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vc15nets · July 10th, 2006, 02:24 PM

^Its not a tram-type system is it?

pakboy · July 10th, 2006, 03:19 PM

hope not, but news reports suggest on ground and under ground.

Khanrak · July 10th, 2006, 06:31 PM

I think surface-level trams are needed in conjunction with an underground system, especially in places like the Old City where archaelogical excavations may make an underground system a headache (like it is in Athens and Rome). Surface level trams like the ones in Europe can be quite attractive, and the juxtaposition of old architecture and sleek trams will be fantastic.

vc15nets · July 10th, 2006, 06:46 PM

^Imagine them discovering more treasures from Lahore's glorious past! That would be wicked!

pakboy · July 10th, 2006, 07:05 PM

well there really isnt enought space for trams, roads are too narrow in pakistan, but nazim has also said that bus lanes would be created is well in lahore,

GoBaby · July 27th, 2006, 04:04 AM

How are they gonna widen the Ferozpur Road? they widened it back in 2000 with service lanes and it had pretty much reached it limit on both sides.

And who got the contract? Malaysians, Germans..? They should give it to Germans...best out there!

asfar · July 27th, 2006, 04:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pakboy

its a light transit rail and would be started this year according to nazim.

i hope im wrong but i seriosuly doubt his claims

pakboy · July 27th, 2006, 12:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GoBaby

How are they gonna widen the Ferozpur Road? they widened it back in 2000 with service lanes and it had pretty much reached it limit on both sides.

there are tons of encroachments there

pakboy · July 27th, 2006, 01:02 PM

Who’ll give the best Mass-Transit bid?

* Project to begin with 27-kilometre Green Line

By Noshad Ali

LAHORE: Tenders for the 27-kilometre Green Line of Lahore Rapid Mass Transit System (LRMTS) from Shahdara to Kahna will be invited soon.

Provincial Transport Secretary Agha Nadeem said tender notices would be advertised internationally to address reputable companies. Sources said the government expected foreign construction companies experienced in rail transit systems to respond, because they were better equipped to handle such a large project.

MVA-Asia, a Hong Kong-based engineering company had given the green light for the project after a feasibility study on the Green Line, they said. The Traffic and Engineering Planning Agency (TEPA) proposed four lines for the project, sources said, of which the Green Line, which is the main one, will be constructed first.

The provincial government has allocated Rs 1.60 billion as ‘kick-start money’ for the project this financial year. The transport secretary said it was only allocated to a portion of the project. The total estimated cost of the project cost is about $2 billion.

Due to the worsening situation of traffic in Lahore, the government wanted the LRMTS and the Ring Road to open as soon as possible, they said, adding that issues relating the expansion of Canal Road had added to the urgency.

The elevated portion of the Green Line would begin from Shahdara, pass Ravi Road, Data Gunj Buksh shrine, Lower Mall, The Mall, Queens Road and Ferozepur Road near Kalma Chowk, sources said, adding that the underground portion would begin from Kalama Chowk, pass through Model Town I and II, General Hospital and end at Kahna.

The Green Line’s proposed design included 19 stops including Shahdara, Timber Market, Bhaati Gate, Lahore Museum, Regal Chowk, Ganga Ram Hospital, Mozang Chungi, Ichhra, Wahdat Road, Gaddafi Stadium, Kalma Chowk, Model Town I and II and Kahna etc, sources said.

Stations on the elevated route would be overhead and stations on the underground route would have two entranceways and two exits, sources said. MVA Asia had studied underground systems in London and New Delhi.

Sources said the LRMTS and Lahore Ring Road overlapped on several routes including Ferozepur Road, and a committee supervised by the Planning and Development chairman was formed to resolve the issue and coordinate between the Punjab Transport Department (supervising the LRMTS) and the Communication and Works Department (building Lahore Ring Road).

