Green Line - Karachi Metrobus

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The Green Line is a bus rapid transit line operational since December 2021 in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. Its construction began in February 2016.[1] The 21 km (13.0 mi) busway is the first phase of the Karachi Metrobus network and has 22 stations (a station after every km).[2][3] The greenline was expected to be functional by November 2021 and to have a fleet of 80 buses operated by Daewoo. So far, 80 buses for the project have reached from China at the Karachi Port. Speaking at the ceremony held to celebrate the arrival of buses in Karachi, Federal Planning and Development Minister Asad Umar said, "The proper commercial operation of the Green Line bus service would begin in Karachi by 25 December 2021 after completion of the trials". Buses were purchased from Foton Motor.[4][5]

Route[]

Board Office station in North Nazimabad
Sakhi Hassan station in North Nazimabad

The Green Line will extend from Dilpasand Bakery on M.A Jinnah Road to Power House Roundabout in Surjani Town. The route will take the green line from:

  • M.A Jinnah Road
  • Business Recorder Road
Green Line
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5-Star Station in North Nazimabad
Overview
SystemKarachi Metrobus
OperatorGovernment of Sindh
Vehicle
Statusin service
Began service25 December 2021; 6 days ago (2021-12-25)
Route
Route typeBus rapid transit
LocaleKarachi, Sindh, Pakistan
StartNumaish chowrangi
ViaShahrah-E-Usman
EndSurjani town
Stops22
Service
FrequencyOne bus in 10 Minute
Ridership135000 Per Day
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  • Nawab Siddique Ali Khan Road
  • Shahrah-e-Sher Shah Suri
  • Shahrah-e-Usman
  • Khawaja Shamsuddin Azeemi Road

Financing and construction[]

The Government of Pakistan is financing the majority of the project.[6] [7][8] Engineering Associates were contracted as the designers and supervision consultants for Green Line while Think Transportation was contracted as urban engineering consultants.[9][10][11]

On 10 December 2021, Prime Minister Imran Khan formally inaugurated the Green Line Bus Rapid Transit project. He announced that "commercial operations will begin on 25 December and total operations will start by 10 January (2022)".[12]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "PM announces Rs15bn for Karachi 'Green Line' bus project". Dawn. July 10, 2014. Archived from the original on July 10, 2014. Retrieved July 10, 2014.
  2. ^ "وزیراعظم کا کراچی میں 26 ارب روپے کے ریپڈ بس منصوبے کا اعلان". Express. July 10, 2014. Archived from the original on July 10, 2014. Retrieved July 10, 2014.
  3. ^ "Prime Minister Announces to Launch Metro Bus in Karachi". Pakistan Tribune. July 10, 2014. Archived from the original on July 10, 2014. Retrieved July 10, 2014.
  4. ^ "40 buses for Green Line BRTS project arrive at Karachi Port". The News. Retrieved 2021-09-27.
  5. ^ "Beautiful sight: Green buses hit Karachi BRT in first experiment". SAMAA. Retrieved 2021-09-27.
  6. ^ "Ground-breaking ceremony: Green Line BRT finally gets go-ahead". The Express Tribune. 2016-02-26. Retrieved 2016-06-11.
  7. ^ https://arynews.tv/en/governor-imran-ismail-brt-karachi/amp/
  8. ^ "Karachi's Green Line bus will be more beautiful than Lahore metro: PM Nawaz". Dawn. 2016-02-26. Retrieved 2016-06-11.
  9. ^ "All aboard: Karachi's metro bus project to run along same way as Lahore". 10 July 2014.
  10. ^ "Karachi's Green Line bus will be more beautiful than Lahore metro: PM Nawaz". 26 February 2016.
  11. ^ "گرین لائن ٹرانسپورٹ منصوبہ". 29 February 2016.
  12. ^ "PM Imran inaugurates Karachi's much-awaited Green Line bus service". Dawn. 10 December 2021.

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