{"id":105996,"date":"2026-07-06T16:20:20","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T11:20:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/?p=105996"},"modified":"2026-07-07T16:15:18","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T11:15:18","slug":"high-speed-rail-murree-glass-train-get-funds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/high-speed-rail-murree-glass-train-get-funds.html","title":{"rendered":"Funds allocated for LHR-RWP high-speed rail, Murree Glass Train projects"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lahore: The Punjab government has earmarked funds for the feasibility of two major railway projects\u2014a high-speed rail link between Lahore and Rawalpindi and a tourist glass train connecting Rawalpindi with Murree\u2014under its Annual Development Programme (ADP) 2026-27.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the ADP, PKR 200 million has been allocated during the current fiscal year for the feasibility study of the Lahore-Rawalpindi high-speed rail project. The total estimated cost of the study is PKR 452 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The provincial government has also allocated PKR 49 million for the proposed PKR 117 billion Rawalpindi-Murree Glass Train project. Land acquisition for the railway track and stations has already begun in Murree.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Besides the rail initiatives, the ADP allocates PKR 3 billion for the 38-kilometre Rawalpindi Ring Road project from Banth to Thalian Main Carriageway, which carries a total estimated cost of PKR 47 billion. Around PKR 29 billion has already been spent on the project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/punjab-seeks-aiib-aid-in-housing-other-projects.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Punjab seeks AIIB partnership in housing, transport projects<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An additional PKR 69 million has been earmarked for the feasibility study of Ring Road Phase II, stretching from Thalian to GT Road.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For urban infrastructure, the government has allocated PKR 100 million for the PKR 3 billion Ammar Chowk flyover under the Mall signal-free project, while PKR 200 million has been set aside for the Race Course and Army Graveyard underpasses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ADP also includes PKR 93 million for the PKR 2.691 billion Tulsa Chowk underpass and PKR 100 million for the PKR 3.75 billion COD underpass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Gujar Khan, PKR 100 million has been allocated for the construction of two underpasses at Galiana Mor and Technical College Chowk. The combined estimated cost of the project is PKR 4.531 billion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lahore: The Punjab government has earmarked funds for the feasibility of two major railway projects\u2014a high-speed rail link between Lahore and Rawalpindi and a tourist glass train connecting Rawalpindi with Murree\u2014under its Annual Development Programme (ADP) 2026-27. According to the ADP, PKR 200 million has been allocated during the current fiscal year for the feasibility study of the Lahore-Rawalpindi high-speed rail project. The total estimated cost of the study is PKR 452 million. The provincial government has also allocated PKR 49 million for the proposed PKR 117 billion Rawalpindi-Murree Glass Train project. Land acquisition for the railway track and stations has already begun in Murree. Besides the rail initiatives, the ADP allocates PKR 3 billion for the 38-kilometre Rawalpindi Ring Road project from Banth to Thalian Main Carriageway, which carries a total estimated cost of PKR 47 billion. Around PKR 29 billion has already been spent on the project. Read: Punjab seeks AIIB partnership in housing, transport projects An additional PKR 69 million has been earmarked for the feasibility study of Ring Road Phase II, stretching from Thalian to GT Road. For urban infrastructure, the government has allocated PKR 100 million for the PKR 3 billion Ammar Chowk flyover under&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":105997,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20385],"tags":[24715,72769,50284,71528,74619,62415,74280,64210,39,74616,306,63163,48857,3237,74505,305,6436,74615,74618,15023,64296,74617],"persona":[],"class_list":["post-105996","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-development-projects","tag-slider-2","tag-adp-2026-27","tag-ammar-chowk-flyover","tag-annual-development-programme-2026-27","tag-cod-underpass","tag-feasibility-study","tag-gujar-khan","tag-high-speed-rail","tag-lahore","tag-lahore-rawalpindi-high-speed-rail","tag-murree","tag-murree-glass-train","tag-punjab-development","tag-punjab-government","tag-railway-projects","tag-rawalpindi","tag-rawalpindi-ring-road","tag-rawalpindi-murree-railway","tag-ring-road-phase-ii","tag-slider","tag-transport-infrastructure","tag-tulsa-chowk-underpass","cat-20385-id"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>High-speed rail, Murree Glass Train get funds - Zameen News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Besides the rail initiatives, the ADP allocates PKR 3 billion for the 38-kilometre Rawalpindi Ring Road project from Banth to Thalian....\" \/>\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\/high-speed-rail-murree-glass-train-get-funds.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"High-speed rail, Murree Glass Train get funds - Zameen News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Besides the rail initiatives, the ADP allocates PKR 3 billion for the 38-kilometre Rawalpindi Ring Road project from Banth to Thalian....\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/high-speed-rail-murree-glass-train-get-funds.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Pakistan Real Estate News &amp; 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