A BULLET TRAIN AT ‘PUNJAB SPEED’

GLOBALLY, the benchmark speed for high-speed trains is between 200 and 250 kilometres per hour (kmph), while more advanced bullet trains can travel over 300kmph. The Punjab government, in its quest to run a high-speed train, is looking to redefine these standards. Last month, Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif held a meeting to discuss a plan to operate a high-speed rail link between Lahore and Rawalpindi. A working group, comprising Punjab Transport Minister Bilal Akbar Khan, Adviser to CM Shahid Tarar, Pakistan Railways (PR) chairman, and chief executive officer, has been formed to evaluate the feasibility of this project.