Orange Line is an automated rapid transit system in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan & also a part of Strategic CPEC project. When open in mid-2020, the line will be Pakistan's first metro & landmark strategic project. The Orange line is the first of the three proposed rail lines for the Lahore Metro. The line will span 27.1 km with 25.4 km elevated and 1.72 km underground, with 26 stations.
Punjab Masstransit Authority (PMA) (GoP – Govt of Punjab) awarded a long term (8 years) O&M (Operation & Maintenance) contract to a Joint Venture Consortium between Daewoo Express, Norinco International & Guangzhou Metro. This will be one of its kind strategic venture operating Orange Metro Line in Lahore with a daily approx. traveling capacity of more than 0.25 Million passengers. The project is led by higher skills, seasoned and experienced Chinese & Pakistani professionals mostly expats.