The LRMTS will take 40 percent of Lahore’s traffic load.
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default...-7-2006_pg13_1

vazim · July 27th, 2006, 01:40 PM

that's good news. hope they launch tender soon.

pakboy · July 27th, 2006, 02:42 PM

this thread should be re-named to 'Lahore Mass-Transit' and moved to projects and updates

huit · August 11th, 2006, 04:06 PM

^ I second that! Rename it and move it to Projects and Updates sub-forum.

huit · August 11th, 2006, 04:11 PM

Source: Daily Times

Friday, August 11, 2006

Tube trains coming in 2010: CM

* 27-km first phase will have 22 stations from Hamza Town to Shahdara

Staff Report

LAHORE: The Lahore Mass Transit System (LMTS) project will be launched in 2007 and its first phase will be completed by 2010, Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi said on Thursday.

Presiding over a meeting at Chief Minister’s Secretariat to review the progress of the LMTS project, he said the project consisted of an underground tube train and a ground level rail system.

The large project would provide modern travel facilities and improve the standards of living, he said, and a separate authority would be formed to supervise the project’s implementation.

The 27-kilometre first phase of the project (from Hamza Town to Shahdara) will have 22 stations, of which 12 will be underground. 12 kilometres of the route (Hamza Town to Liner Park, Model Town) will be at ground level, while 10 kilometres from Liner Park to Data Darbar via Ferozepur Road, Fatima Jinnah Road, The Mall and Lower Mall, and the 5 kilometres from Data Darbar via Badshahi Mosque to Shahdara, will be underground.

The second phase will begin from Thokar Niaz Beg and end at the GT Road, via Chauburji, GPO Chowk, McLeod Road and Railway Station.

He said international investors were showing keen interest in the Rs 155 billion project, which would create jobs, boost construction activity, improve the city’s image and promote tourism. Elahi said the government was trying to improve communication and eliminate environmental pollution, and the electricity-powered LMTS would help achieve the goals.

Mazhar Iqbal, the regional director of MVA Asia Ltd, gave a briefing about the project. Provincial Transport Minister Rana Shamshad Ahmed, Chief Secretary Salman Siddique, Planning and Development Chairman Suleman Ghani, Transport Secretary Agha Nadeem, Communication and Works Secretary Ahmed Yar, District Coordination Officer Mian Ejaz and Special Finance Secretary Azmat Ali Ranjha were also present on the occasion.

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^ Should we expect even more frequent power outages after 2010?

vazim · September 14th, 2006, 10:01 AM

Mods please move this thread to "Projects & Updates" . KMTP is in "Projects & Updates" and this ones here, so confusing!!

IQTIDAR GILANI
LAHORE - A number of important government and private buildings in different localities are in real danger of being acquired for the establishment of Lahore Rapid Mass Transit System, sources informed The Nation on Wednesday. The Punjab Transport Department (PTD) which started the LRMTS project, needs acquisition of land for the establishment of two depots and 22 stations for LRMTS.
For this purpose, the PTD has asked the City District Government to acquire 431.87-kanal of land at different places on its behalf.
Out of the required land, a chunk of 300-kanal of land is needed for the establishment of the south depot at Shadab Colony while 100-kanal of land is required for the north depot at Shahdara. About 31.87-kanal of land is needed for the establishment of 22 stations at different points on the alignment of LRMTS.
The land acquisition plan, sent by the PTD to the District Coordination Officer Lahore, revealed that parts of various govt buildings, army land as well as a number of shops constructed on costly land are needed to be acquired for carrying out LRMTS project.
The plan revealed that a portion of Fatima Jinnah Medical College and Pakistan Telecom Central Exchange at Shahra-e-Fatima Jinnah are needed to be acquired for the establishment of LRMTS station.
Similarly, a portion of Government College University lawn, New Hostel (GCU hostel) and sections of District Courts also fall in the way of LRMTS.
A number of shops on Ferozepur Road, from Qurtaba Chowk to Shell petrol pump, are needed for the LRMTS station. The situation is the same at Muslim Town Morr near Lahore Canal where a number of shops would be acquired for the establishment of a station.
Officials believe that the land acquisition process is likely to test the nerves of the CDG high-ups, as the exercise will prove a Herculean task.
‘GCU can offer a piece of its lawn but sacrifice of a portion of New Hostel will be a difficult decision for the management. The same is the situation with District Courts’, said a PTD official requesting not to be quoted. He said that a portion of FJMC and Pak Telecom Central Exchange building was also needed for the establishment of LRMTS.
Moreover, as shops at Ferozepur Road near Qurtaba Chowk and Muslim Town Morr are very expensive, the matter with respect to their acquisition will create resentment among influential traders.
PTD requires portions of FJMC building, GCU hostel and District Courts, which are declared archives where even minor change is not allowed.
The officials believe that the land acquisition process would be a challenging exercise for the DCO who would have to deal with different departments and influential traders at the same time.
According to them, only time would tell whether the land is acquired or minor changes are introduced in the LRMTS design to keep the buildings of archaeological importance in their original shape.

