And the wait is finally over, as Karachi mass transit Green Line bus service is opened for people of Karachi. Earlier, we told you that the buses are on track. But at that time, it was a test run, and now masses can use it.
Green Line Route, Ticket System
There are 80 buses on the route from Numaish to Surjani Town, and the other way around from 7 am to 10 pm. There are two ways to pay the fare. The first one is to go to the ticketing booth and buy Rs. 55 worth of ticket whether you travel to the next station or to all 22 stations. The second one is more economical, and that is to buy Rs. 100 card, which can be recharged. As you exit a station, the machine will deduct the fare from the card per your traveling kilometer.
Later, there will be more options for buying tickets.
As per the authorities, the commuters will soon have the option of buying tickets from the vending machines. These machines will be functional within a week or so. Meanwhile, the names of the stations are:
- Numaish station
- Patel Para/Grurmandir
- Lasbela Chowk
- Sanitary Market
- Nazimabad No. 1
- Inquiry Office
- Annu Bhai Park
- Board Office
- Hyderi
- Five Star Chowrangi
- Jumma Bazar
- Forum Shopping
- Nagan Chowrangi
- U.P Morr
- Road 4200
- PowerHouse Chowrangi
- Road 2400
- 2 Minute Chowrangi
- Surjani Chowrangi
- Karimi Chowrangi
- KDA Flats
- Abdullah Chowk/Surjani Town
Celebrating the occasion, PTI minister Asad Umar tweeted that 20,646 citizens used the modern Green Line buses on the very first day of its normal commercial operation. “Work on finalizing the KCR project for approvals to invite private sector investors is also almost complete,” he further said.
20,646 citizens used the modern greenline buses in karachi yesterday on the very first day of its normal commercial operation. . Work on finalizing KCR project for approvals to invite private sector investors also almost complete. Public transport in karachi will change forever
— Asad Umar (@Asad_Umar) January 11, 2022
So, happy travels to the people of Karachi. We hope that this will surely be a revolution in Karachi public transport.
Are you from Karachi? Have you travelled on Green Line? If yes, share your experience with us in the comments section.
