Orange Line - Karachi Metrobus
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Transit type | Bus rapid transit |
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System length | 3.9 km |
The Orange Line (Urdu: خط نارنجی) is a 3.9 km (2.4 mi) bus rapid transit line of the Karachi Metrobus 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]
The Orange Line construction begin on June 11, 2016 and is the smallest of the five line's spreading over 3.9 km with only four stations.[4] Orangi line would be spread over 3.75 kilometres of which one kilometer is an elevated lane. The construction started in summer of 2016 and is likely to completed by mid-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 AO Chowk Station on the Green Line and extends to Shaharh-e-Quaideen near TMO Office Orangi.[5][6]
Route
See also
- Karachi Metrobus
- Green Line - Karachi Metrobus
- Yellow Line - Karachi Metrobus
- Blue Line - Karachi Metrobus
- Red Line - Karachi Metrobus
- Lahore Metrobus
- Rawalpindi-Islamabad Metrobus
- Multan Metrobus
References
- ↑ "PM announces Rs15bn for Karachi 'Green Line' bus project". Dawn (Newspaper). July 10, 2014. Archived from the original on July 10, 2014. Retrieved July 10, 2014.
- 1 2 "وزیراعظم کا کراچی میں 15 ارب روپے کے ریپڈ بس منصوبے کا اعلان". Express. July 10, 2014. Archived from the original on July 10, 2014. Retrieved July 10, 2014.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Orange is the new BRT - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 2016-06-10. Retrieved 2016-06-11.
- ↑ "Sindh Orange Line bus project 'moving apace' - The Express Tribune". 2016-08-18. Retrieved 2016-08-19.
- ↑ "Orange is the new BRT - The Express Tribune". 2016-06-10. Retrieved 2016-08-19.
External links
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