Peshawar Circular Railway

Peshawar Circular Railway (PCR) (Urdu: پشاور سرکلر ریلوے ‎, Pashto: پشاور سرکلر ریلوے‎), is a proposed inter-regional commuter rail system for Peshawar which aims to connect several industrial and commercial districts within the city to the outlying suburbs and cities of Charsadda, Mardan and Nowshera with future expansion to Swabi.^[2] PCR will primarily serve the Metropolitan Peshawar Area conurbation, with operations extending to several other communities. In August 2016, the Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa agreed to a $1.6 billion MoU with China Communication and Construction Company.^[3]

According to the memorandum, China Communication and Construction Company shall conduct a feasibility study, inclusive of concept design, cost estimation and will prepare a technical and financial proposal to the provincial government in respect of the development of the project. It would also provide technical specification to government for the soil investigation and survey. The Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa shall be responsible for obtaining all approvals permits, land rights or other necessary permissions to enable the company to complete the feasibility work. The government will facilitate the company to fulfill its obligations and responsibilities by providing available relevant local technical information and other necessary documents available in respect of project. The financial model for the project has to be agreed between the parties prior to commencement of the project through an agreement to be signed after fulfilling all legal and codal formalities.

Route

• Peshawar Cantonment
• Peshawar City
• Nasarpur
• Taru Jabba
• Pabbi
• Pir Piai
• Khushhal
• Nowshera Junction
• Mardan Junction
• Charsadda

Charsadda-Peshawar rail link yet to be constructed

See also

• Karachi Circular Railway
• Peshawar Metro
• Transport in Pakistan

References

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Railway lines in Pakistan
Main lines   Karachi–Peshawar Line (ML1)   Kotri–Attock Line (ML2)   Rohri–Chaman Line (ML3)   Quetta–Taftan Line (ML4)   Taxila–Khunjerab Line (ML5) (Proposed)
Branch Lines Hyderabad–Badin Branch Line Hyderabad–Khokhrapar Branch Line Bahawalnagar–Fort Abbas Branch Line Samasata–Amruka Branch Line Sher Shah–Kot Addu Branch Line Golra Sharif–Thal Branch Line Lodhran–Khanewal Branch Line Lodhran–Raiwind Branch Line Khanewal–Wazirabad Branch Line Wazirabad–Narowal Branch Line Shahdara Bagh–Sangla Hill Branch Line Shahdara Bagh–Chak Amru Branch Line Shorkot–Sheikhupura Branch Line Shorkot–Lalamusa Branch Line Sangla Hill–Kundian Branch Line Lahore–Wagah Branch Line
Urban railways Peshawar Circular Railway Karachi Circular Railway
Proposed or under construction Karachi–Gwadar Railway Line (Makran Railway) Gwadar–Mastung Branch Line Basima–Jacobabad Branch Line Bostan–Zhob–Dera Ismail Khan Branch Line Islamabad–Muzaffarabad Branch Line
Tourist and heritage railways Khyber Pass Railway Changa Manga Forestry Railway