asfar · September 15th, 2006, 07:55 AM

i have just lost hope for this project...the indians have a metro in calcutta, they have a world class one in delhi and are rapidly exapnding it...while our fuking government is DOING nuthing but shit on this project..

oogabooga · September 15th, 2006, 12:51 PM

Work on "Corridor I" has yet to begin and the City Government is inviting tenders for "Corridor II"! Sub khanay peenay aur "lenay" mein lagay huan hain, baicharay Karachi walay pis rahay hain. Ridiculious.

huit · September 15th, 2006, 03:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by oogabooga

Work on "Corridor I" has yet to begin and the City Government is inviting tenders for "Corridor II"! Sub khanay peenay aur "lenay" mein lagay huan hain, baicharay Karachi walay pis rahay hain. Ridiculious.

The thread is about LRMTS which is for Lahore not Karachi. Re-read the thread.

oogabooga · September 15th, 2006, 06:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by huit

The thread is about LRMTS which is for Lahore not Karachi. Re-read the thread.

Sorry, my bad. I posted in the wrong thread.

_BPS_ · September 24th, 2006, 06:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Khanrak

I think surface-level trams are needed in conjunction with an underground system, especially in places like the Old City where archaelogical excavations may make an underground system a headache (like it is in Athens and Rome). Surface level trams like the ones in Europe can be quite attractive, and the juxtaposition of old architecture and sleek trams will be fantastic.

I heard Lahore once had Trams, a long long loooong time ago. But they were abandoned due to poor maintenance. Can anyone verify this?

KB · September 24th, 2006, 06:48 PM

i know there were in karachi, upto 1975 i guess.

Lahore?? i dont think it had any at any time...

July 10th, 2006, 03:19 PM	#82
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July 10th, 2006, 06:31 PM	#83
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July 10th, 2006, 07:05 PM	#85
pakboy Lahore Lahore Hai Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 5,338 Likes (Received): 715	well there really isnt enought space for trams, roads are too narrow in pakistan, but nazim has also said that bus lanes would be created is well in lahore, __________________ When during his 1997 visit to US, Nawaz Sharif stayed in one of the most expensive hotels in Washington DC and called upon the World Bank and IMF to seek more aid, leading BBC to comment that "no third world leader had ever come so royally to Washington to beg,”

July 27th, 2006, 01:02 PM	#89
pakboy Lahore Lahore Hai Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 5,338 Likes (Received): 715	Who’ll give the best Mass-Transit bid? * Project to begin with 27-kilometre Green Line By Noshad Ali LAHORE: Tenders for the 27-kilometre Green Line of Lahore Rapid Mass Transit System (LRMTS) from Shahdara to Kahna will be invited soon. Provincial Transport Secretary Agha Nadeem said tender notices would be advertised internationally to address reputable companies. Sources said the government expected foreign construction companies experienced in rail transit systems to respond, because they were better equipped to handle such a large project. MVA-Asia, a Hong Kong-based engineering company had given the green light for the project after a feasibility study on the Green Line, they said. The Traffic and Engineering Planning Agency (TEPA) proposed four lines for the project, sources said, of which the Green Line, which is the main one, will be constructed first. The provincial government has allocated Rs 1.60 billion as ‘kick-start money’ for the project this financial year. The transport secretary said it was only allocated to a portion of the project. The total estimated cost of the project cost is about $2 billion. Due to the worsening situation of traffic in Lahore, the government wanted the LRMTS and the Ring Road to open as soon as possible, they said, adding that issues relating the expansion of Canal Road had added to the urgency. The elevated portion of the Green Line would begin from Shahdara, pass Ravi Road, Data Gunj Buksh shrine, Lower Mall, The Mall, Queens Road and Ferozepur Road near Kalma Chowk, sources said, adding that the underground portion would begin from Kalama Chowk, pass through Model Town I and II, General Hospital and end at Kahna. The Green Line’s proposed design included 19 stops including Shahdara, Timber Market, Bhaati Gate, Lahore Museum, Regal Chowk, Ganga Ram Hospital, Mozang Chungi, Ichhra, Wahdat Road, Gaddafi Stadium, Kalma Chowk, Model Town I and II and Kahna etc, sources said. Stations on the elevated route would be overhead and stations on the underground route would have two entranceways and two exits, sources said. MVA Asia had studied underground systems in London and New Delhi. Sources said the LRMTS and Lahore Ring Road overlapped on several routes including Ferozepur Road, and a committee supervised by the Planning and Development chairman was formed to resolve the issue and coordinate between the Punjab Transport Department (supervising the LRMTS) and the Communication and Works Department (building Lahore Ring Road). The LRMTS will take 40 percent of Lahore’s traffic load. http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default...-7-2006_pg13_1 __________________ When during his 1997 visit to US, Nawaz Sharif stayed in one of the most expensive hotels in Washington DC and called upon the World Bank and IMF to seek more aid, leading BBC to comment that "no third world leader had ever come so royally to Washington to beg,”

