KARACHI: Sindh Transport and Information Minister Sharjeel Memon said that government was planning to launch Karachi-Sukkur bullet train project. Chairing a meeting regarding Yellow Line BRT project, attended by World Bank delegation and officials from transport ministry he said that government was planning Karachi-Sukkur bullet train project and for that they need cooperation from World Bank.

Sindh government is working tirelessly to improve transport system in Karachi, he told meeting.

He said that government was planning Karachi-Hyderabad bullet train project in first phase with collaboration of World Bank. He invited WB to bring 300 electric buses for Karachi under People Bus Service project.

Meanwhile, Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali presided over a meeting to review arrangements regarding construction work on Karachi’s Yellow Line BRT project.

During meeting, Transport Minister briefed meeting that Yellow Line BRT is 21km project that would start from Dawood Chowrangi and end at Numasih. Under conceptual plan, Karachi’s Yellow Line BRT project with intersections is 21 km long which includes 17.6 km at grade and 3.2km underground and has 28 stations.

Published in The Daily National Courier, November, 10 2022

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