Karachi administrator shares plan to restore iconic tram service
- By Web Desk -
- Nov 24, 2020
KARACHI: Administrator and Commissioner Karachi Iftikhar Ali Shalwani on Tuesday shared a plan to restore 9-km long iconic tram service to be run between Metropole to II Chundrigar Road, ARY News reported.
Taking to Twitter, the Karachi administrator shared a tramline of service starting from Metropole, street library toTower via II Chundrigar Road.
Karachi’s Tramline: Metropole street library to@Tower via II Chundrigar Road pic.twitter.com/alUtBLuj2B
— Commissioner Karachi (@CommissionerKhi) November 22, 2020
Last month, the administrator Karachi said that Turkey had offered to launch tram service in the port city and the administration is working over a plan to relaunch the iconic service in the metropolis.
The administrator had said that the route of the expected tram service would be 9-kilometer long and will run between Metropole II Chundrigar road.
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It is pertinent to mention here that Turkish Consul General Mr. Tolga Ucak in September had offered to launch tram service in the port city in a meeting with the Administrator of Karachi.
Consul General Tolga Ucak had said that his country was ready to extend cooperation for running a service in Karachi on M.A. Jinnah Road from Mereweather Tower to Numaish roundabout.