LAHORE – Orange Line Metro Train project inauguration date revealed byPunjab government.
The Punjab government has announced to start the Orange Line Metro Train(OLMT) service for public on March 23, Dunya News reported on Friday.
According to details, China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) AuthorityChairman Lieutenant General (r) Asim Saleem Bajwa ordered to inaugurate theservice for public in two months and directed the contractors to speed upthe work.
It is pertinent here to mention that work on the Orange Line was started onOctober 2, 2015 by the provincial government of Pakistan MuslimLeague-Nawaz (PML-N) – led by Shehbaz Sharif in the province – aftersecuring USD 1.6 Billion loan from Exim Bank of China.
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The project was to be completed in 27 months but due to stay order issuedby the Lahore High Court and exponential increase in cost of project, workprogressed slowly and will now be completed after a delay of two years.
Let it be known that the first train under the mass-transit project OrangeLine Metro Train had hit the rails for the trial run in December, 2019.
