LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif on Sunday inaugurated Orange Line Metro train, the first such project in the country.
This mega-transport scheme was launched in May 2014 and construction for it began in 2015.
The project was supervised by Shahbaz Sharif in collaboration with a Chinese company.
The chief minister said on Twitter the project is meant to make the underprivileged feel that “they have equal rights on the state resources as their rich counterparts… it aims to create equality.”
Orange Line is not just a public transport project but a means of extending to citizens respect & delivering world-class transport facility
— Shehbaz Sharif (@CMShehbaz) October 8, 2017
It is meant to make them feel that they have equal right on the state resources as their rich counterparts .. It aims to create equality...
— Shehbaz Sharif (@CMShehbaz) October 8, 2017
Arrival of first metro train represents a development worth celebration. I will b shortly speaking to the people @ its unpacking ceremony IA
— Shehbaz Sharif (@CMShehbaz) October 8, 2017
The train has the capacity to carry 1,000 people, out of which 200 can be seated while 800 can commute while standing. The capacity will be increased to 500,000 passengers by 2025.This train is also expected to run on electricity.
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