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33-452: [REDACTED] Saddar – Pak Secretariat Orange Line BRT: 5-10 minutes Green and Blue Lines: 6 minutes The Rawalpindi-Islamabad Metrobus is a 83.6 km (51.9 mi) bus rapid transit system operating in the Islamabad–Rawalpindi metropolitan area of Pakistan . It consists of four routes, namely the Red, Orange, Blue, and Green Lines. The Red and Orange Lines have dedicated lanes with proper stations built along them, while

66-452: A Metro Bus Authority for Islamabad is created. In 2015, a controversy surrounding project's annual loss emerged. According to official numbers, a single bus trip costs 9,100 PKR, while it earns only 2,600 PKR. This incurs a loss of 6,500 PKR each trip. The subsidy of this project was paid by Punjab government initially. After heavy loans accumulated on the Punjab government in paying subsidies, it

99-631: A rapid pace. By 2005, the Yangshan deep-water port had been built on the Yangshan islands, a group of islands in Hangzhou Bay linked to Shanghai by the Donghai Bridge . This development allowed the port to overcome shallow water conditions in its current location and to rival another deep-water port, the nearby Port of Ningbo-Zhoushan . The port is part of the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road that runs from

132-774: A river port. The main port enterprise in Shanghai, the Shanghai International Port Group (SIPG), was established during the reconstitution of the Shanghai Port Authority. Companies such as the Shanghai Port Container Co. and Waigaoqiao Bonded Zone Port Co. were involved in port of Shanghai. In 2010, Shanghai port overtook the Port of Singapore to become the world's busiest container port . Shanghai's port handled 29.05 million TEU , whereas Singapore's

165-445: A shuttle service from BAri Imam to QAU also introduced namely FR-4A in order to facilitate QAU students. The Functional elements of the Red and Orange Line Stations include ticketing booths, concourse level passenger transfer, escalators, platform screen, public toilets, doors turnstiles for automatic fare collection and all other amenities for passenger convenience. A central ITS control room

198-516: A single-ride token and a refillable metro bus card. On the other hand, the Green and Blue Line don't have any proper standardized ticketing system yet. As of October, 2024, CDA is working on working on creating a streamline ticketing system for the Feeder routes as they have KenKart based ticket solution which supports card payment, online through app & one time paper based tickets. However, launching of same

231-499: Is also included in the project to control the whole operation of the Metro Bus system. Meanwhile, stations of Green and Blue Line are ground-level, however, at most places, there are no pedestrian crossings on main highways such as Kashmir Highway. This puts commuters at a grave danger and reduces interest in the service. The Red and Orange Lines uses e-ticketing and Intelligent Transportation System wand. The ticketing options include

264-657: Is also located on this road after the spare parts shops. This road is named after a prominent Rawalpindi businessman, Sheikh Adamjee Mamojee Hakimjee. His father, Mamojee Hakimjee also has a road named after him in Rawalpindi in the Lalkurti section of the city. This road originates from the Mall Road and hits Murree Road at Mareer Chowk. It is famous for branded garments shops, market for automobile spare parts, meat and poultry market, and tailor shops for ladies' clothes. Its previous name

297-654: Is between PIMS and Bhara Kahu before more stops are added on these corridors in the future. For this purpose, 30 buses were ordered from China, of which 15 are plying on Orange route and the rest are plying on Blue and Green routes. For the new routes, the Federal Government created the Capital Mass Transit Authority (CMTA) to run the operations of Orange, Green, Blue and all the future metro bus routes. In late 2022, CDA approached National University of Sciences & Technology (NUST) to carry out

330-792: Is pending without any valid reason. The initial fleet consisted of 68 articulated 18-meter-long high-floor buses for the Red Line route. These buses were imported and supplied by VPL Limited from the China-based company Sunwin Bus, which is a Joint-Venture formed between SAIC Motor Corporation Limited (SAIC) and Sweden-based Volvo Bus Company , VPL Limited also happens to be the sole after-sales distributor for both Volvo Buses and Sunwin Buses in Pakistan, among other products. In 2022, 30 buses were imported from China for

363-805: The Islamabad International Airport , and was inaugurated on 18 April 2022. On 7 July 2022, the Green Line and Blue Lines were added to this Metrobus network. The system uses e-ticketing and an Intelligent Transportation System , where the Red Line is managed by the Punjab Mass Transit Authority while the rest are being managed by the Capital Development Authority (CDA). On 25 November 2023, CDA announced that it would be importing 160 buses from China, to operate on routes defined by CDA and operated by NRTC . One batch

