Vorlage:Infobox Public transit
The Karachi Metrobus (Vorlage:Lang-sd, Vorlage:Lang-ur) is a Vorlage:Convert bus rapid transit network under-construction in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.[1][2][3] The expected daily ridership is estimated at 350,000 with a total of 109 km of dedicated bus routes[2] Upon completion, it will become the largest metro bus network in Pakistan. The Karachi Metrobus project was inaugurated on 25 February 2016 and is expected to begin operation by February 2017.[4]
Lines
The system is divided into several dedicated lines or "busways".
Green Line
Vorlage:Main article The Green Line will extend from Merewether Tower to Surjani Town at a total length of Vorlage:Convert. The Government of Pakistan will be financing the majority of the project.[5] Construction of the Green Line began on February 26, 2016. The line will have 22 bus stations when completed.[6] Engineering Associates have been contracted as the designers and supervision consultants for Green Line while Think Transportation has been contracted as urban engineering consultants.[7][8][9] The government is in process of acquiring a 18-metre-long 24 buses.[10]
On October 2016, the CDWP revised the cost of Karachi metro bus project upwards by 52% to Rs24.6 billion in addition to approving changes in its design. On December 2014, the Ecnec had approved the mass transit project at a cost of Rs16.1 billion after it cut the length of the route by 3.2km. However, the provincial government expressed concerns and Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif announced to extend the scope and length of the project.
Orange Line
Vorlage:Main article The Orange Line construction started on June 11, 2016 and is the smallest of the five line's spreading over 3.9 km with only four stations.[11] Orange line will be spread over 2.3km, of which 0.7km will be elevated while 1.5km will be on ground, whereas, the 1.5 km will be semi dedicated section. This project is likely to completed by 2017. The line will have the capacity to carry up to 50,000 passengers daily with a station after every kilometer. The line begins from Shaharh-e-Quaideen near TMO Office Orangi to Board Office, where it will join the Green Line BRT, through a rotary flyover. The project, worth Rs. 2 billion, is entirely funded by the Sindh government.
Blue Line
Vorlage:Main article The Blue Line will extend from Merewether Tower to Bahria Town at a total length of Vorlage:Convert. It will be the first privately funded transport system in Pakistan being funded by the Bahria Town Group.[11] At the moment the Blue Line is undergoing preliminary design with construction likely to begin in the first quarter of 2017.[12][13][14] Vorlage:Navbox
Yellow Line
Vorlage:Main article The Yellow Line will extend from Numiash Chowrangi to Landi Station at a total length of Vorlage:Convert. The Government of Sindh Karachi city government will be financing the majority of the project.[15]
Red Line
Vorlage:Main article The Red Line will extend from Model Colony to Regal Chowk Via Safoora Goth and University Road at a total length of Vorlage:Convert. Asian development bank will be financing the project.[15]
Fleet
See also
References
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- ↑ PM announces Rs15bn for Karachi 'Green Line' bus project ( des vom July 10, 2014 auf WebCite) In: Dawn (Newspaper), July 10, 2014
- ↑ a b وزیراعظم کا کراچی میں 15 ارب روپے کے ریپڈ بس منصوبے کا اعلان ( des vom July 10, 2014 auf WebCite) In: Express, July 10, 2014
- ↑ Prime Minister Announces to Launch Metro Bus in Karachi ( des vom July 10, 2014 auf WebCite) In: Pakistan Tribune, July 10, 2014
- ↑ Dawn.com: Karachi’s Green Line bus will be more beautiful than Lahore metro: PM Nawaz. In: www.dawn.com. 26. Februar 2016, abgerufen am 29. Februar 2016.
- ↑ Ground-breaking ceremony: Green Line BRT finally gets go-ahead - The Express Tribune. In: The Express Tribune. 26. Februar 2016, abgerufen am 11. Juni 2016 (amerikanisches Englisch).
- ↑ Dawn.com: Karachi’s Green Line bus will be more beautiful than Lahore metro: PM Nawaz. In: www.dawn.com. 26. Februar 2016, abgerufen am 11. Juni 2016.
- ↑ http://tribune.com.pk/story/733869/all-aboard-karachis-metro-bus-project-to-run-along-same-way-as-lahore/
- ↑ http://www.dawn.com/news/1241849
- ↑ http://www.dawnnews.tv/news/1034126/
- ↑ Green Line goes the extra mile - The Express Tribune. In: The Express Tribune. 11. März 2016, abgerufen am 11. Juni 2016 (amerikanisches Englisch).
- ↑ http://bahriatowntoday.com/bahria-town-karachi-to-start-bus-rapid-transit-system-brts/
- ↑ Karachi metro bus: Bahria Town offers Rs42b loan to Sindh govt - The Express Tribune. In: The Express Tribune. 6. Februar 2015, abgerufen am 11. Juni 2016 (amerikanisches Englisch).
- ↑ Of Bogota and Karachi: BRTS experts begin designing Blue line - The Express Tribune. In: The Express Tribune. 17. März 2015, abgerufen am 11. Juni 2016 (amerikanisches Englisch).
- ↑ Red tape delays Karachi's Blue Line BRT - The Express Tribune. In: The Express Tribune. 19. Juni 2016, abgerufen am 20. Juni 2016 (amerikanisches Englisch).
- ↑ a b http://www.nespak.com.pk/news/newsdetail.asp?id=3471