Metro, niazi chowk, shahdara metro station standard bus phasei 8 18 65 5 feeder route 4. Metro bus system in lahore is unarguably pakistans 1 st rapid mass transit project. After lahore, islamabad and rawalpindi metro bus service project government of sindh announced metro project will start within few months. Smart card has been introduced for lahore metro bus service. Lahore metrobus system route map punjab masstransit. A tramway service was started in 1884 in karachi but was closed in 1975 because of some reasons. Lahore is the provincial capital of punjab, and the business hub of central pakistan. Three metro lines have been proposed, of which the orange line is under construction, when completed it will become pakistans first metro line. In case of traffic jam at ravi bridge or breakdown of public vehiclemetro bus the. Infrastructure investments and public transport use. Metro bus service inaugurated in lahore on 10 feb, 20.
Peshawar metrobus costkm exceeds lahore and islamabads. While a passenger pays rs20 for oneway travel, the government has to pay a subsidy of rs40. As the punjab government has already completed successfully a similar metro bus project in lahore. The 27 kilometer long elevated mass transit project in lahore is aimed to facilitate commuters movement in the city. The report includes information on the effectiveness of the bus routes and comparisons of data by weekday, saturday and sunday services. Metro bus as discussed earlier, this route serves as an important entry to lahore and is used by a large number of commuters on a daily basis. Punjab govt launches airconditioned metro feeder bus. If it is successful, there is a chance that people would likely to demand for such other convenient mass transit systems. Metro bus case study part 1 rawalpindiislamabad metro. Rawalpindi metro bus lahore lahore the metro bus service, launched at a cost of rs30 billion for a 27kilometre route in the provincial metropolis, is causing a daily loss of rs5 million, it has been learnt. Before metro bus service, the transport system of lahore was facing some mismanagement and maintenance problems because of overloading and overcrowding.
Bus schedules metro in pdf and interactive web versions showing time points and frequency of route. Local bus service varies depending on the route, but many run seven days a week and nearly 24 hours a day. Karachi metro bus service routes map with stops details. Metrobus system lahore route map, stations and distance. Pdf bus rapid transit brt system is introduced first time in lahore, pakistan.
Smart cards introduced for lahore metro bus service. Watch metro bus lahore ahmed shakeel on dailymotion. Offering service to destinations throughout the countrys heartland and connects from the metro bus transit center. A sociological analysis of the megaproject of 20 the metro bus project. Metro bus case study part 1 rawalpindiislamabad metro bus project course advance project management introduction murree road is one of the busiest. Brt is known as lahore metro bus and travels from shahdara to gajum ata on ferozepur road lahore which is one of the busiest roads in lahore. Punjab metrobus authority jobs 2017 may apply online field. Lahore development authority mba metro bus authority mbp metro bus. Metro is in close communications with health officials about covid19. Metro bus service project, lahore first local metro bus. Pdf evaluation of lahore bus rapid transit system ijmsbr. The following monthly reports provide average daily boardings by bus route and by rail station for weekday, saturday and sunday services. Airport lhr main air port road, dha, near divine garden scheme 54792 lahore.
The economics behind the lahore metro bus service the. Peshawar metro bus project cost increased to 57 billion. Keeping in view the importance of this route, it has been proposed that this project should be used to extend the metro bus service up to kala shah kaku. The metrobus networks first phase was opened on 4 june 2015, and stretches 22 kilometres between pak secretariat, in islamabad, and saddar in rawalpindi. This authority is responsible for the construction of metro bus project in lahore and other cities, to control and manage the projects, maintenance, administration and other to manage all other relevant features and functionality. Airport turn, airport, airport outside, defence phase viii, defence phase viii2, divine gardens metro, gohawa mor, gulshan ali colony, purana dak khana, bhatta chowk, q block, r block, defence roundabout, dha nursery, telephone exchange. This plan considered lahore a metropolitan area of radius 2025 km and. It covers discursive themes of state ideology, state institutions. Everyday hundreds of people travel between kasur and shahdarah to earn their living, making ferozepur road a major artery of lahore. Metro s fiscal year runs from october 1 through sept. Route and service adjustments have been made to improve efficiency and effectiveness throughout the metro system through better use of resources. Infrastructure investments and public transport use international. Im talking about the completion of the revolutionary metro bus system in lahore. Metro bus service was an inspired project of istanbul metro bus system.
