PM to inaugurate Greenline Rapid Bus transit project in Karachi 

Islamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan will inaugurate multi-billion Green Line bus transit project in Karachi today (December 10).  

This was stated by Minister for Planning and Development, Asad Umar while talking to media in Karachi.

He said the Greenline is one of the five big projects announced by federal government for the city under Karachi Transformation Plan.

Ahead of the launch,  the official twitter handle of Prime Minister's office shared a video to give a sneak peak of what can be expected from the project.

PM @ImranKhanPTI will Inaugurate the much-awaited Karachi Green Line BRTS tomorrow. With a daily ridership capacity of 135000 passengers, the welcome addition of 80 hybrid buses will alleviate traffic congestion issues and provide eco-friendly & economical commute to Karachiites. pic.twitter.com/Fo6pVEeJBb

— Prime Minister's Office, Pakistan (@PakPMO) December 9, 2021

Earlier, the minister announced that the commercial operation of the Green Line bus project will begin from December 25

Karachi’s Green Line BRT project with intersections is 24 km long which includes 12.7 km elevated, 10.9 km at grade, and 422 meters underground, and has 25 stations.

The phase-II common corridor from Gurumandir up to Municipal Park with a length of 2.5 km has two underpasses at M.A Jinnah Road.

The state-of-art subversive bus terminal with a parking facility and the commercial mezzanine floor was being also being constructed at Numaish. The construction work on Phase-I was started in 2016.