The government of Pakistan has planned to start metro buses on 13 new routes in Islamabad to improve the public transport system of the federal capital. Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif has directed the Capital Development Authority Islamabad to launch the project to connect different sectors of Islamabad through feeder routes of the metro bus service.
Connect Islamabad Sectors With Metro Bus Service:
According to the social media report, Information Minister Maryam Aurangzeb said during a press conference in Islamabad that new routes have been identified and they will be connected to the metro bus routes that are already running. According to the details, in the first phase of the feeder routes bus network, 123 new buses will travel on these 13 routes in phases (CDA). The first phase of the feeder routes project will carry out by the Capital Development Authority in Q1 2023.
New Feeder Routes in Islamabad:
The 13 New Feeder Routes connect with Metro Bus Service as followings. The first Route from Police Foundation/Orange Line Station to Red Line Faiz Ahmed Faiz Station I-8, the second route start from Allama Iqbal Station to Red Line Potohar Station, the third from Pims to Secretariat and the fourth from D-12 to G-10. The fifth route starts from F-11 to Red Line F-8 Station, the sixth one from Pimms to G-11, and the seventh route start from Aapara to Taramari Chowk. Moreover, the next from Nellore to Khanna Bridge, from Pirwadhi Chowk to Faizabad, B-17 to 26 Chongi, and from I-16 to 26 no.
The feeder routes will connect passengers from different parts of Islamabad to the main metro bus terminals so that they can switch to other routes from there. Moreover, According to the details, These routes will facilities to about 100,000 passengers to comfortably and internationally standard travel from these feeder lines.