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396-749: The Blue and Green Lines currently run along the Islamabad Expressway and Srinagar Highway respectively, with regular traffic. The Metrobus network's Red Line was the first to be opened, on 4 June 2015, and stretches 22.5 kilometers between Pak Secretariat , in Islamabad , and Saddar in Rawalpindi . The second route, the Orange Line, stretches 25.6 kilometers between the Peshawar Morr Interchange and

429-741: The Chinese coast to Singapore , towards the southern tip of India to Mombasa , from there through the Red Sea via the Suez Canal to the Mediterranean, there to the Upper Adriatic region to the northern Italian hub of Trieste with its connections to Central Europe and the North Sea . The port of Shanghai includes three major working zones: The Port of Shanghai is a critically important transport hub for

462-508: The Gakhar Plaza. Cantt Police Station is on this road just behind the Cantonment hospital. This road connects Mall Road to the railway station. A big public school is also on this road. Port of Shanghai The Port of Shanghai ( Chinese : 上海港 ; pinyin : Shànghǎi Gǎng  ; Wu ; Zånhae Kån ) is located in the vicinity of Shanghai , comprises a deep-sea port and

495-551: The Orange Line route. twenty of these buses are plying on the Orange Line route. Moreover, 20 x low floor buses were also procured for Blue and Green Lines (10 each). Electric Buses for Feeder Routes 160 HIGER model electric buses have been handed over to NRTC (contractor of CDA) at China for onward dispatch to Islamabad Pakistan. These new 160 buses will ply on 13 x intra city feeder routes in Islamabad. The rainy season of 2015 exposed significant problems in drainage systems of

528-435: The Red Line. The Faiz Ahmad Faiz Station of Red Line was turned into an Interchange Station between Red Line and Orange Line. For the first month of Ramadan, orange line was free to ride on. Seeing the dire situation of public transport in Islamabad, the new PML-N government began work on Blue route and Green routes of Rawalpindi - Islamabad Metro Bus. Initially, Blue route is between PIMS and Koral Chowk and Green route

561-545: The Yangtze River) and Qiantang River . The Port of Shanghai is managed by Shanghai International Port , which superseded the Shanghai Port Authority in 2003. Shanghai International Port Company Limited is a public listed company, of which the Shanghai Municipal Government owns 44% of the outstanding shares. In 1842, Shanghai became a treaty port , thus developing into an international commercial city. By

594-699: The city Railway station. This road is the main thoroughfare for all of the city's transportation, which connect the rest of the city as well as Islamabad . It also runs parallel to the Mall road just next to Haider Road and has been named so because the National Bank of Pakistan is situated on it. In fact, branches of almost all banks are situated on this road as is the prominent Gakkhar Plaza shopping center. Various markets exist for branded garments (Bonanza, Leeds, Cambridge, Levi's, Oxford, etc.) plus boutiques and shops for ceremonial dresses. Two big mobile-phone markets are on

627-563: The early 20th century, it was the largest city and the largest port in East Asia. In 1949, with the Communist takeover in Shanghai, overseas trade was cut dramatically. The economic policy of the People's Republic had a crippling effect on Shanghai's infrastructure and capital development. In 1991, the central government allowed Shanghai to initiate economic reform. Since then, the port has developed at

660-634: The feasibility study to identify new potential routes. As a result of that study, 13 new bus routes were identified by NUST. The routes are meant to connect the existing Rawalpindi - Islamabad Metro Bus Network to all corners of Islamabad. Upon his arrival in Islamabad, the new CDA Chairman Noorul Amin Mengal announced the starting of work on these new routes. Out of 13 marked feeder routes, 4 x routes have been operationalized namely FR-4 (Bari Imam to PIMS), FR-7 (PIMS to NUST), FR-3A (PIMS to Pak Sect via Faisal Masjid) and FR-9 (Faizabad to Pirwadhi Mor). Moreover,

693-443: The financial burden of this under utilized project. Saddar, Rawalpindi It has a population of around 200,000 which includes a majority of Punjabis and a minority of Urdu -speaking Mohajirs , Kashmiris, and Pathans . It is the first parallel road to the Mall Road and is well known for banks, photocopier shops and handicraft outlets. Its old name is Lawrence Road and connects Murree Road with Mahfooz Road which leads to

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726-467: The network. One of the worst affected stations was the PIMS metrobus station, with severe flooding affecting smooth operation severely. Similarly, cracks appeared after a minor earthquake in Rawalpindi, which raised questions over the structural integrity of the infrastructure used in the project. The long-term financial model to run the project and its utilization is a subject of serious controversy surrounding

