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Pakistan's first ever metro train service begins commercial operation Last Updated : 26 Oct 2020 10:24:04 AM IST Lahore metro Pakistan's first ever metro train service, the Orange Line, has started its commercial operation in Lahore.
As an early project under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), the Orange Line was constructed by China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. and China North Industries Corporation and was operated by Guangzhou Metro Group, Norinco International and Daewoo Pakistan Express Bus Service, reports Xinhua news agency.During the five years of construction, the Orange Line created over 7,000 jobs for locals and in the operation and maintenance period, it will create 2,000 employment for locals.At the launch event on Sunday, Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar said that the Orange Line is the first eco-friendly mass transit project and will provide world-class travel facilities to the people of Lahore.It will lead to green GDP growth, further promote urban development and modernity of the Pakistani eastern megacity and increase economic activities, he added.Addressing the ceremony, Long Dingbin, Chinese consul general in Lahore, said that the Orange Line is another fruitful achievement of the CPEC and it will greatly improve the traffic conditions in Lahore and become a new landmark of the city.He added that the launching of the Orange Line will greatly improve the traffic conditions in Lahore.The Orange Line covers a total of 27 km distance and has 26 stations including 24 elevated stops and two underground stations.Some 27 sets of energy-saving electric trains, each comprising five fully air-conditioned wagons, with the operating speed of 80 km per hour, will provide acomfortable, secure and economical traveling facility to 250,000 passengers daily.IANS Lahore For Latest Updates Please-
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