{"id":103035,"date":"2025-08-11T15:57:02","date_gmt":"2025-08-11T10:57:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/?p=103035"},"modified":"2025-08-11T15:57:05","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T10:57:05","slug":"electric-tram-to-follow-lahore-canal-road-alignment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/electric-tram-to-follow-lahore-canal-road-alignment.html","title":{"rendered":"Electric tram to follow Lahore Canal Road alignment"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Lahore: The Punjab government has announced that Lahore\u2019s upcoming electric tram service will operate along the left bank of Canal Road to minimise traffic disruption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Punjab Mass Transit Authority (PMA) sources, the first phase of the project will see the tram run from Harbanspura to Thokar Niaz Baig. Road widening will be carried out near tram stops to facilitate passenger movement, while underpasses along Canal Road will be converted into single lanes to improve traffic flow. A proposal to shift the Jail Road underpass to one side is also under consideration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/wp-admin\/post.php?post=103008&amp;action=edit\">Trackless tram next or Faisalabad Gujranwala<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The modern tram, comprising three units imported from China, will run entirely on electricity. It can travel 25 to 27 kilometres on just 10 minutes of charging and has a capacity of 250 passengers, with the ability to accommodate up to 300 during peak times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Officials say the service is aimed at providing a fast, eco-friendly public transport option for residents, while also easing congestion along one of Lahore\u2019s busiest routes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lahore: The Punjab government has announced that Lahore\u2019s upcoming electric tram service will operate along the left bank of Canal Road to minimise traffic disruption. According to Punjab Mass Transit Authority (PMA) sources, the first phase of the project will see the tram run from Harbanspura to Thokar Niaz Baig. Road widening will be carried out near tram stops to facilitate passenger movement, while underpasses along Canal Road will be converted into single lanes to improve traffic flow. A proposal to shift the Jail Road underpass to one side is also under consideration. Read: Trackless tram next or Faisalabad Gujranwala The modern tram, comprising three units imported from China, will run entirely on electricity. It can travel 25 to 27 kilometres on just 10 minutes of charging and has a capacity of 250 passengers, with the ability to accommodate up to 300 during peak times. Officials say the service is aimed at providing a fast, eco-friendly public transport option for residents, while also easing congestion along one of Lahore\u2019s busiest routes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":102164,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20385],"tags":[50734,67237,67235,67232,67231,50505,67239,67233,67238,67236,67234],"persona":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-103035","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-development-projects","8":"tag-canal-road-lahore","9":"tag-chinese-built-tram","10":"tag-eco-friendly-transport-lahore","11":"tag-electric-public-transport-pakistan","12":"tag-harbanspura-to-thokar-niaz-baig","13":"tag-lahore-electric-tram","14":"tag-lahore-public-transport-upgrade","15":"tag-lahore-traffic-management","16":"tag-punjab-government-transport-projects","17":"tag-punjab-mass-transit-authority","18":"tag-sustainable-transport-lahore","19":"cat-20385-id"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Electric tram to follow Lahore Canal Road alignment-Zameen News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Road widening will be carried out near tram stops to facilitate passenger movement, while underpasses along Canal Road will be...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/electric-tram-to-follow-lahore-canal-road-alignment.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Electric tram to follow Lahore Canal Road alignment-Zameen News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Road widening will be carried out near tram stops to facilitate passenger movement, while underpasses along Canal Road will be...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/electric-tram-to-follow-lahore-canal-road-alignment.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Pakistan Real Estate News &amp; 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