Peoples Bus Service | |
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Overview | |
Owner | Government of Sindh |
Locale | Sindh |
Transit type | Public bus service |
Number of lines | 11 |
Operation | |
Began operation | 27 June 2022 |
Operator(s) | National Radio & Telecommunication Corporation (NRTC) |
Peoples Bus Service, formally known as the Sindh Intra-District Peoples Bus Service Project is a public bus service by the Government of Sindh operating in Karachi, Hyderabad and Larkana.[1]
It was inaugurated on 27 June 2022.[2] The buses will operate from 8 A.M to 8 P.M. Fares for the transportation are between PKR 30-100, due to ongoing inflation a change to fares were proposed however were rejected.[3]
240 buses ran on seven different routes in Karachi. In the first phase, the bus ran from the confluence of Model Colony and Tank Chowk at Malir Cantt to Shahrah-e-Faisal, Metropole and II Chundrigar Road Tower. [4]
In January 2023, the government of Sindh announced the Pink-bus, a modification of the bus service which was aimed to be women-only.[5] Electric-buses are also proposed for the Bus Service however as of now they will be operational in Karachi.[6]
Currently there is a expansion programme announced by the government to add additional[7] 60 buses.[8] and to improve availability a mobile application is planned.[9]
As of April 2023, eleven routes have been outlined for the bus service in Karachi.
Route no. | Add on | Start point | End point |
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1 | Normal | Model Colony | Dockyard |
Pink* | Tank Chowk | KPT Interchange | |
2 | Normal | North Karachi | Landhi |
Pink | |||
3 | Normal | UP More | Korangi |
4 | Normal | Power House Chowrangi | KPT Interchange |
9 | Normal | Gulshan e Hadeed | KPT Interchange |
10 | Normal | Numaish Chowrangi | Ibrahim Hyderi |
Pink | |||
11 | Normal | Ziauddin Chowrangi Clifton | Miran Nakka Lyari |
EV-1 (12) | Normal | Malir Cantonment | Sea View |
EV-2 | Normal | CMH Malir Cantonment | Dolmen Mall Clifton |
EV-3 | Normal | Bahria Town | Malir Halt |
*R-1 (Pink) is the eight route outlined for the PBS in Karachi and is the first women-only bus service in Pakistan.
1 route operates in Hyderabad.[1]
Route no. | Add on | Start point | End point |
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1 | Normal | Hyder Chowk | Hatri |
2 | Pink[10] | In Development |
1 route operates in Larkana.[1]
Route no. | Add on | Start point | End point |
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1 | Normal | New Bus Stand | QUES Stop |