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Karachi Breeze
Karachi Breeze is a 112.9 km (70.2 mi) network of bus rapid transit routes under construction in Karachi, Pakistan. Construction began in 2013, two lines are operational and two lines are under construction as of September 2022, with 2 more planned. The current ridership of the first line is 55,000 passengers per day, with a total of 109 km of dedicated bus routes. Upon completion, it will become the largest BRT network in Pakistan, and will connect to the Karachi Circular Railway.
Nawaz Sharif, during a high-level meeting in Karachi on 10 July 2014, announced funds to launch the BRT Green Line to alleviate the severe traffic congestion in the city. The slow pace of work on BRT Green Line has irked citizens as the digging work on main arteries has resulted in congestion of traffic, which the former prime minister blamed on the Sindh government. In 2018, the name of the project was changed from Karachi Bus and Mass Rapid Transit system to Karachi Breeze.
The system will be divided into 6 dedicated lines or "busways". Currently, the Green and Orange lines are operational, the Red and Yellow lines are under-construction, and the Blue and Brown lines are in their planning stages.
The green line is extend from Merewether Tower in central Karachi, to Surjani in northern Karachi, with a total length of 26 km (16 mi). The Government of Pakistan financed the majority of the project. Construction of the Green Line began on February 26, 2016 ended in December 2021. The line has 22 bus stations. Engineering Associates had been contracted as the designers and supervision consultants for Green Line while a Consortium of "Ernest & Young", "Exponent Engineers" & "Haider Mota & BNR" had been contracted for "Transaction Advisory for Bus Operational Plan". The line is served by 80 18-metre-long buses. In addition, a Command and Control Centre is established at Garden West.
The green line:
The Orange Line, also called the Edhi Line in honour of philanthropist Abdul Sattar Edhi, is the shortest of the five lines, spreading over 3.9 km with only four stations within Orangi. The Orange line will be spread over 2.3 km, of which 0.7 km will be elevated while 1.5 km will be on ground, whereas, the 1.5 km will be semi dedicated section. The project is entirely funded and built by the Sindh government. It was started in 2016, but finally the project was completed in 10 Sep 2022 . The project was criticised as being the only BRT line of the system that was not devised in conjunction with community input.
The line transports around 3,000 passengers daily, with a station located at every kilometre of its length. The line begins at Shahrah-e-Quaideen, near TMO Office, to Board Office, where it joins the Green Line BRT, through a rotary flyover.
The orange line:
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Karachi Breeze
Karachi Breeze is a 112.9 km (70.2 mi) network of bus rapid transit routes under construction in Karachi, Pakistan. Construction began in 2013, two lines are operational and two lines are under construction as of September 2022, with 2 more planned. The current ridership of the first line is 55,000 passengers per day, with a total of 109 km of dedicated bus routes. Upon completion, it will become the largest BRT network in Pakistan, and will connect to the Karachi Circular Railway.
Nawaz Sharif, during a high-level meeting in Karachi on 10 July 2014, announced funds to launch the BRT Green Line to alleviate the severe traffic congestion in the city. The slow pace of work on BRT Green Line has irked citizens as the digging work on main arteries has resulted in congestion of traffic, which the former prime minister blamed on the Sindh government. In 2018, the name of the project was changed from Karachi Bus and Mass Rapid Transit system to Karachi Breeze.
The system will be divided into 6 dedicated lines or "busways". Currently, the Green and Orange lines are operational, the Red and Yellow lines are under-construction, and the Blue and Brown lines are in their planning stages.
The green line is extend from Merewether Tower in central Karachi, to Surjani in northern Karachi, with a total length of 26 km (16 mi). The Government of Pakistan financed the majority of the project. Construction of the Green Line began on February 26, 2016 ended in December 2021. The line has 22 bus stations. Engineering Associates had been contracted as the designers and supervision consultants for Green Line while a Consortium of "Ernest & Young", "Exponent Engineers" & "Haider Mota & BNR" had been contracted for "Transaction Advisory for Bus Operational Plan". The line is served by 80 18-metre-long buses. In addition, a Command and Control Centre is established at Garden West.
The green line:
The Orange Line, also called the Edhi Line in honour of philanthropist Abdul Sattar Edhi, is the shortest of the five lines, spreading over 3.9 km with only four stations within Orangi. The Orange line will be spread over 2.3 km, of which 0.7 km will be elevated while 1.5 km will be on ground, whereas, the 1.5 km will be semi dedicated section. The project is entirely funded and built by the Sindh government. It was started in 2016, but finally the project was completed in 10 Sep 2022 . The project was criticised as being the only BRT line of the system that was not devised in conjunction with community input.
The line transports around 3,000 passengers daily, with a station located at every kilometre of its length. The line begins at Shahrah-e-Quaideen, near TMO Office, to Board Office, where it joins the Green Line BRT, through a rotary flyover.
The orange line: