UNDER Pakistan-China synergic cooperation to promote a green vehicular traffic environment, green urban transport system has been rolled out in Punjab.

Interplay of the China-built Orange Line Metro Train Lahore (OLMT), China-made electric buses and the upcoming Chinese “Super Autonomous Rapid Transit (SRT) Metro” is changing the commutation experience of all and sundry in Punjab, the home of more than 100 million people.

Lahore OLMT, being the first CPEC project in Pakistan, became operational on October 26, 2020. More than 1,100 electric buses have been put into operation in various cities of Punjab for the travel facilitation of people of the province since last year. Now charged up with the spirit of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) vision, the Chinese SRT Metro is all set to enter Pakistan’s transport landscape. The high-tech commuting service will debut in Lahore, the economic hub and capital of Punjab, in the coming days.

The SRT, a trackless, ticketess, battery-powered electric tram brought to Pakistan by NO-RINCO International Cooperation Ltd on July 21, 2025, is set to transform Punjab’s public transport. Already credited with the successful Orange Line Metro Train, the company show-cased the SRT—also called the metro on road—at the Lahore Expo in September 2025. The system, running initially from Thokar Niaz Baig to Harbanspura with a second route via Gulberg, is highly innovative, eco-friendly and designed to enhance urban mobility, according to CEO Tan Zidong.

“It offers faster, safer and cleaner........

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