Orange Line - Karachi Metrobus

     Orange Line     
خط نارنجی
Overview
Transit type Bus rapid transit
Technical
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

References

  1. "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.
  2. 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.
  3. "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.
  4. "Orange is the new BRT - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 2016-06-10. Retrieved 2016-06-11.
  5. "Sindh Orange Line bus project 'moving apace' - The Express Tribune". 2016-08-18. Retrieved 2016-08-19.
  6. "Orange is the new BRT - The Express Tribune". 2016-06-10. Retrieved 2016-08-19.

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