KARACHI: The test run of the much-awaited Karachi Circular Railway (KCR) has begun, as a KCR train comprising four bogies and two locomotives travelled a 14-kilometre-long distance from Karachi’s City Railway Station to Orangi Town, according to the people familiar with the matter. Federal Railways Minister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed had last Wednesday said that the 14km KCR track was ready while the remaining track would be laid by the Sindh government. “As many as 10 coaches are ready to ply the KCR track while work on 40 more coaches is underway” he added. In the first phase, the KCR line from Karachi City Station to Orangi Town would become operational with 32 trains plying on the track. The second phase of KCR would cost Rs8.70 billion, whereas the third phase would be completed under public-private partnership.

Source: Pakistan Today November 13, 2020 14:48 UTC