July 27th, 2006, 01:40 PM	#90
vazim Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 1,208 Likes (Received): 111	that's good news. hope they launch tender soon. __________________ v i s i t P a k i s t a n - pictures

July 10th, 2006, 02:24 PM	#81
vc15nets Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 890 Likes (Received): 7	^Its not a tram-type system is it?

July 10th, 2006, 06:46 PM	#84
vc15nets Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 890 Likes (Received): 7	^Imagine them discovering more treasures from Lahore's glorious past! That would be wicked!

July 27th, 2006, 04:04 AM	#86
GoBaby Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 424 Likes (Received): 142	How are they gonna widen the Ferozpur Road? they widened it back in 2000 with service lanes and it had pretty much reached it limit on both sides. And who got the contract? Malaysians, Germans..? They should give it to Germans...best out there!

July 27th, 2006, 02:42 PM	#91
pakboy Lahore Lahore Hai Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 5,338 Likes (Received): 715	this thread should be re-named to 'Lahore Mass-Transit' and moved to projects and updates __________________ When during his 1997 visit to US, Nawaz Sharif stayed in one of the most expensive hotels in Washington DC and called upon the World Bank and IMF to seek more aid, leading BBC to comment that "no third world leader had ever come so royally to Washington to beg,”

August 11th, 2006, 04:06 PM	#92
huit Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 1,392 Likes (Received): 39	^ I second that! Rename it and move it to Projects and Updates sub-forum.

August 11th, 2006, 04:11 PM	#93
huit Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 1,392 Likes (Received): 39	Source: Daily Times Friday, August 11, 2006 Tube trains coming in 2010: CM * 27-km first phase will have 22 stations from Hamza Town to Shahdara Staff Report LAHORE: The Lahore Mass Transit System (LMTS) project will be launched in 2007 and its first phase will be completed by 2010, Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi said on Thursday. Presiding over a meeting at Chief Minister’s Secretariat to review the progress of the LMTS project, he said the project consisted of an underground tube train and a ground level rail system. The large project would provide modern travel facilities and improve the standards of living, he said, and a separate authority would be formed to supervise the project’s implementation. The 27-kilometre first phase of the project (from Hamza Town to Shahdara) will have 22 stations, of which 12 will be underground. 12 kilometres of the route (Hamza Town to Liner Park, Model Town) will be at ground level, while 10 kilometres from Liner Park to Data Darbar via Ferozepur Road, Fatima Jinnah Road, The Mall and Lower Mall, and the 5 kilometres from Data Darbar via Badshahi Mosque to Shahdara, will be underground. The second phase will begin from Thokar Niaz Beg and end at the GT Road, via Chauburji, GPO Chowk, McLeod Road and Railway Station. He said international investors were showing keen interest in the Rs 155 billion project, which would create jobs, boost construction activity, improve the city’s image and promote tourism. Elahi said the government was trying to improve communication and eliminate environmental pollution, and the electricity-powered LMTS would help achieve the goals. Mazhar Iqbal, the regional director of MVA Asia Ltd, gave a briefing about the project. Provincial Transport Minister Rana Shamshad Ahmed, Chief Secretary Salman Siddique, Planning and Development Chairman Suleman Ghani, Transport Secretary Agha Nadeem, Communication and Works Secretary Ahmed Yar, District Coordination Officer Mian Ejaz and Special Finance Secretary Azmat Ali Ranjha were also present on the occasion. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ^ Should we expect even more frequent power outages after 2010?