759-489: The project. Reports show that although 150,000 passengers were expected, but due to both CDA and RDA's lack of interest in creating feeder routes, the project was unable to produce over 80,000 passengers in the long run. It became extremely difficult for management to afford fuel costs for 68 buses, and only 35 buses were utilized. This results in jamming and overcrowding during peak travelling hours. The Orange route became controversial when it got delayed for nearly 5 years. It

792-474: The route. The Rawalpindi Development Authority was tasked with overlooking the project with a cost of approximately Rs.  44.31 billion (US$ 150 million), which was between the federal government and the Punjab provincial government . The project was initially divided into five packages, where Package-1 consisted of flyovers, bridges and pedestrian underpasses. The project was started on 23 April 2014 and

825-548: The same road. Next to Bank Road is the Adamjee Road which road originates from the Sarwar Road at Punj Sarki (5-road) Fuel Station and crosses Kashmir Road and continues towards the northbound railway. Ministry of Defence offices and Poonch House are important landmarks on this road. Beyond Kashmir Road, there are many shops selling spare auto parts for almost every model running in Pakistan. The oldest Chhota Bazar (Small Market)

858-475: Was Dalhousie Road. General Post Office of Pakistan Post is an important landmark on Kashmir road. The biggest mosque of Rawalpindi, Jamia Islamia (Gousia mosque) is also situated on this road. This road connects Adamjee Road to the Mall Road. There are shops selling carpets and handmade products on this road. This road connects Bank Road to the Mall Road and leads to the Cantonment Hospital, just behind

891-533: Was a half million TEU behind. Shanghai handled 43.3 million TEU in 2019. Shanghai is one of only four port-cities in the world to be categorised as a large-port Megacity, due to its high volumes of port traffic and large urban population. The Port of Shanghai faces the East China Sea to the east and Hangzhou Bay to the south. It includes the confluences of the Yangtze River , Huangpu River (which enters

924-624: Was completed on 27 March 2015 incurring a total cost of Rs.  33.5 billion (US$ 120 million) as quoted by the contractor of the project. The construction project was awarded to Habib Construction Services which is one of the largest construction companies of Pakistan and have worked on several other mega projects previously. In February of 2023, PMBA announced the creation of express route for Red Lin from Monday till Thursday. These are: Saddar - Faizabad and Faiz Ahmad Faiz - Rehmanabad. The 25.6 km Orange route track, from Peshawar Morr to New Islamabad International Airport , worth Rs16 billion

957-447: Was decided in 2016 to divide the load between the Punjab government and Capital Development Authority (CDA) on the basis of length in Rawalpindi and Islamabad. However, CDA refused to pay for losses of Metro bus attributing to lack of funds in 2016. Federal government provided funds to CDA to shoulder the burden of Punjab Masstransit Authority in 2016. However, in 2017 the problem surfaced again, raising question marks on long term losses and

990-462: Was meant to be inaugurated in August of 2018, however, for one reason of the other, it couldn't be completed till April of 2022. Even after its completion, people noticed electrical and civil works being done in sections of Orange Line track. Furthermore, when the question of operating it came, there was dispute between CDA, NHA and Punjab MetroBus Authority. It was finally decided that CDA would run it until

1023-588: Was never a viable option for commute. Local transport routes existed, but many parts of the city weren't connected to the center of Rawalpindi–Islamabad Metropolitan areas. Therefore, after the completion of the Lahore Metrobus , plans for a similar project in the Rawalpindi–Islamabad Metropolitan area were made. Construction of the bus rapid transit system began on 28 February 2014 and was completed by June 2015, with 60 buses initially plying on

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1056-517: Was set to arrive on January while the other to arrive in February/March. On 7 January the first batch of 30 buses arrived in Islamabad. On 1 April a batch of 30 buses was dispatched from China to be received from Karachi and reach Islamabad in three weeks. On May 22 a batch had arrived in Karachi. On 4 June 2024 a batch of 30 buses was received in Islamabad. Public transport in Islamabad and Rawalpindi

1089-543: Was started by the PML-N government in 2017 and was originally scheduled for completion in 2018. After a delay of five years, it was inaugurated on 18 April 2022 by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif . Thirty buses were expected to arrive from China for this route, but faced delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic which led to the closure of the Port of Shanghai . Consequently, CDA started the operations on this route by borrowing 15 buses from

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