{"id":72757,"date":"2025-05-02T14:32:20","date_gmt":"2025-05-02T09:32:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/?p=72757"},"modified":"2025-05-02T14:32:20","modified_gmt":"2025-05-02T09:32:20","slug":"islamabad-to-get-first-electric-tram-service-on-four-routes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/pakistan\/islamabad-to-get-first-electric-tram-service-on-four-routes\/","title":{"rendered":"Islamabad to get first electric tram service on four routes"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"code-block code-block-5\">\n<div id=\"div-ub-propakistani.pk_1705660890208\">\n<div id=\"wrapper-navbar-driven\" class=\"wrapper-fluid wrapper-navbar nav-down\">\n<nav class=\"navbar navbar-expand-lg navbar-dark\">\n<div class=\"container position-relative\">\n<div id=\"navbarNavDriven\" class=\"collapse navbar-collapse hidden-lg-down justify-content-lg-center\">\n<p>ISLAMABAD: In line with directives from the Prime Minister, the Capital Development Authority <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/pakistan\/ihc-bars-cda-from-taking-action-against-wedding-halls\/\">(CDA)<\/a> has planned to conduct a feasibility study for the <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/pakistan\/punjab-govt-announces-launch-of-air-punjab-bullet-trains\/\">electric tram project<\/a> in the capital city, according to media reports.<\/p>\n<p>This development was announced by CDA Chairman Mohammad Ali Randhawa in a meeting with the officials from the National Radio Telecommunication Corporation (NRTC).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/nav>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"single-wrapper\" class=\"wrapper pb-0\">\n<div id=\"content\" class=\"container\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div id=\"primary\" class=\"col-md-12 content-area\"><main id=\"main\" class=\"site-main\"><\/p>\n<article id=\"post-884621\" class=\"article-driven post-884621 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-automobile category-public-transport\">\n<div class=\"the-single-inner\">\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<div class=\"the-post-content\">\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re moving step by step. Electric buses are already running, and now we\u2019re exploring the introduction of electric trams,\u201d Randhawa told a national daily. \u201cToday, we agreed to move forward with a feasibility study,&#8221; A CDA press release said.<\/p>\n<p>The CDA chairman instructed the concerned departments to finalize the study, ensuring the tram service is implemented along Islamabad\u2019s busiest routes.<\/p>\n<p>The meeting focused on operationalizing Soft Wheel Electric Trams and improving the electric feeder bus network already in service.<\/p>\n<p>According to CDA sources, the feasibility assessment is probably going to be conducted by a Chinese consulting firm. A line from Jinnah Square to Islamabad International Airport via the Srinagar Highway and a line from Rawat to Faisal Mosque via the Expressway are the first four options under consideration.<\/p>\n<p>Similar transportation projects, such a Light Rail transportation (LRT) system in collaboration with China Railway, have been suggested by the city in the past, but they have never come to fruition. Officials said they are committed to carrying out their plan this time.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/main><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD: In line with directives from the Prime Minister, the Capital Development Authority (CDA) has planned to conduct a feasibility study for the electric tram project in the capital city, according to media reports. This development was announced by CDA Chairman Mohammad Ali Randhawa in a meeting with the officials from the National Radio Telecommunication [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":72758,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14809,2],"tags":[241,28352,28351],"class_list":["post-72757","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-islamabad","category-pakistan","tag-cda","tag-electronic-trains","tag-tram-service"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72757","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=72757"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72757\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":72759,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72757\/revisions\/72759"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/72758"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=72757"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=72757"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=72757"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}