Trip planner list of routes bus route metro bus system on the map of lahore. Build metro bus projects, slapping concrete everywhere and claim this is development. Punjab metrobus authority jobs june 2016 apply online. If it is successful, there is a chance that people would likely to. While a passenger pays rs20 for oneway travel, the government has to. The said metro bus route will be constructed between new international islamabad airport to peshawar more. Pdf on sep 1, 2014, hafiz usman ahmed and others published metrobus lahore. Metrobus service peshawar more to new islamabad international airport route map national highway authority nha has approved pc1 of islamabad meto bus project phaseii. Metrobus system lahore route map, stations and distance chart metro bus service lahore map, stations and distances in kilometers lahore sunday, february 10, 20 pakistan first metro rapid bus service has been inaugurated by punjab cm mr. Chowk, main boulevard phasev, lahore bediyan road mini bus phaseiii 18 94 5 19 feeder route 52. Launched at a cost of rs30 billion for a 27kilometrelong route in lahore city, metro bus service is causing a daily loss of approximately rs5 million to the government while the turkish company.
A bazar to railway station via lahorebedian road, allama iqbal. This is good news for all karachi citizens karachi metro bus service routes map with stops details is available on this page and this project further news update you can collect through this page. Hence by comparison, the cost of the peshawar metro bus is estimated to be almost double the cost of lahore metro bus project. Regular bus and rail schedules are effective december 15, 2019.
If it is successful, there is a chance that people would likely to demand. Trip on lahore metro bus interviews beautiful view of the city 4k ultra hd duration. In march 2012, construction of metro bus started and completed in 10 february 20. The costs of building both metro bus projects have gone through the roof. Punjab govt launches airconditioned metro feeder bus service in lahore at the expense of federal government mian ji walay aisay funds luta rahay hain jaisay abba ji ki miraas kharach kar rahay. Metrobus timetables are available in adobe acrobat format and requires. The number of metro buses initially incorporated into this project is 45 buses. Lahore metrobus system route map lahore metrobus system route map. The punjab government has increased metro bus fares from rs 20 to rs30 with effect from july 1, in the light of the recent provincial budget. Introduction bus rapid transit brt system in lahore, punjab, pakistan 5. Study on mega infrastructure projects in lahore and its. Pdf evaluation of system performance of metro bus lahore.
After nandipur project lahore metro bus is another biggest flop. Passengers of metro bus may now get and use a smart card for payment of fares. Before it was inaugurated, many were claiming that this is a revolutionary step by chief minister shahbaz sharif. Metrobus system lahore route map, stations and distance chart metro bus service.
The city required a local metro bus system to support the massive travelling on this route. Bus rapid transit brt system is introduced first time in lahore, pakistan. Lahore the metro bus service, launched at a cost of rs30 billion for a 27kilometre route in the provincial metropolis, is causing a daily loss of rs5 million, it has been learnt. Click on a line below to download a pdf with detailed metro bus. Ten 10 stations in the rawalpindi part and fourteen 14 in the. Metro bus authority government of punjab introduced this new smart ticketing system for passengers of metro bus service. The metro bus authority issued an order to increase the price of tickets from rs20 to rs40, express news reported on tuesday. Metro bus rawalpindiislamabad, rawalpindi, pakistan.
This is a convenient and timesaving way of paying tickets. To run the daily affairs of metro bus, the authority was created with the name of punjab metro bus authority. Metro s pandemic response began on january 29, 2020. Commuter bus service to big lake, twins games, and vikings games is available from the metro bus transit center.
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