ISLAMABAD -Orange Line Metro Train Project inauguration date revealed.
The development work of Lahore Orange Line Metro Train (OLMT) is nearcompletion which will be officially inaugurated by Prime Minister ImranKhan in March 2020.
The value of OLMT stands at $ 1.5 billion. Exim Bank of China provided aloan of $ 1.3 billion and the rest of the project’s cost was covered by theprovincial government.
The total length of the Orange Line Metro Train (OLMT) track is 27 Kms.There are 26 stations with Ali Town and Dera Gujran stations serving asterminals. The track of OLMT passes through densely populated areas of theprovincial capital.
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Orange Line Metro Train (OLMT), the country’s most advanced mass transitsystem yet, was mired in a legal battle with the activists of culturalheritage. The advocates of cultural heritage brought the provincialgovernment before the Lahore High Court contending the project istantamount to devaluing the infrastructure of the Mughal era. Ultimately,Lahore High Court ruled in favor of the petitioners and stopped theconstruction of OLMT.
After a brief interruption, the construction work of OLMT was resumed.
