TransPeshawar Announces to Add Five New Routes

TransPeshawar is on the verge of fulfilling its pledge to add more to the metropolitan bus service. Recently, the authority has made an announcement translating the expansion of bus service to five other routes. As per the details, buses will start running on these routes in the coming months.

The Routes

The routes include:

• An express route from Shah Alam to Mall of Hayatabad via Charsadda Road (ER 12).
• A feeder route from Mall of Hayatabad to Phase 6 terminal via Phase 1 (DR-11).
• Another feeder route from Chamkani to Malik Saad Shaheed via Ring Road (DR-4B).
• A suburban express route from Pabbi to Malik Saad Shaheed via Chamkani (SER -13).
• Another feeder route from Regi Model Town to Tehkal Paayan via Chamkani (DR-14).

TransPeshawar’s spokesperson, Saddaf Kamil stated, “Operationalizing of these new routes will not only enable the company to provide service to more citizens, but it will also help in dividing the passenger flow on the current routes and help in lessening the crowd”.

Moreover, the spokesperson told that 62 new buses would also be added to fleet soon, would take the total number to 220 buses.

R 12 will have a total of 11 stops including Shah Alam Bridge, Sewan, Bakhshi Bridge, Landey Road, Shaheed Tehseen Chowk, Charsadda Adda, Bacha Khan Chowk, Khyber Bazar, Saddar, Peshawar University and Mall of Hayatabad.

DR-11 will cover 16 stops while DR-4B will have 19 stops including Chamkani, Sardar Garhi, Chughalpura, Pir Zakori Flyover, Motorway Bridge, Kamboh Adda, Paharipura, Kabootar Chowk, MMC Hospital, Wazir Colony, Abassin University, Patang Chowk, Shaheed Tehseen Chowk, Charsadda Adda, Eid Gah, Shahi Bagh, Bacha Khan Chowk and Malik Saad Shaheed.

SER 13 route (Malik Saad to Pabbi) includes 16 stops i.e. Malik Saad Shaheed, Gulbahar Chowk, Faisal Colony, Chugalpura, Chamkani Mor, Honey Market, Jhagra, Kala Mandi, Tarnab Farm, Taru Jabba, Wapda Town, Government Girls Degree College, Pabi Railway Station, Pabi Bazar and Pabi Terminal Stop.

Moreover, DR-14 will have 15 stops that include Regi Model Town, Regi Lalma, Mian Khan Garhi, Askari 6, Askari 6 Phase 2, Police Colony, PSO Stop, Naseer Teaching Hospital, Kanal Town 1, Kanal Town 2, Board Bazar Bridge, Board Bazar, University of Peshawar, Abdara Road and Tehkal.

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