A brief presentation on Karachi Circular Railway for Mass Transit System of Karachi. It was a part of the class presentation, it has cover topics like Transportation mode of Karachi, mass transit, Karachi Circular Railway history

1. TRAFFIC ENGINEERING
PRESENTATION
GROUP 1

2. KARACHI CIRCULAR
RAILWAY
KARACHI CIRCULAR RAILWAY

3. CONTENTS
 TRANSPORTATION
INTRODUCTION
 KARACHI CIRCULAR RAILWAY
HISTORY
 REVIVAL OF KCR
 SOLUTION

4.  SHAHRUKH AQIQ
 MAAZ NAQVI
 AHMED ZAKARIA

5. WHAT IS TRANSPORTATION
 THE PROCESS OF MOVING AN ITEM
FROM POINT A TO POINT B.

6. CATEGORIES OF TRANSPORTATION
Atmospheric
(air)
Marine (sea)
Space
Terrestrial (land)

7. TRANSPORTATION SHOULD BE
 SAFE
 EFFICIEN
T
 RELIAB
LE SUSTAINAB
LE

8. SMART LAND TRANSPORTATION
 A LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE
OCCUPYING A BUS OR METRO
 I.E A PUBLIC TRANSPORT

9. ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS OF
PUBLIC TRANSPORT
 REDUCE THE ENERGY
USE
 REDUCE GREEN
HOUSE GASES
EMISSION
 LESS NOISE
POLLUTION

10. SOCIAL BENEFITS OF PUBLIC
TRANSPORT
 LESS STRESSFUL
 SOCIAL
INTERACTION
 HELPS FOSTER A
SENSE OF
COMMUNITY

11. ECONOMICAL BENEFITS OF
PUBLIC TRANSPORT
 NEW REAL ESTATE
MANTRA
 INCREASE IN HOTEL
PERFORMANCE
 MORE TAX GENERATE
VIA ADVERTISEMENT

12. TRANSPORTATION IN
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
• SEOUL
• TOKY
O
• LONDO
N

13. KARACHI TRANSPORTATION
MODE

14. KARACHI TRANSPORTATION MODE
MEGA CITY MASS TRANSIT

15. KARACHI TRANSPORTATION MODE
REGISTERED BUSES IN
2012
PASSENGER
TRAVELLED
IN 2012
FACTS AND
FIGURES A/C
TO ET ARTICLE
PUBLISHED IN
2015

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17. 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.

18. 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

19. KARACHI CIRCULAR
RAILWAY

20. KARACHI CIRCULAR
RAILWAY

21. KARACHI CIRCULAR
RAILWAY
Wazir Mansion StationSaddar Traffic in 1990s

22. 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 AREAS
According to Karachi Master Plan Study 1987

23. 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.

24. KARACHI POPULATION
DURING 1970 - 1990
0
2000000
4000000
6000000
8000000
10000000
12000000
14000000
16000000
18000000
1970 1980 1990
Population comparison chart
According to Wikipedia figures

25. 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

26. 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

27. 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

28. AFFECT OF KCR FAILURE IN
KARACHI
MA Jinnah
Road
Liaquataba
d
Baloch
pull

29. AFFECT OF KCR FAILURE IN
KARACHI
Gareebabad KCR Track

30. AFFECT OF KCR FAILURE IN KARACHI
0
500000
1000000
1500000
2000000
2500000
3000000
3500000
1990 2007 2008 2015
Registered cars in karachi
vehicles increase in cars public transport
85%
increase
since 2008

31. AFFECT OF KCR FAILURE IN KARACHI

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33. NEED OF HOUR
KCR

34. CURRENT KARACHI
TRANSPORT SYSTEM
Private Vehicle
79%
Paratransit
15%
Buses
5%
chingchees
1%
MODAL DISTRIBUTION OF VEHICLES
According 2015 figures

35. CURRENT KARACHI
TRANSPORT SYSTEM
According 2015 figures
Public
53%
Private
25%
Motorcycles
16%
Paratransit
6%
MODAL DISTRIBUTION OF PASSENGERS

36. According 2015
15.1
18.9
23.1
27.6
29.7
31.6
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 2030 2035
Population(Millions)
Year
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

37. WHAT CANT BE DONE
CAN BE DONE
REVIVAL OF
KCR

38. 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

39. 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

40. CURRENT SITUATION OF KCR

41. 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

42. 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

43. GOVERNMENT PLAN OF KCR REVIVAL
 THE PLAN THAT NEVER EXECUTED

44. GOVERNMENT PLAN OF KCR REVIVAL
2.50 BILLION RUPEES PLAN

45. GOVERNMENT PLAN OF KCR REVIVAL

46. ADVANTAGES KCR OFFER
FOR COMMUTERS
 LIAQUATABAD TO TOWER IN
20MINS
 LESS WORKING HOURS
 REDUCE CONGESTIONS IN KARACHI

47. ADVANTAGES KCR OFFER
FOR COMMUTERS
 SAFE & SECURE
 COMFORT JOURNEY AGAINST THE
FARE
 TIME TO COMMUTE

48. 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

49. 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

50. 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

51. SOLUTIONS FOR KCR
 OR LIMIT THE NUMBER OF VEHICLES
FOR EACH YEAR
 TRANSPARENCY IN THE SYSTEM
 AWARE THE GENERAL PUBLIC ABOUT
KCR

52. C R U T O
SAY NO TO

54. GOOD NEWS
RECENT PROGRESS IN KCR

55. 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

56. KARACHI DOESN’T NEEDS ANY TABDEELI
IT ONLY NEEDS MASS TRANSIT SYSTEM
Thank You
Any Questions?