Lahore Metrobus

Lahore Metrobus is the name of public bus transportation in Lahore , Punjab, Pakistan . The Lahore Metrobus service is integrated with the Lahore Transport Company's local bus service to act as a municipal company. Lahore Metrobus works with the Lahore Transport Company to provide bus transport throughout Lahore and the surrounding area. The Lahore Metrobus was opened in stages. The first stage, a 27 km route, was opened in February 2013 by Shehbaz Sharif and the Turkish Vice Premier, Bekir Bozdağ .

history

Lahore Transport Company was founded in 1984 to simplify traffic conditions and expand bus traffic. The company was given responsibility for traffic in Lahore in 2009. LTC introduced the first BRT system with 650 buses, which however did not have its own bus lane and was therefore unsuccessful. The construction of a Lahore Metro was abandoned after 20 years of intense discussion in favor of bus transport. The Istanbul metro system served as a model for the planning. The plans were drawn up in 2011 by Pakistani and Turkish experts. The construction of the Lahore Metrobus was divided into various orders and tendered to subcontractors. The Haji Muhammad Aslam company was commissioned with the construction of the foundation and the support work. Another company was commissioned to build the flyover. Construction began in March 2012 and the first bus connections began operating in February 2013. The cost of construction was estimated at Rs. 29.65 million. The construction was carried out as an operator model between the Punjab provincial government and the Turkish government. The opening of the first section of the Lahore Metrobus took place in February 2014 by Shehbaz Sharif in a solemn ceremony, which was also attended by Turkish Vice Prime Minister Bekir Bozdag and Nawaz Sharif . The Mayor of Istanbul , Kadir Topbaş , announced that 100 buses would be given to Pakistan. The Lahore Metrobus fleet currently consists of 66 buses with a speed of 26 km / h. The Lahore Metrobus stops have an e-ticket system. The use of the Lahore Metrobus was free in the first month of commissioning, but became chargeable after chaos and overcrowding of the buses.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Bureau Report: 'Peshawar metro bus project costlier than Lahore, Pindi's' (en-US) . In: DAWN.COM , March 19, 2017.  (English)
2. ^ Turkish mayor gifts 100 buses for BRT . Dawn (Newspaper). March 12, 2013. Accessed February 13, 2013. (English)
3. ^ Lahore BRT System Study . In: Lahore Transport Company . Archived from the original on November 2, 2013. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved August 7, 2013. 
4. ↑ Hustle of Metro Bus fades after withdrawal of free service . In: The Nation . Archived from the original on March 25, 2013. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved June 29, 2013. (English)