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Lahore | ||
province | Punjab | |
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Residents | 11.126.285 (2017) | |
height | 217 m | |
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Lahore is after Karachi the second largest city with around 7 million inhabitants Pakistan. It is the spiritual center of Islam on the Indian subcontinent and therefore also the country's cultural capital.
Districts
background
getting there
By plane
By train
By bus
Since 2018 there has been a bus between Kashgar (China) and Lahore. Travel time 36 hours, fare 13,000 PKR (one way) or 23,000 PKR (h r). Departures from Lahore Sat, Sun, Mon, Tue; Departures from Kashgar Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri. [1]
In the street
By boat
mobility
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metro
The first line of the metro started regular operations in March 2020:
- Orange Line: Ali Town Terminal via inner-city Lake Road (Anarkali Station), GPO (Central Station), Lakshmi Chowk, Lahore Junction Station Lahore Junction to Dera Gujran Terminal.
- Blue line: under construction
- Purple line: under construction, connection to the airport planned
Lahore Metrobus
Lahore Metrobus is a express bus system, with its own lane along 29 km of Ferozepur Road and modern air-conditioned buses. The average speed of 28 km / h, which is sensational for Lahore, is reached. Either you buy a chip for a single trip at the machine for a price of Rs 30 or a prepaid card (Rs 130), which can also be used in the feeders and the metro.
buses
The state-owned Lahore Transport Company operates under the name TransLahore a good 650 buses on 30 lines.
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Web links
http://lahore.gop.pk/ - Lahore Official Website