Orange Line - Karachi Metrobus

The Abdul Sattar Edhi Line, formally named the Orange Line (Urdu: راہ 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][4] The expected daily ridership is estimated at 50,000 with a total of 10.9 km of dedicated bus routes in 2022 Board office to Gulshan-e-Zia After completing This orange line project will have the capacity to carry up to 20,00,000 passengers daily [3]

  Orange Line  
راہ نارنجی
Overview
Transit typeBus rapid transit
Operation
Operation will start2022
Technical
System length3.9 km

History

Originally named the Orange Line, construction began on June 11, 2016 and is the smallest of the five line's spreading over 3.9 km with only four stations.[5] 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 TMO Office in Orangi.[6][7] On December 14, 2016, the Government of Sindh renamed the Orange Line after the late philanthropist Abdul Sattar Edhi, in recognition of his services to the poor.

Route

See also

References
  1. http://tribune.com.pk/story/1262246/loving-memory-orange-line-brt-renamed-edhi/
  2. "PM announces Rs15bn for Karachi 'Green Line' bus project". Dawn. July 10, 2014. Archived from the original on July 10, 2014. Retrieved July 10, 2014.
  3. "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.
  4. "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.
  5. "Orange is the new BRT - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 2016-06-10. Retrieved 2016-06-11.
  6. "Sindh Orange Line bus project 'moving apace' - The Express Tribune". 2016-08-18. Retrieved 2016-08-19.
  7. "Orange is the new BRT - The Express Tribune". 2016-06-10. Retrieved 2016-08-19.
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