Orange Line (Lahore Metro)

Orange Line
Overview
StatusOperational
LocaleLahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Termini
  • Ali Town Terminal
  • Dera Gujran Terminal
Stations26 (24 elevated, 2 underground)
Websitehttps://pma.punjab.gov.pk/orange-line-metro-train-system
Service
TypeRapid transit
SystemLahore Metro
Operator(s)Punjab Mass Transit Authority
Rolling stock27 5-cars trains
History
Opened25 October 2020; 4 years ago (2020-10-25)
Technical
Line length27.1 km (16.8 mi)
CharacterElevated & underground
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge
ElectrificationThird rail 750 V DC
Operating speed80 km/h (50 mph)
Route map

Legend
 Ali Town
Thokar Niaz Baig
Canal View
Hanjarwal
Wahdat Road
Awan Town
Sabzazar
Khatam-e-Nabuwat
Salahudin Road
Bund Road
Samanabad
Gulshan-e-Ravi
Chaburji
Anarkali Lahore Metrobus
GPO
Lakshmi
Railway Station Railway
Sultanpura
UET
Baghbanpura
Shalamar Garden
Pakistan Mint
Mahmood Booti
Salamatpura
Islam Park
Dera Gujran
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Route map

Orange Line is an automated rapid transit line in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan and the first driverless metro in Pakistan. It is operated by the Punjab Mass Transit Authority and forms part of the Lahore Metro system.[1][2] The line is Pakistan's first metro train.[3][4][5] The line spans 27.1 km (16.8 mi) with 25.4 km (15.8 mi) elevated and 1.72 km (1.1 mi) underground.[6] The line is served by 26 stations and is expected to handle 250,000 passengers daily.

  1. ^ "Good news on track: Lahore to get Pakistan’s first metro train", Express Tribune, Lahore, 23 Mar 2014. Retrieved on 20 October 2014.
  2. ^ Development agenda: Lahore metro train gets green signal
  3. ^ Adnan, Imran (April 1, 2019). "OLMT project to face further delay". The Express Tribune. Retrieved April 2, 2019. As per the direction of the apex court, he said, the civil works of the project will be completed by end of July 2019. But the project will not enter into commercial operations by August or November 2019.
  4. ^ "Manufacturing of orange trains starts, says Kh Hassan". The News. May 26, 2016. Retrieved January 24, 2017. Latest technology will be employed for fabricating these trains and the rolling-stock will be fully computerised, automatic and driverless.
  5. ^ "Railways secretary reviews operation for Karachi Circular Railway revival". Tribune.com.pk. May 28, 2019. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
  6. ^ "Norinco Technical Proposal" (PDF). January 2016. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 2, 2017. Retrieved January 25, 2017.