List of rapid transit systems in Pakistan
The following is list of rapid transit systems active or under active construction in Pakistan:
Bus rapid transit systems
| City | System | Began oper. | Status | Number of stations[Note 1] |
Network length (km) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lahore | TransLahore | 1980 | Complete | 112 | 160 |
| Lahore | Lahore Metrobus | 02/2013 | Complete | 27 | 27 |
| Islamabad | Rawalpindi-Islamabad Metrobus | 06/2015 | Complete | 24 | 22.5 |
| Rawalpindi | Rawalpindi-Islamabad Metrobus | 06/2015 | Complete | 24 | 22.5 |
| Multan | Multan Metrobus | 08/2016 | Under construction | 18 | 18.2 |
| Karachi | Karachi Metrobus | 12/2017 | Under construction | 90 | 109 |
| Faisalabad | Faisalabad Metrobus | 05/2017 | Construction starts May 2016 | 18 | 30 |
| Peshawar | Peshawar Metrobus | 2019 | Planned | 18 | 26 |
Currently active
- Without segregated lanes
- Lahore Transport Company (LTC), known also as TransLahore, is a BRT system in Lahore.[1]
- With segregated lanes
- Lahore: Metrobus (Lahore) Bus Service (MBS) was inaugurated on February 10, 2013.[2]
- Islamabad-Rawalpindi: Rawalpindi-Islamabad Metrobus Service is an operational bus rapid transit system which connects key areas in city of Rawalpindi and the national capital city of Islamabad. It is 24 kilometres (15 mi) long, and has 24 stations. The project was inaugurated on 4 June 2015 by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.[3]
Under construction
- Multan Metrobus[4] is under construction in the city of Multan. The 18.2 kilometres (11.3 mi) long BRT system[5] will connect main commercial areas of the city.
- Karachi Metrobus[6] is planned for city of Karachi. It will consist of 5 corridors and will have total length of about 109 kilometres (68 mi), of which the Green and Red Lines are about to go into a construction phase. In initial phase two lines will be constructed.[7] On Red Line, the 31-kilometre corridor will run from Safoora to Tower and Sharae Faisal, via University Road, MA Jinnah Road and Sharae Quaideen.[8] It is planned by Institute for Transportation and Development Policy.[9] The Green Line [10] will extend from Surjani Town to Merewether Tower at a total length of 26 km (16 mi). The Federal government will be financing the majority of the project. The project was inaugurated by PM Nawaz Sharif on Feb 25, 2016 and is expected to be completed by Feb 2017.[6]
The corridors include:
- Surjani Town to Jama Cloth Market (21.1 km)
- Model Colony to Regal Chowk (24.4 km)
- Landhi to Luck Star Hotel (20.4 km)
- Baldia to Shershah via Hub River Road (9.7 km)
- Hwaksbay to Gulbai via Mauripur (11.8 km)
- Orangi to Board Office (3.9 km).
Planned
- Peshawar Metrobus[7] is a bus rapid transit system for the city of Peshawar. The project is under the consideration of PTI led Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. PBRT will be a bus rapid transit system.[7] Which will be initially constructed on one red line having length of 18.4 kilometer from Chamkani to Hayatabad area of Peshawar.[8]
- Faisalabad:Faisalabad Metrobus[9] is a planned, single line BRT System, similar to Lahore Bus Rapid Transit System. Metro line will connect Faisalabad International Airport to City Bus Terminal,[10] passing through main hubs of the city. Construction is expected in May 2016 after the Multan Metrobus is operational.[9] The project will be completed by May 2017.
Lahore Metro Train
 | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Native name | لاہور میٹرو |
| Locale | Lahore, Pakistan |
| Transit type | Rapid transit |
| Number of lines | 3 (planned) |
| Operation | |
| Operation will start | 2017 |
| Operator(s) | Lahore Mass Transit Authority |
| Technical | |
| System length |
76 km (47.22 mi) (planned total) |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) |
The Lahore Metro or Lahore Rapid Mass Transit System (LRMTS) (Urdu: لاہور میٹرو) is an under construction rapid transit system (metro train system) for Lahore, the second largest city of Pakistan. First proposed in 1991, funding was not secured, and in 2012 it was abandoned by the Punjab government in favour of the more cost–effective Lahore Metro Bus System which opened in February 2013. However, the Punjab Government decided to restart development on the Lahore Metro as a $1.6 billion project with Chinese assistance. The Orange Line, which will be 27.1-kilometre (16.8 mi) long (25.4 kilometres (15.8 mi) of which will be elevated),[11] will be the first line of the project and is under construction.[12] The work on the project is in progress and the Metro Train is planned to be inaugurated on by Nov 2017.[13]
See also
Notes
- ↑ Stations connected by transfers are counted as one station, unless otherwise noted.
References
- ↑ "Lahore Transport Company". ltc.gop.pk.
- ↑ "Lahore Metro Bus service inaugurated". The News International. 10 February 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
- ↑ "Shahbaz to inaugurate work on Metro Bus Service on Feb 28". Dawn. 28 February 2014. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
- ↑ "Multan Metro Bus project will complete within a year: CM Shahbaz". dunyanews.tv.
- ↑ "Urban development: Shahbaz opens metro bus project in Multan". The Express Tribune. 6 June 2014.
- ↑ Dawn.com (2016-02-26). "Karachi's Green Line bus will be more beautiful than Lahore metro: PM Nawaz". www.dawn.com. Retrieved 2016-02-29.
- 1 2 "KPK government wants Metro Bus Project in Peshawar". The Nation. 7 March 2015.
- ↑ "Peshawar Metro Bus project Feasibility report prepared: CM Pervez Khattak". Pakhtunkwa - Find News, Books, Poetry and Places in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
- 1 2 "Looking ahead: Perspective plan for Faisalabad's uplift approved". The Express Tribune. 14 December 2014.
- ↑ "FDA Proposed Faisalabad Metro Bus Service Routes". Paki Mag.
- ↑ "City to lose 620 trees for Orange Line train". Dawn.
- ↑ Super User. "Projects Completed - Habib Construction Services PVT Ltd". hcs.com.pk.
- ↑ "'Metro train will be completed in 2 years' - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 2016-02-29.
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