The Lahore Orange Line Train completed the two years of its operation on Tuesday. Up to 50 million passengers have traveled on the train since the commercial launch of the project on Oct 25, 2020.
The company was responsible here on Tuesday by the business in charge of project operation and maintenance, and it was attended by the ina’s general counsel in Lahore, Chinese engineers, Pakistani employees, senior PMA officials, and others.
According to an Orange Line Metro Train spokesman, the train has made 200,000 journeys with a 99.99 percent on-time completion rate, covering a total distance of 25 million kilometers. The corporation attained a localization rate of 97% and 50 million riders.
Up to 20 million travelers used the facility between October 25, 2020, and October 25, 2021, according to a senior PMA official. However, from October 25, 2021, to October 25, 2022, there were 30 million passengers, an increase that indicates more people are using the metro train system as a result of rising fuel costs. At the ceremony, videos about the project were presented, and outstanding employees received recognition.
The project was constructed by the China Railway Group Co Ltd, and the China North Industries, while its operations and maintenance are managed by Norinco International with Guangzhou Metro Group and Daewoo Pakistan Express Bus Service Ltd. The project has created more than 2,000 local jobs.
The project has won two major awards at the Brands of the Year Awards of 2021: the “CEO of the Year 2021” and the “Emerging Brand of the Year” in the field of urban rail transit.
The high-tech trains operate through 26 stations from Ali Town to Dera Gujran every five minutes from 6 am to 10 pm daily.
