List of rapid transit systems in Pakistan

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The following is a list of rapid transit systems in Pakistan:

Bus rapid transit[edit]

System City Region Opening Year System
Length (km)
No of Stations[Note 1] Notes
Lahore Metrobus[1][2] Lahore Punjab 2013 27 27 Operational
Rawalpindi-Islamabad Metrobus[1][3][4][5][6] Rawalpindi and Islamabad Punjab and Islamabad Capital Territory 2015 83.6 52 Operational
Multan Metrobus[7][2][8][9] Multan Punjab 2017 18.5 21 Operational
TransPeshawar[10][11][12] Peshawar Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 2020 27 32 Operational
Karachi Breeze[13][14] Karachi Sindh 2021 21 22 Operational
Faisalabad Metrobus[15] Faisalabad Punjab TBA 32.5 23 Proposed

Rail rapid transit[edit]

System City State Opening Year System Length (km) No of Lines[a] No of Stations[b] Gauge Traction Notes
IO[c] UC[d] Planned[e]
Karachi Circular Railway[16][17] Karachi Sindh 1969 43.24 57 140 3 24 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge Partially active
Lahore Metro[2][18][19] Lahore Punjab 2020 27.1 0 54.9 1 26 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge 750 V DC Third Rail Operational
Peshawar Circular Railway[20] Peshawar Khyber Pakhtunkhwa TBA 113 2 10 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge Proposed
Quetta Mass Transit[21][22] Quetta Balochistan TBA 48.5 1 4 1,676 mm (5 ft 6 in) broad gauge Proposed
Rawalpindi-Islamabad Circular Railway Rawalpindi
Islamabad
Punjab TBA 100 Proposed

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Stations connected by transfers are counted as one station, unless otherwise noted.
  1. ^ Indicates lines that are in operation for operational systems, lines that are under construction for under construction systems and proposed lines for proposed systems.
  2. ^ Indicates stations that are in operation for operational systems, stations that are under construction for under construction systems and proposed stations for proposed systems.
  3. ^ In Operation - The length of the system currently in operation.
  4. ^ Under construction - The length of the system currently under construction.
  5. ^ Planned - The length of the system currently planned to be built, but construction has not yet started.

References[edit]

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  9. ^ "Experts say it may take up to a year". The Nation. 2018-06-01. Retrieved 2018-06-09.
  10. ^ Report, Bureau (2017-10-05). "CM to open work on BRT project on 20th". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2018-06-09.
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  13. ^ Dawn.com (2014-07-10). "PM announces Rs15bn for Karachi 'Green Line' bus project". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2018-06-09.
  14. ^ "Ground-breaking ceremony: Green Line BRT finally gets go-ahead - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 2016-02-27. Retrieved 2018-06-09.
  15. ^ "CM to take metro bus to Faisalabad - Daily Times". Daily Times. 2017-04-15. Retrieved 2018-06-09.
  16. ^ "CDWP approves restoration of Karachi Circular Railway". Retrieved 2018-06-09.
  17. ^ "KCR to be revived in two phases". Business Recorder. Retrieved 2018-06-09.
  18. ^ "Punjab project: Lahore rapid transit scheme being revived - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 2011-05-12. Retrieved 2018-06-09.
  19. ^ "Punjab CM inaugurates Lahore's much-delayed Orange Line Metro Train". Daily Pakistan. 25 Oct 2020. Retrieved 2020-10-25.
  20. ^ "Greater Peshawar Region Mass Transit | China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Authority Official Website".
  21. ^ "Quetta Mass Transit | China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Authority Official Website".
  22. ^ "Reconnecting Asia Project Database". 14 May 2021.