ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif today inaugurated two more metro bus routes _ Green Metro Bus and Blue Metro Bus for Islamabad.
Green Metro Buses will run on Bhara Kahu to PIMS Hospital route while Blue Metro Buses will ply run on Gulberg-Faizabad section.
The prime minister also laid the foundation stone of a Command and Control center for metro buses at Bhara Kahu. This center will be completed in six months.
Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah said the metro buses would accommodate thousands of the residents of Islamabad and adjoining areas with very affordable and comfortable transportation.
Rana said that Shehbaz Sharif throughout his political career took steps to facilitate the common man.
Chairman CDA Amir Ahmed Ali said 30 brand new Chinese buses had been added to the fleet to facilitate a large number of the passengers.
He said from Koral to PIMS, 13 bus stations had been set up with a headway of six minutes. Due to road construction up to Rawat, a bus shuttle from PWD will run.
He said there are 8 stations complete on Green Line, whereas the rest of the six stations would be completed by August 14.
A bus depot had been established at Bhara Kahu to save the dead mileage.
The CDA Chairman said a smart card would also be launched to be used on all bus services, including Rawalpindi’s Red Line.
The Command and Control Centre will be completed in six months.
He said Islamabad was the first city in the country with four bus lines operating and vowed to expand in the capital’s sector areas at a stretch of 8-9 kilometres.
