{"id":18107,"date":"2025-04-26T22:23:21","date_gmt":"2025-04-26T22:23:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/?p=18107"},"modified":"2025-04-26T22:23:22","modified_gmt":"2025-04-26T22:23:22","slug":"pakistan-punjab-to-run-bullet-train-between-two-major-cities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/?p=18107","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan: Punjab to Run Bullet Train Between Two Major Cities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Punjab-bullet-train.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Punjab has taken a major step towards modernising its transport system, as Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif approved the province\u2019s first-ever bullet train project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During a high-level meeting, in-principle approval was granted for a bullet train service connecting Lahore and Rawalpindi. Once completed, the bullet train is expected to cut travel time between the two cities to just two and a half hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The meeting also reviewed various operational models, including a partnership between Pakistan Railways and the private sector. Senior Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb has been tasked with coordinating with Pakistan Railways to move the project forward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Plans are also underway to introduce high-speed trains on several other routes across Punjab, including Lahore to Shahdara and Narowal, Lahore to Raiwind and Kasur, and Pakpattan to Lodhran, among others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has instructed authorities to fast-track the necessary studies for these projects, setting deadlines for completion in May and June this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, progress updates were shared regarding the Lahore Yellow Line and Gujranwala Mass Transit projects, as well as the upcoming e-taxi service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Reference Link:- <a href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/2025\/04\/26\/punjab-to-run-bullet-train-between-two-major-cities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/2025\/04\/26\/punjab-to-run-bullet-train-between-two-major-cities\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Punjab has taken a major step towards modernising its transport system, as Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif approved the province\u2019s first-ever bullet train project. During a high-level meeting, in-principle approval was granted for a bullet train service connecting Lahore and Rawalpindi. Once completed, the bullet train is expected to cut travel time between the two [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":18108,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[2],"tags":[12385,132,105,9190,16937,16938,36,2932,10089,16939],"class_list":["post-18107","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sample-category","tag-bullet-train","tag-economy","tag-geopolitics-2","tag-high-speed-trains","tag-lahore-rawalpindi","tag-modern-transports-system","tag-pakistan","tag-pakistan-railway","tag-private-sector","tag-punjab-to-run-bullet-train-between-two-major-cities"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18107","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=18107"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18107\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18109,"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18107\/revisions\/18109"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/18108"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=18107"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=18107"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gsrra.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=18107"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}