Canal Bank Road Explained

Canal Bank Road
Alternate Name:Khayaban-e-Annemarrie Schimmel
Country:PAK
Length Km:29
Terminus A: Multan Road, Thokar Niaz Beg
Terminus B:BRB Canal Road, Khaira
Established:2016
Maint:Lahore Development Authority

Canal Bank Road (Punjabi, Urdu: {{nq|سڑک نہر, Sarak-e-Nehr) also known as Khayaban-e-Annemarie Schimmel,[1] is a major eight-lane east–west signal-free road which extends along the banks of the Lahore Canal in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.[2] The road serves as a major central artery of Lahore and extends from Multan Road in Thokar Niaz Beg to BRB Canal Road in Khaira, passing through the neighbourhoods of Johar, Gulberg, Mughalpura and Harbanspura.[3]

Name change

Originally known as Canal Bank Road, in 2000, the Government of Pakistan renamed Canal Bank Road in honour of Annemarie Schimmel, for her works in Sufism and Muhammad Iqbal, a prominent philosopher and national poet of Pakistan.

Interchanges & exits

There are 12 underpasses along the entire route of Canal Bank Road, which allows continuous flow of traffic from Thokar Niaz Beg to Harbanspura. The Thokar Niaz Baig Flyover allows motorists from Multan Road and the M-2 motorway to bypass Thokar Niaz Beg Chowk, which previously was a major choke point.

Interchanges Type
Multan Road Thokar Niaz Beg Flyover
Shahrah-e-Nazaria Pakistan Exit (Westbound only)
Abuzar Ghaffari Road Exit (Westbound only)
Yaseen Khan Watoo Road Exit (Westbound only)
Abdul Haque Road Chaudhary Rehmat Ali Underpass
Shahrak-e-Wafaqi Exit (Westbound only)
Maulana Shaukat Ali Road Chakar-e-Azam Rind Underpass
Khayaban-e-Jamia Punjab Waris Mir Underpass
Chaudhary Anwar Ali Road Exit (Eastbound only)
Masood Farooqi Road Lal Pul Underpass
Liaquat Ali Khan Underpass
Zahoor Elahi Road F.C. College Underpass
Shah Jamal Road Exit (Eastbound only)
Jail Road Waris Shah Underpass
Faiz Ahmed Faiz Underpass
Sunderdas Road
Allama Iqbal Road
Hussain Shaheed Soherwordi Underpass
Choubaca Underpass
Shalimar Road Mughalpura Underpass
Jogindar Lal Mandal Underpass
Harbanspura Interchange
Jallo Park Road Intersection
BRB Canal Road Intersection

Extension & reconstruction

Canal Bank Road has continuously needed widening and repaving due to its heavy use.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The name of the game Shehr thenews.com.pk. 2022-02-23. www.thenews.com.pk. en.
  2. http://www.wwfpak.org/191207_canalroad-widening-facts.php Widening plan for road
  3. Web site: 2014-05-25. Beat the heat: Absence of safety measures put canal divers at risk. 2022-02-23. The Express Tribune. en.
  4. Web site: Canal Road widening from next month .