Lahore Metro Bus System

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The Lahore Metro Bus System is a rapid transit bus system being built in the city of Lahore, Pakistan. The Turkish firm Ulasim and NESPAK are consultants on the project. The construction work is being managed by the HUD & PHE Department through TEPA . When completed, it will consist of 27-kilometres long road track for the Metro Bus Service, from Gajumata to Shahadra, out of this track 8.5 km is elevated .Travel time for the 27 km will be one hour. It has 29 bus stations and e-ticketing and Intelligent Transportation System are part of the MBS. Whereas all IT part is being carried out in coordination with Punjab IT Board.

Lahore Transport Company (LTC) has defined two corridors, on which the Bus Transit will run: Ferozepur Road line extending 28 km and Multan Road Line extending 12 km. The project will be implemented on Build-Operate-Transfer basis. Approximate cost of this project is Rs.25 Billion. Work on the project is in full swing.
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The Metro Bus System is being inaugurated on February 10, 2013. Upon completion it would be the 1st Rapid transit system in Pakistan. A test run of the articulated buses was conducted on 25th December 2012 from Gajjumata to Kalma Chowk Fly Over. The Chief Minister of Punjab Shahbaz Sharif drove the bus from Chungi Amar Sidhu to Gajjumata. Six of the 45 buses, each having a capacity of 150 passengers, have reached Lahore. An independent security has been established for this project.

Praise in Social circles

Pakistani media, people of Lahore and other major cities have praised the initiative by CM Shahbaz Sharif who is determined to develop the same kind of transit system in Karachi and then other major cities of Pakistan including Rawalpindi, Peshawar etc. While the service has been reviewed by major tv channels, the one month free trial by common people will be real test.