Peshawar Metro Bus

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Peshawar BRT Bus Rapid Transit System Under Construction

 

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Soft Opening: March 2019 (Infrastructure and IT system completion, It will not start operation)

Depots Completion (Chamkani and Hayatabad): 31st December 2018

Main Corridor & Stations

Length: 27 km
Bus Length: 18m
Depots: 3

Stations: 8+7+15 = 30
Flyover Stations: 0+7+?
At-Grade Stations: 4+0+?
Underground Stations: 4+0+?
Distance between stations: 700-1000m

Station Features

- Stairs and escalators
- Ramps for disabled or weak persons
- Public Toilets on both entries.
- One additional special toilet for disabled on each entry.
- Cycle sharing station.

Feeder Routes

Length: 68km
Bus Length: 12m
Bus Seating Capacity: 35

Feeder Bus Unique Features

- USB Charging ports for each seat
- Wheelchair ramps on doors
- 2 Wheelchair births per bus

Cycles

- Dedicated corridor(s) along the main corridor.
- Initially additional 30 stations in Hayatabad and University Campus areas as destinations.
- Card based access and mobile app for navigation to nearest stations.

Management

- Trans Peshawar will oversee procurement, operation, maintenance and surveillance of all corridors
- BRT System Goods and Services Company will handle ticketing and related sales.
- Daewoo Pakistan will handle running buses, provision of drivers and training of drivers.

Cost

- First PC-1 By ADB: 57.8 Billion
- First PC-1 By Federal Government: 49 Billion (After subtracting Contingency Provision)
- Current PC-1: 66 Billion

 

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Aerial view of Peshawar BRT Bus Rapid Transit flyover Chamkani and vicinity.

 

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BRT Reach 3

 

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BRT to be inaugurated on March 23, 2019

Work on mega project is underway, says PDA director general. — File photo

PESHAWAR: Work on the Bus Rapid Transit project is speedily under way to ensure the inauguration of the bus service on March 23, said Peshawar Development Authority director general Israrul Haq on Friday.

Mr Haq told a delegation of the Sarhad Chamber of Commerce and Industry that the government was also going to launch a Rs200 million project for restoring historical beauty of Khyber Bazaar, Qissa Khwani and Chowk-i-Yadgar.

The SCCI delegation was led by the chamber’s acting president, Saad Khan Zahid.

Former president of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry Ghazanfar Bilour, former SCCI president Haji Mohammad Afzal, vice president Haris Mufti, Industrialists Association Hayatabad president Zarak Khan Khattak and other senior businessmen were also in attendance.

The PDA chief agreed to exempt truckers from toll tax at the entry of Hayatabad Industrial Estate by fixing special stickers on them.

About the demand for payment of compensation to the traders, who had suffered due to the BRT work, he said he would soon visit the chamber premises along with finance minister Taimoor Saleem Jhagra and senior minister Shahram Khan Tarakai to discuss their problems.

Mr Haq said Rs 470 million would be spent on the construction of greenbelt along Ring Road, U-turns and installation of streetlights.

He said traffic problems near Hayatabad toll plaza would also be removed soon.

 

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Frances provides Rs19.5 billion loan for Peshawar rapid bus project

ISLAMABAD: France announced that it would provide a soft loan 130 million Euros for financing Peshawar bus rapid project.

Noor Ahmed, Secretary, Economic Affairs Division (EAD), French Ambassador Marc Barety, Country Director of the French Agency for Development (AFD) Jacky AMPROU on Tuesday signed a Credit Facility Agreement worth Euros 130 m for financing Peshawar Sustainable Bus Rapid Transit Corridor project.

The revised PC-1 of the project was approved by ECNEC on November 14th, 2018 and the Federal Cabinet accorded approval to the signing of the loan financing agreement with AFD on January 2nd, 2019.

The project is co-financed by Asian Development Bank and AFD.

The revised cost of the project is Rs. 66.437 billion (US$ 593 million) including Foreign Exchange Component (FEC) of Rs. 53.32 billion (ADB and AFD share).

The project will contribute to the Government of Pakistan’s strategy to resolve the issues of urban transportation. It will provide safe, efficient and comfortable user friendly mass transit system which will be well integrated with the existing transport facilities.

It will also help in improving energy efficiency and air quality through reduction of Greenhouse Gas emissions. France through the French Agency for Development is working in Pakistan, providing technical and financial support to develop low-carbon infrastructures.

Till date, AFD has committed Euros 880m financial support while this project is opening new avenue of collaboration in Urban development sector. Secretary EAD thanked Ambassador of France to Pakistan, AFD and the French Government for extending financial assistance to Pakistan.

 

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BRT Alternate Traffic Routes
Newly Inaugurated Flyover Brt Peshawar

 

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Latest footage of the Peshawar BRT Corridor showing all the progress made till date. Corridor substanitally complete and work on bus stations in full swing.

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Golden Drangon ZU China Company 1st Batch of 25+ Buses of Peshawar BRT TransPeshawar arrived at Sea Port Karachi 24.01.2019 From #China.

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#TransPeshawar #KP #Peshawar #PeshawarBRT #BRT #Pakistan

 

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Test run of the BRT buses was done on various sections of Reach 3 in order to check crossing and other design features at stations especially those related to Universal accessibility. Buses as well as the Corridor are in 100% in accordance with the designs specifications.

#PESHAWAR #BRT #MEGASTRUCTURE #MEGAPROJECT #KP #PAKISTAN

 

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New BRT Buses Left in the Open Due to Delays in Parking Depot Construction

The first batch of BRT buses, which arrived in Peshawar on Monday, is now parked in the open in Hyatabad.

The three depots which will house the buses have not yet been completed. The remaining 200 buses will be transported from China to Peshawar soon and the unavailability of covered parking facility for the vehicles is a concern.

With consistent rains in the past days and more expected in the near future, the hi-tech hybrid buses may well be prone to damage in severe weather conditions.

155 of these buses will be 12 meters long, having a capacity of 75 passengers, whereas the remaining 65 will have a length of 18 meters. These environment-friendly buses run on both diesel and electricity, and will help reduce 31,000 tons of CO2 emissions from Peshawar, as per a conservative estimate by the Asian Development Bank (ADB).

Equipped with Universal Access System (UAS), AVL (Automatic Vehicle Location) facility and Wi-Fi, the buses would ensure inclusion of all citizens.

Talking about the depots, Nauman Manzoor, Director Media TransPeshawar told a local newspaper that the buses will stay in Hyatabad until the construction of depots is completed.

Worldwide these buses are made strong enough to fight tough weather and environmental conditions. Many bus depots provide secured gates, but they may not have roofs.

It is the responsibility of the government to ensure the vehicles’ security

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