Resuming operation: PR issues KCR's train schedule

(Karachi) Pakistan Railways has issued the schedule of Karachi Circular Railway (KCR) that is set to resume operations from November 19, local media reported.

As per details, the first train will depart from Orangi railway station at 6:30 am for up track while the local train on down track will depart from Marshalling Yard Pipri railway station at 7:00 am. The railway administration has decided to run each train from both stations after every three hours.

In addition, the train will stop at Manghopir, SITE, Shah Abdul Latif, Baldia, Lyari, Wazir Mansion, Karachi City Station, Karachi Cantt Station, Departure Yard, Drigh Road, Drigh Colony, Airport, Malir Colony, Malir, Landhi, Jumma Goth, Bin Qasim and Baldia Nullah before reaching Marshalling Yard Pipri railway station at 9:15 am.

Similarly, the second train will leave the Orangi railway station at 10:00 am; third at 01:00 pm and fourth at 04:00 pm.

For the down track, the local train will depart from Marshalling Yard railway station at 07:00 am, covering the same stops to reach Orangi railway station at 09:45 am.

The second train will leave the Marshalling Yard railway station at 09:30 am; third at 01:00 pm and fourth at 04:30 pm. The fare of the train was fixed up to Rs50 for the one-sided journey.

Earlier, a KCR train comprising four bogies and two locomotives travelled a 14-kilometre-long distance from Karachi’s City Railway Station to Orangi Town.

The train took around two hours to cover the entire distance that was supposed to take minutes, they said, adding it took much longer than usual because of the dilapidated condition of the tracks and stations.

The KCR project is 12.63 kilometer at grade (on the ground), and 30.75 kilometer elevated with 24 railway stations out of which 14 will be elevated. The average distance between each station will be 1.8 kilometre.