Punjab govt signs 'Lahore Orange Metro Train' agreement with China
The project will cost $1.6 billion and it will complete within 27 months.
SHANGHAI (Web Desk) - Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif and the Chairman of the Chinese National Development Reforms Commission signed an agreement in Shanghai today (Thursday)to launch ‘Lahore Orange Line Metro Train.’
President Mamnoon Hussain and his Chinese counterpart witnessed the signing ceremony.
As per details, the project will cost $1.6 billion and it will complete within 27 months.
The train route will be 27.1 kilometer long, spread from Ali Town to Thokar Niaz Baig, from Multan Road to Scheme Mor, Chowburji, MAO College, Mall Road, Laxmi Chowk and Railway Station, from Garhi Shahu Bridge to GT Road and UET and from Pakistan Mint to Dera Gojran.
On the occasion, Shahbaz Sharif said that the project on completion will benefit millions of commuters.
The Chief Minister stated that this revolutionary project is an important milestone in the country’s history.
He said the project will begin by end of this year and Chinese authorities will invest, design, construct and monitor this project.
