Pakistan: Punjab to Run Bullet Train Between Two Major Cities
Wire desk byline Sourced from Xinhua, Dawn, Arab News, Anadolu and Minute Mirror. Translated and abridged by the GSRRA Desk.
Punjab has taken a major step towards modernising its transport system, as Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif approved the province’s 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 cities to just two and a half hours.
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.
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.
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.
Additionally, progress updates were shared regarding the Lahore Yellow Line and Gujranwala Mass Transit projects, as well as the upcoming e-taxi service.
Reference Link:- https://propakistani.pk/2025/04/26/punjab-to-run-bullet-train-between-two-major-cities/
Zamir Ahmed Awan is the founder and Chair of the Global Silk Route Research Alliance, a think tank in Islamabad. He studied engineering at Shanghai University in the 1980s, and years later he went back to China as Pakistan's science counsellor in Beijing, from 2010 until 2016, working on science and higher education cooperation between the two countries.…
