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Pakistan's First Metro Line Opens To Passengers In Lahore - Cost $1.8 Billion by sulaak(m): 6:53pm On Oct 26, 2020
While Lagosians are busy waiting for Tinubu, Fashola and Ambode and Sanwo-Olu to complete the Blue that they started in 2008. The Pakistani have completed the Lahore Metro that was started in 2014 and completed in 2020.


Pakistan (Lahore's) first metro line opens to passengers in Lahore

In May 2014, an agreement was signed so that the construction of the Orange Line could begin. Chief Minister Punjab Shahbaz Sharif signed the agreement at a ceremony alongside President Mamnoon Hussain and Chinese President Xi Jinping. The project is estimated to cost $1.6 billion.[7]

Pakistan's first metro line has begun commercial operations in the eastern city of Lahore.

The 27km (17-mile) Orange Line, with more than two dozen stations, will drastically cut travel time across the notoriously congested city, reducing a two-and-a-half-hour bus journey to 45 minutes by metro.

Officials expect about a quarter of a million people will use the system each day once it is fully operating.

"This project will provide world-class facilities to the public in Lahore," Punjab state's chief minister Usman Buzdar said during Sunday's inauguration ceremony.

The project cost 300bn rupees (£1.4bn; $1.8bn) and welcomed its first paying passengers on Monday after years of delays and political controversies.

It was built with Chinese backing and there are growing questions about the huge amount of debt Pakistan has taken on in recent years.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-54692488

Re: Pakistan's First Metro Line Opens To Passengers In Lahore - Cost $1.8 Billion by TecM0: 7:00pm On Oct 26, 2020
Pakistan is a country with multiple States like Nigeria

Lagos is a single State funding it's own metro by its own self

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Re: Pakistan's First Metro Line Opens To Passengers In Lahore - Cost $1.8 Billion by babzo(m): 7:05pm On Oct 26, 2020
TecM0:
Pakistan is a country with multiple States like Nigeria

Lagos is a single State funding it's own metro by its own self

OP....listen to @TecMO. Why are you comparing Lagos , a state to Pakistan, a whole country and not just any county; but one of the only 9 countries on Earth with nuclear power....be careful o!

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Re: Pakistan's First Metro Line Opens To Passengers In Lahore - Cost $1.8 Billion by Smithkafors(m): 7:09pm On Oct 26, 2020
Typical Nigerians!always defending politicians while suffering.Lagos with all his exorbitant tax doesn't have a good mode of transportation and you are here defending them. Do you know the amount of time lost in Lagos traffic.
TecM0:
Pakistan is a country with multiple States like Nigeria

Lagos is a single State funding it's own metro by its own self

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Re: Pakistan's First Metro Line Opens To Passengers In Lahore - Cost $1.8 Billion by GamalNasser: 7:11pm On Oct 26, 2020
Lagos has spent over 1.5 billion dollars and still not built upto 5 kms of support structure

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Re: Pakistan's First Metro Line Opens To Passengers In Lahore - Cost $1.8 Billion by sulaak(m): 7:21pm On Oct 26, 2020
TecM0:
Pakistan is a country with multiple States like Nigeria

Lagos is a single State funding it's own metro by its own self

When Lagos completes its metro line it will be called Nigeria first metro Line. The Lahore metro was funded and constructed by the Lahore authorities.

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