KCR

After a successful trial run of the entire track, the Karachi Circular Railway (KCR) will reportedly commence operations from today. Karachi Circular Railway (KCR) inner-city train service, which was discontinued in 1999, restored its operation on November 19, 2020 Local mainstream media reported that the train traversed successfully from Karachi City Station to Orangi Station, prompting the...

Karachi commissioner Navid Ahmed Shaikh oversaw on Tuesday the sealing of Tejori Heights- an under construction building being erected on a piece of land claimed by the Pakistan Railways and allocated for the Karachi Circular Railway (KCR) in Gulshan-e-Iqbal- bringing its construction to a halt. The move came following a Supreme Court order issued earlier this week. The bench had directed the builder of...

Green Line Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project in Karachi that began in 2016 will be completed by July 2021. The Green Line BRT project was initiated in early 2016, with the estimated cost was Rs25 billion, under the supervision of the Sindh Infrastructure Development Company Limited (SIDCL), a federal entity. Original plans envisioned development work would be complete by the end of 2017, but frequent...

The bogies for the Karachi Circular Railway have been finally prepared signalling that the service will soon be launched for a 43-kilometer long track spread across the city. It was discussed in the progress review meeting of Karachi Circular Railway (KCR) project which met here with Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar in chair. Railways Secretary, CEO PPP...

Preparations are being made for test trial of Karachi Circular Railway (KCR) project, as six-month deadline set by the Supreme Court for making this project functional, is approaching next month. Karachi Commissioner Mr. Iftikhar Ali Shallwani held a meeting regarding the revival of the Karachi Circular Railways (KCR). Commissioner Karachi Iftikhar Shalwani inspected the track laying process started...

The federal government allocated an amount of Rs1,500 million, for operationalisation of train on existing Karachi Circular Railway (KCR) alignment in the budget for the fiscal year 2020-21. The Sindh government has allocated Rs3bn for the construction of underpasses and overhead bridges over railway crossings along the KCR route. According to the budget document, the Sindh government has allocated...

The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered the removal of encroachments on railway land in 15 days and to restore the Karachi Circular Railway within a month. سپریم کو رٹ کا  کراچی میں ریلوے ٹریک پر قائم تجاوزات کو پندرہ روز میں ختم کرنےاورمتعلقہ حکام کو ایک ماہ کے اندر سرکلر اور لوکل ٹرین چلانے کا...