September 14th, 2006, 10:01 AM	#94
vazim Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 1,208 Likes (Received): 111	LRMTS to hit FJMC, GC University, District Courts Mods please move this thread to "Projects & Updates" . KMTP is in "Projects & Updates" and this ones here, so confusing!! IQTIDAR GILANI LAHORE - A number of important government and private buildings in different localities are in real danger of being acquired for the establishment of Lahore Rapid Mass Transit System, sources informed The Nation on Wednesday. The Punjab Transport Department (PTD) which started the LRMTS project, needs acquisition of land for the establishment of two depots and 22 stations for LRMTS. For this purpose, the PTD has asked the City District Government to acquire 431.87-kanal of land at different places on its behalf. Out of the required land, a chunk of 300-kanal of land is needed for the establishment of the south depot at Shadab Colony while 100-kanal of land is required for the north depot at Shahdara. About 31.87-kanal of land is needed for the establishment of 22 stations at different points on the alignment of LRMTS. The land acquisition plan, sent by the PTD to the District Coordination Officer Lahore, revealed that parts of various govt buildings, army land as well as a number of shops constructed on costly land are needed to be acquired for carrying out LRMTS project. The plan revealed that a portion of Fatima Jinnah Medical College and Pakistan Telecom Central Exchange at Shahra-e-Fatima Jinnah are needed to be acquired for the establishment of LRMTS station. Similarly, a portion of Government College University lawn, New Hostel (GCU hostel) and sections of District Courts also fall in the way of LRMTS. A number of shops on Ferozepur Road, from Qurtaba Chowk to Shell petrol pump, are needed for the LRMTS station. The situation is the same at Muslim Town Morr near Lahore Canal where a number of shops would be acquired for the establishment of a station. Officials believe that the land acquisition process is likely to test the nerves of the CDG high-ups, as the exercise will prove a Herculean task. ‘GCU can offer a piece of its lawn but sacrifice of a portion of New Hostel will be a difficult decision for the management. The same is the situation with District Courts’, said a PTD official requesting not to be quoted. He said that a portion of FJMC and Pak Telecom Central Exchange building was also needed for the establishment of LRMTS. Moreover, as shops at Ferozepur Road near Qurtaba Chowk and Muslim Town Morr are very expensive, the matter with respect to their acquisition will create resentment among influential traders. PTD requires portions of FJMC building, GCU hostel and District Courts, which are declared archives where even minor change is not allowed. The officials believe that the land acquisition process would be a challenging exercise for the DCO who would have to deal with different departments and influential traders at the same time. According to them, only time would tell whether the land is acquired or minor changes are introduced in the LRMTS design to keep the buildings of archaeological importance in their original shape. __________________ v i s i t P a k i s t a n - pictures

September 15th, 2006, 07:55 AM	#95
asfar ----- Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 533 Likes (Received): 10	i have just lost hope for this project...the indians have a metro in calcutta, they have a world class one in delhi and are rapidly exapnding it...while our fuking government is DOING nuthing but shit on this project.. __________________ Musharraf - "Pakistan First"

September 15th, 2006, 12:51 PM	#96
oogabooga Pakistan Zindabad! Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Karachi, New Jersey Posts: 8,116 Likes (Received): 172	Work on "Corridor I" has yet to begin and the City Government is inviting tenders for "Corridor II"! Sub khanay peenay aur "lenay" mein lagay huan hain, baicharay Karachi walay pis rahay hain. Ridiculious. __________________ PAKISTAN *ZINDABAAD!*

September 24th, 2006, 06:48 PM	#100
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