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KARACHI CIRCULAR RAILWAY

KARACHI CIRCULAR RAILWAY

CONTENTS TRANSPORTATION

INTRODUCTION KARACHI CIRCULAR RAILWAY

HISTORY REVIVAL OF KCR SOLUTION

SHAHRUKH AQIQ MAAZ NAQVI AHMED ZAKARIA

WHAT IS TRANSPORTATION

THE PROCESS OF MOVING AN ITEM FROM POINT A TO POINT

B.

CATEGORIES OF TRANSPORTATION

Atmospheric (air)Marine (sea)

Space

Terrestrial (land)

TRANSPORTATION SHOULD BE

SAFE EFFICIENT RELIABLE SUSTAINAB

LE

SMART LAND TRANSPORTATION

A LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE OCCUPYING A BUS OR METRO

I.E A PUBLIC TRANSPORT

ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT

REDUCE THE ENERGY USE REDUCE GREEN HOUSE

GASES EMISSION LESS NOISE POLLUTION

SOCIAL BENEFITS OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT

LESS STRESSFUL SOCIAL INTERACTION

HELPS FOSTER A SENSE OF

COMMUNITY

ECONOMICAL BENEFITS OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT

NEW REAL ESTATE MANTRA INCREASE IN HOTEL

PERFORMANCE MORE TAX GENERATE

VIA ADVERTISEMENT

TRANSPORTATION IN DEVELOPED COUNTRIES

•SEOUL

• TOKYO

• LONDON

KARACHI TRANSPORTATION MODE

KARACHI TRANSPORTATION MODE

MEGA CITY MASS TRANSIT

KARACHI TRANSPORTATION MODEREGISTERED

BUSES IN 2012PASSENGE

R TRAVELLE

D IN 2012

FACTS AND FIGURES A/C TO

ET ARTICLE PUBLISHED IN

2015

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KARACHI CIRCULAR RAILWAY

KARACHI CIRCULAR RAILWAY BEGUN IN 1969

KCR EARNED 5 LAC RUPEES IN THE FIRST YEAR ALONE

IT USED TO CHARGE MERE 0.25 PAISAS PER TICKET.

KARACHI CIRCULAR RAILWAY

ROUTE WAS FROM DRIGH ROAD TO KARACHI CITY STATION

134 TAXIS WERE RUNNING IN KARACHI IN 1969

QUALITY LIFE AND LESS ACCIDENTS RATE

KARACHI CIRCULAR RAILWAY

KARACHI CIRCULAR RAILWAY

KARACHI CIRCULAR RAILWAY

Wazir Mansion StationSaddar Traffic in 1990s

KARACHI CIRCULAR RAILWAY

 45 PER CENT OF ALL EMPLOYMENT IN KARACHI IS CONCENTRATED IN SITE,

LANDHI-KORANGI INDUSTRIAL AREAS, THE PORT, THE CENTRAL BUSINESS

DISTRICT AND SADDAR.

THE KCR AND THE KARACHI MAIN LINE PASSES THROUGH OR ADJACENT TO ALL

THESE AREASAccording to Karachi Master Plan Study 1987

KARACHI CIRCULAR RAILWAY DURING 70’S - 90’S

THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WERE TRAVEL VIA KCR

104 TRAIN RUNS DAILY 80 TRAINS ON MAIN TRACK AND 24

TRAINS RAN ON LOOP LINE.

KARACHI POPULATION DURING 1970 - 1990

1970 1980 199002000000400000060000008000000

1000000012000000140000001600000018000000 Population comparison chart

According to Wikipedia figures

KARACHI CIRCULAR RAILWAY DOWNFALL

THE TRANSPORT MAFIA CONTRACTED THE KCR STAFF AND MADE PAYMENTS TO FAIL KCR

 THE STAFF BECAME LAZY AND CORRUPT

TICKET LESS TRAVEL BECAME RAMPANT AS TICKETS WERE NOT CHECKED

KARACHI CIRCULAR RAILWAY DOWNFALL

KCR TRAINS GOT DISCONTINUED TO A MINUSCULE NUMBER IN 1994 AFTER INCURRING HUGE LOSSES

AFTER 1994 ONLY ONE TRAIN RAN ON LOOP LINE

 1999 KCR OPERATIONS WERE COMPLETELY DISCONTINUED

FACTORS ACCOUNTING TO KCR FAILURE

TRAINS DID NOT RUN ACCORDING TO THE TIME TABLE.

