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Thar Express runs weekly with two portions. It travels totally around 709 km (441 mi) to reach Karachi from Jodhpur with a total average time of 23 hours 5 minutes to cover the entire stretch of Jodhpur−Munabao–Zero Point –Khokhrapar–Hyderabad –Karachi. The entire stretch is covered by broad-gauge diesel locomotives.
The 18 km (11.2 mi) busway is the first phase of the Karachi Metrobus network and has 22 stations (a station after every km). [3] [4] The Green Line was expected to be functional by November 2021 and to have a fleet of 80 buses operated by Daewoo. So far, 80 buses for the project have reached from China at the Karachi Port.
Karachi City Station was first established along the southern edge of McLeod Road (now I. I. Chundrigar Road) as the southern terminus point of the Scinde Railway, which was established in March 1855. [2] A railway line was to be constructed between Karachi and Kotri and work on the Karachi terminus commenced in April 1858. On 13 May 1861, the ...
1701 to 1783 CE – Kalhora dynasty ruled Sindh 1729– Kalachi-jo Ghote founded. [1]1783 to 1843 CE – Talpur dynasty ruled Sindh 1838 - Population: 15,000. [2]1839 - British military occupation begins.
An iconic tramway service was started in 1884 by the British in Karachi. The service was run on multiple routes by Mohamedali Tramways Company between 1947 and 1975. In 1975 trams closed due to unknown reason. [8] [9] However, the revival of tramway service is proposed by Karachi Administrator Iftikhar Ali. Turkey has offered assistance in the ...
In 1729, immigrants from the silting-up port of Kharak relocated to found Karachi near the Hub River mouth. Initially, Karachi was a modest settlement, but its trade grew as other ports like Shahbandar and Keti Bandar also silted up. [3] [11] According to some legends, Karachi is named after a fisherwoman called Mai Kolachi. [12]
The British East India Company captured Karachi on 3 February 1839 after HMS Wellesley opened fire and quickly destroyed Manora Fort, which guarded Karachi Harbour at Manora Point. [89] Karachi's population at the time was an estimated 8,000 to 14,000, [90] and was confined to the walled city in Mithadar, with suburbs in what is now the Serai ...
Malir Expressway is a 39 km under-construction expressway between KPT Interchange (through Qayyumabad) and the Karachi-Hyderabad Motorway near Kathore, along the Malir River in Karachi, Pakistan. [1] One of the major infrastructure developments in Karachi city which is unviable for the provincial government and detrimental to the city's climate.