Lahore Metro
[3] The initial plan called for an 82 km (51 mi) rail network with 60 stations to be constructed in four separate phases.[4] In June 2010, Malaysia-based Scomi International proposed a US$1.15 billion monorail alternative, but that was not approved.[3] At a ceremony in May 2014, an agreement was signed by Chief Minister Punjab Shahbaz Sharif, alongside President Mamnoon Hussain and Chinese Communist Party general secretary Xi Jinping, which gave the go-ahead for the construction of the Orange Line.[16] Elevated stations feature natural ventilation throughout the platforms, with localised air conditioning in public areas of the ticket-hall level.[17] Orange Line trains are each composed of five wagons manufactured by China's CRRC Zhuzhou Locomotive,[18] and automated and driverless.[19] A standard Chinese "Type B" train-set consisting of 5 cars with 4 doors each used,[20] that has a stainless steel body and illuminated by LED lighting.
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