TICKETS WERE NOT CHECKED WHICH WAS THE MAIN SOURCE OF

REVENUE. TRANSPORT MAFIA

AFFECT OF KCR FAILURE IN KARACHI

MA Jinnah Road

Liaquatabad

Baloch pull

AFFECT OF KCR FAILURE IN KARACHI

Gareebabad KCR Track

AFFECT OF KCR FAILURE IN KARACHI

1990 2007 2008 20150

500000

1000000

1500000

2000000

2500000

3000000

3500000

Registered cars in karachi

vehicles increase in cars public transport

85% increase since 2008

AFFECT OF KCR FAILURE IN KARACHI

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NEED OF HOURKCR

CURRENT KARACHI TRANSPORT SYSTEM

Private Vehicle79%

Paratransit15%

Buses5%

chingchees1%

Modal distribution of vehicles

According 2015 figures

CURRENT KARACHI TRANSPORT SYSTEM

According 2015 figures

Public53%

Private25%

Motorcycles16%

Paratransit6%

Modal distribution of passengers

According 2015 figures

2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 2030 20350

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

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18.9

23.1

27.629.7

31.6

Year

Popu

lati

on (

Mill

ions

)Current

Population

Projection in KSDP 2020

Projection in KTIP

Source : KTIP 2030

An increase of almost 9 million

people

An increase of another 4 million

people

KARACHI POPULATION PROJECTION

WHAT CANT BE DONE CAN BE DONE

REVIVAL OF KCR

CURRENT SITUATION OF KCR

72% OF THE AREA IS OCCUPIED ON EITHER SIDE OF THE KCR

REMAINING 28% IS OCCUPIED BY ILLEGAL LAND GRABBERS KATCHI ABADI

CURRENT SITUATION OF KCR

ALONG THE MAINLINE FROM (CITY STATION TO LANDHI) AREAS AT A

DISTANCE OF 30 TO 60 FEETS

ALONG THE CIRCULAR TRACK (FROM DRIGH ROAD TO CITY STATIONS) AREAS ARE AT A DISTANCE OF 15 TO 40 FEETS

CURRENT SITUATION OF KCR

GOVERNMENT PLAN OF KCR REVIVAL

BEGAN IN 2005 AND FORGOTTEN IN 2006

AGAIN BEGAN IN 2009 WITH A BUDGET OF 1.5 BILLION RS

FORGOTTEN IN 2010

GOVERNMENT PLAN OF KCR REVIVAL

ONCE AGAIN BEGAN IN 2013 AND FORGOTTEN IN THE SAME YEAR

THE LAST ESTIMATED BUDGET IN 2013 WAS 2.50 BILLION RUPEES

WITH A FINISHING TIMELINE OF 2017

GOVERNMENT PLAN OF KCR REVIVAL THE PLAN THAT NEVER EXECUTED

GOVERNMENT PLAN OF KCR REVIVAL

2.50 BILLION RUPEES PLAN

GOVERNMENT PLAN OF KCR REVIVAL

ADVANTAGES KCR OFFER FOR COMMUTERS

LIAQUATABAD TO TOWER IN 20MINS

LESS WORKING HOURS

REDUCE CONGESTIONS IN KARACHI

ADVANTAGES KCR OFFER FOR COMMUTERS

SAFE & SECURE

COMFORT JOURNEY AGAINST THE FARE

TIME TO COMMUTE

FAST FACTS OF KCR

CAN ACCOMMODATE 700,000 PEOPLE DAILY

CAN SAVES FUEL UP TO HUNDREDS OF LITERS

FINISH THE TRANSPORT MAFIA

CAN REDUCE AVG. TRAVEL TIME OF 1HOUR TO 25MINS

INCREASE QUALITY OF LIFE

DEVELOP URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE

SOLUTIONS FOR KCR

SETTLEMENT OF ENCROACHERS TO DUMBA GOTH (AS CLEANED BY PARA

MILITARY AGENCIES RECENTLY)

DEPLOYMENT OF TRAINS ON SMALLER SCALE FOR TEST RUN

REVIVE THE EXISTING TRACK IN FIRST PHASE AND MARK R.O.W

SOLUTIONS FOR KCR

ROW A/C TO DEVELOPED COUNTRIES IS 25 TO 30 FEETS.

JAPAN HAS 30 FEET'S ROW WHILE HAVING FASTEST TRAINS IN THE

WORLD TEMPORARILY BAN ON NEW PRIVATE VEHICLES REGISTRATION

SOLUTIONS FOR KCR

OR LIMIT THE NUMBER OF VEHICLES FOR EACH YEAR

TRANSPARENCY IN THE SYSTEM

AWARE THE GENERAL PUBLIC ABOUT KCR

C R RO U P TI ON

SAY NO TO

GOOD NEWS

RECENT PROGRESS IN KCR

REFERENCES

• HTTPS://WWW.PTV.VIC.GOV.AU/ABOUT-PTV/MEDIA-CENTRE/STUDENT-MEDIA-ENQUIRIES/BENEFITS-OF-PUBLIC-TRANSPORT/

• HTTP://WWW.APTA.COM/RESOURCES/STATISTICS/PAGES/BENEFITS.ASPX• HTTP://WWW.APTA.COM/MEDIACENTER/PTBENEFITS/PAGES/DEFAULT.ASPX• HTTP://PUBS.IIED.ORG/PDFS/10746IIED.PDF• HTTP://KARACHIRAIL.TRIPOD.COM/• HTTP://WWW.PAKISTANTODAY.COM.PK/BLOG/2011/12/24/IN-KARACHI-16562-MORE-VEHICLES-HIT-

THE-ROADS-EACH-MONTH/• HTTP://WWW.DAWN.COM/NEWS/1062497/DAWN-FEATURES-JANUARY-1-2002• HTTP://URCKARACHI.ORG/HISTORY.HTML#• HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=C_V-V8D_TSM

KARACHI DOESN’T NEEDS ANY TABDEELIIT ONLY NEEDS MASS TRANSIT SYSTEM

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