Pakistan’s Government of Sindh has reportedly taken a decision to implement a $1.2bn Karachi Light Rail and Brown Line project.
The government and the Chinese company Sinosure have formed a committee with an aim to initiate the proposed project by October and to complete it by 2018.
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According to representatives from Sinosure, the project would start from Singer roundabout via Korangi, Shah Faisal, Rashid Minhas Road and it will have a terminal station at Anda Mor at the north side of Nagan Chowrangi overpass.
The Brown Line project will be of 18.38km, of which 3.7km will be underground and 12.92km will be elevated, while its ground transitional would be 1.67km, reported the Express Tribune.
Besides, the line would have 13 stations, three of them would be underground and ten elevated with one rolling stock base and operational control centres.
It is expected that during peak hours passenger volume can reach from 20,000 to 70,0000 people a trip.
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By GlobalDataOf the total project cost, Sinosure will provide 60% through a 13-year Chinese loan while the Sindh government will have to pay the remaining 40%.
The mobilisation cost of the project would be $12.7m, engineering design $16.94m, insurance $12.69m, HSE $21.18m, construction works and equipment more than $1bn, coaches $72.54m, test and commissioning $8.47m and contingency $42.34m.
In addition, land for depots and control building would cost $4.9m and interest during construction would be $75.99m.
