Islamabad: Capital Development Authority (CDA) Chairman Captain (R) Noor ul Amin Mengal on Thursday (January 26) called for the expansion of the metro bus service route to more parts of the city, news sources reported.
Under the plan, the chairman has directed the administration to take steps for the launch of the Purple Line Metro Bus Service on IJP Road, the Blue Line bus service up to Rawat and the Silver Line bus service from the Tramari area. He asked the concerned authorities and CDA’s Engineering Wing to connect all these bus services to make an interconnected public transport system for the city. He also issued instructions for the procurement of electronic buses to run on the city’s new and old metro bus routes. The buses will be procured on a government-to-government (G2G) basis. It was also decided in the meeting that students and people above the age of 60 years will be given a 50% discount if they travel on these buses, while children below 10 years of age will be provided free travel facilities.
It is important to note that with the launch of the orange and red bus service, Islamabad has finally got its first public transport system since 1960. All these services have been launched to accommodate the rising number of traffic-related issues.
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