gauge of 1435 mm.

criticism

According to critics, the construction of the Orange Line poses a threat to the UNESCO World Heritage Site in Lahore. The Lahore High Court has ordered that work should cease at 60 meters from the sites . The order was lifted again. The work continued.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ "Good news on track: Lahore to get Pakistan's first metro train" , Express Tribune , Lahore, March 23, 2014. Retrieved on October 20, 2014.
  2. ↑ Development agenda: Lahore metro train gets green signal
  3. ↑ Orange Line not part of CPEC: NA body . January 17, 2017. Retrieved January 24, 2017. 
  4. ↑ "Pakistan, China sign pact on Lahore Orange Line metro project" , Dawn , Lahore, March 22, 2014. Retrieved on October 20, 2014.
  5. ↑ China signs funding agreement for Lahore metro . December 23, 2015. Accessed January 24, 2017. 
  6. ↑ Contract for Orange Line Package-2 re-awarded . October 31, 2016. Retrieved January 24, 2017. 
  7. ^ Seven workers hired for Orange Line Train project perish in fire , Dawn. January 12, 2017. Retrieved January 24, 2017. 
  8. ↑ SECTION - 3 DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT . Environmental Protection Department. Retrieved January 25, 2017. (English)
  9. ↑ SECTION - 3 DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT . Environmental Protection Department. Pp. 3-10. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
  10. ^ Short Cuts , The Economist. March 17, 2016. Retrieved January 24, 2017. 
  11. ↑ SECTION - 3 DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT . Environmental Protection Department. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
  12. ^ Norinco Technical Proposal . January 2016. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
  13. ^ Norinco Technical Proposal . January 2016. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
  14. ^ News Report about Heritage Concerns