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The Lahore Bus Rapid Transit or Lahore Metro Bus (Vorlage:Lang-ur), is a bus rapid transit (BRT) system in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.

The first section, which consists of a 27-kilometres long route and 29 bus stations between Gajumata to Shahadra was opened by Turkey’s Deputy Prime Minister Bekir Bozdağ and Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif at an elaborate event in February 2013.

The route covers dozens of residential and commercial localities along the city’s main artery—Ferozepur road linking Lytton road, Jain Mandar, MAO College, Lower Mall, Civil Secretariat, Aiwan-i-Adal, Chowk Katchehry (District Courts), Shrine of Hazrat Data Ganj Bakhsh, Ravi Road, and Shahdra town.[1] The other routes are over mountain passes. An 8-kilometer section of the route is elevated.

The system uses e-ticketing and Intelligent Transportation System wand. The system is managed by the HUD & PHE Department through TEPA with the IT part is being carried out in coordination with Punjab IT Board.[2] The predicted average speed is 27 km/h. The Rs. 29.8 billion build–operate–transfer basis is a result of collaboration between the Punjab government and the Turkish government.

Lahore Transport Company (LTC) consists of two corridors:

  • Ferozepur Road line extending 28 km
  • Multan Road Line extending 12 km

History

Planning

After 20 years of discussion, the ambitious an expensive Lahore Metro, which had first been proposed in 1991 was abandoned in favour of a bus transit system, inspired by the successful Istanbul Metrobus system. Plans were developed in the last quarter of 2011 by both local and Turkish experts.

Construction

Construction began in March 2012[3] and buses entered service in February 2013. The system, which was constructed by the Traffic Engineering and Planning Agency (TEPA), a subsidiary of the Lahore Development Authority (LDA)[3] at a cost Rs 29.8 billion.[4]

The system was inaugurated by Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif on February 11, 2013, in a ceremony attended by Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Bekir Bozdağ, Prime Minister and PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif, as well as ambassadors from a number of other countries. The Mayor of Istanbul, Kadir Topbaş, also announced a gift of 100 buses.[5] It is Pakistan's first bus rapid transit system.

Operation

Lahore MBS is having 45 buses in total and the buses are expected to increase by the end of the June 2013. [3]

Following the initiation ceremony use of the system was to be free during the first month. Following a week of chaos and overcrowding a fare of Rs. 20 (US$ 0.2) was imposed irrespective of the destination.[6]

Design

The Lahore Metrobus meets the criteria laid out by the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy. It has barrier-controlled, automated off-board fare collection, a service interval of less than 2 minutes during peak hours, stations with well-designed signage and information systems and a precision bus docking system (See: Guided Bus). The terminal approach system has escalators and underground, subway-styled approach tubes. Due to these approach tubes, prospective passengers don't have to cross high-speed roads to get to the stations, but go below them instead, an example of a segregated Right-of-way.[7] The stations have parking spaces for motorbikes and cycles while the the two terminals provide car-parking facilities as well.[8]

Ticketing System

Two types of ticketing systems exist at the Metrobus terminals:

  • Single-ride tokens that are good for one journey only and can be purchased for Rs. 20 (US$ 0.20) at the on-site ticket booth or the self-service Ticket Vending Machines (TVM).
  • Metrobus Cards that can be utilized for multiple journeys. These RFID-based cards are credit-card sized and can be obtained from the ticket-office for a refundable amount of Rs. 133 (US$ 1.33). These cards can be recharged to a maximum balance of Rs. 1000 (US$ 10) at the TVMs. The Metrobus cards remove the hassle of standing in a queue for a token and card-holders can proceed directly to the terminal.[9]

Route

The route of the bus transit system is as follows:[10]

