Peshawar Circular Railway

With the growing population and rise in standard of living of people the road traffic has also increased manifold and roads congestion during peak hours is on the rising. Realizing need of the day KP-BOIT has envisaged a circular rail project from Nasirpur at one end to Hayatabad on the other, which is under our active consideration and study. This project is based on using the existing railway track already laid to connect Landi Kotal (border city with Afghanistan) with rest of the country. This Shuttle service will be running only during the day time and every train from each side will leave at the interval of around 15 minutes and is expected to reach the other end (15 km) in 40-45 minutes and will accommodate 400-500 passengers per trip. It will not only provide a descent and safe travel but will also be much faster than the alternate means of travelling.

Pre-feasibility and technical study of the project is in progress. The project will be implemented on Public / Private Partnership basis wherein the Provincial Government will arrange for infra structure, the investors will be called in for investment in the rolling stock and operating the train etc. while Pakistan Railway will be responsible for Maintenance, Safety & Monitoring the operations.
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