December 6, 2021 (MLN): Prime Minister Imran Khan will perform the groundbreaking of the most awaited Green Line Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) on December 10, 2021, Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar informed on Sunday via his Twitter handle.
Adding into it, he said that this will be the first modern transportation system to be launched in Karachi.
On November 28, Asad Umar in his Twitter post stated that the BRT project will be ready for trial operation in the next ten days.
After a trial operation of about two weeks, the commercial operation will be launched on December 25, 2021, he added.
Green Line BRTS is a modern technology-based transport system comprising a 22 km dedicated Corridor aimed at providing easier mobility and facilitating daily ridership of 135,000 passengers per day. A bus depot had been built for 80 buses whereas 22 bus stations had been completed.
The dedicated Corridor serves some of Karachi’s most populated areas, namely Surjani Town to Gurumandir and Numaish Chowrangi (Phase 1). While Phase 1 goes live in November 2021, Phase 2 (terminating at Municipal Park) is scheduled for late 2022.
To recall, Sindh Infrastructure Development Co. Ltd (SIDCL) received the first batch of 40 green line buses on September 19, 2021, while the next batch of 40 buses was received on October 14, 2021.
