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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