Datei:Lahore Metrobus Routemap.jpg
The Metrobus Route is shown in red, is marked 'Metro' and runs from the top left to bottom right on this map.
  • Datei:BSicon INTa.svg Gajjumata Terminal
  • Dulu Khurd Bus Stop
  • Youhanabad Bus Stop
  • Nishtar Colony Bus Stop
  • Atari Saroba Bus Stop
  • Kamahan Bus Stop
  • Chungi Amar Sidhu Bus Stop
  • Qainchi Chowk Bus Stop
  • Ghazi Chowk Bus Stop (DHA Phase-I)
  • Ittefaq Hospital Bus Stop
  • Naseerabad Bus Stop
  • Model Town Bus Stop
  • Kalma Chowk Bus Stop
  • Gaddafi Stadium Bus Stop
  • Canal Road Bus Stop
  • Ichara Bus Stop
  • Shama Road Bus Stop
  • Qartaba Chowk Bus Stop (Also known as Muzung Chungi Adda)
  • Janazgah Bus Stop
  • MAO College Bus Stop
  • Civil Secretariat Bus Stop
  • Kachery Bus Stop
  • Bhatti Chowk Bus Stop
  • Azadi Chowk Bus Stop
  • Timber Market Bus Stop
  • Niazi Chowk Bus Stop
  • Datei:BSicon INTe.svg Shahdara Terminal

Incidents

Bus driver protest - May 2013

Regular services were briefly stopped on May 24th 2013, as the bus-drivers staged a protest at the Gajjumata terminal against 'poor working conditions'. The drivers were of the view that their employers weren't treating them right; they were fined for 'minor irregularities' and didn't have basic facilities like drinking water and a waiting area. The protesters dispersed after the Punjab Metro Bus Authority successful negotiated with them.[11]

Overheating vehicles - May 2013

During late-May 2013, the Metrobuses started to develop an over-heating problem as the temperatures in the city crossed 45°C. The air-conditioners gave away and the engines started blowing fumes. As a result passengers had to bear sweltering heat in the congested buses as well as constant stoppages.[12] Punjab Metro Bus Authority's Public Relations officer, Amir Masood, told the media that the when the buses were imported, the manufacturers; Sweden-based Volvo and China-based Sunwin, were told to provide buses that could remain operational in temperatures approaching 51°C. When the operational error came to surface, Masood said that the suppliers are being fined and the further import of buses from them is halted. To counter the problem, new air-conditioning units were fitted in the buses in late June 2013.[13]

The Punjab Government, in the development program of 2013-14, proposed similar Metrobus projects for Rawalpindi, Faisalabad and Multan. The Rawalpindi project being given top priority since it will serve the citizens of, the capital city, Islamabad as well.[14]

See also

References

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The Metrobus Route

  1. ↑ http://pakvisit.com/pakistan/metrobus.html
  2. ↑ Referenzfehler: Ungültiges <ref>-Tag; kein Text angegeben für Einzelnachweis mit dem Namen punjab.gov.pk.
  3. ↑ a b c Khalid Hasnain: Lahore Turns Festive as Metro Bus Service Opens In: Dawn, 11 February 2013 
  4. ↑ Rameez Khan: Rapid Bus Transit System: Plans for First Bus-Only Road Stretch Extended In: The Express Tribune, 14 February 2012 
  5. ↑ Turkish mayor gifts 100 buses for BRT. Dawn(Newspaper), 12. März 2012, abgerufen am 13. Februar 2013.
  6. ↑ Hustle of Metro Bus fades after withdrawal of free service. In: The Nation.
  7. ↑ Gulraiz Khan: Metrobus: A folly or far-sighted? In: The Express Tribune. Abgerufen am 29. Juni 2013.
  8. ↑ PMA - Frequently Asked Questions. In: Punjab Metrobus Authority. Abgerufen am 29. Juni 2013.
  9. ↑ Travel Cards & Tokens. In: Punjab Metrobus Authority.
  10. ↑ Referenzfehler: Ungültiges <ref>-Tag; kein Text angegeben für Einzelnachweis mit dem Namen pakimag.com.
  11. ↑ Metro Bus: Drivers protest against poor working conditions. In: The Express Tribune.
  12. ↑ Umair Aziz: Metro Malfunctions: Imported Buses Can't Bear Local Heat. In: Pakistan Today. Abgerufen am 29. Juni 2013.
  13. ↑ Ramiz Khan: Hot in here: Metro buses to test new air-conditioners this week. In: The Express Tribune. Abgerufen am 29. Juni 2013.
  14. ↑ Metro bus to hit Pindi, Faisalabad and Multan roads soon. In: Pakistan Today.
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