Peoples Bus Service

Public bus service by the Government of Sindh

Peoples Bus Service

Overview
Owner| Government of Sindh
Locale|  Sindh

* Karachi
* Hyderabad
* Sukkur
* Larkana
* Nawabshah
* Mirpur Khas

Transit type| Public bus service
Number of lines| 11
Operation
Began operation| 27 June 2022
Operator(s)| National Radio & Telecommunication Corporation (NRTC)

Peoples Bus Service, formally known as the Sindh Intra-District Peoples Bus Service Project is a public bus service by the Government of Sindh operating in Karachi, Hyderabad, Sukkur, Larkana, Mirpurkhas, and Nawabshah.[1][2][3]

## History

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It was inaugurated on 27 June 2022.[4] The buses will operate from 8 A.M to 8 P.M. Fares for the transportation are between PKR 50-100, due to ongoing inflation a change to fares were proposed however were rejected.[5]

### Development

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240 buses ran on seven different routes in Karachi. In the first phase, the bus ran from the confluence of Model Colony and Tank Chowk at Malir Cantt to Shahrah-e-Faisal, Metropole and II Chundrigar Road Tower. [6]

In January 2023, the government of Sindh announced the Pink-bus, a modification of the bus service which was aimed to be women-only.[7] Electric-buses are also proposed for the Bus Service however as of now they will be operational in Karachi.[8]

Currently there is a expansion programme announced by the government to add additional[9] 60 buses.[10] and to improve availability a mobile application is planned.[11]

## Routes

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### Karachi

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Active routes of PBS in Karachi as of April of 2023

As of April 2023, eleven routes have been outlined for the bus service in Karachi.

Route no.  | Add on  | Start point  | End point

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1  | Normal  | Model Colony | Dockyard
Pink* | Tank Chowk  | KPT Interchange
2  | Normal  | North Karachi | Landhi
Pink
3  | Normal  | UP More  | Korangi
4  | Normal  | Power House Chowrangi  | KPT Interchange
9  | Normal  | Gulshan e Hadeed | KPT Interchange
10  | Normal  | Numaish Chowrangi  | Ibrahim Hyderi
Pink
11  | Normal  | Ziauddin Chowrangi Clifton | Miran Nakka Lyari
EV-1 (12)  | Normal  | Malir Cantonment | Sea View
EV-2  | Normal  | CMH Malir Cantonment | Dolmen Mall Clifton
EV-3  | Normal  | Bahria Town | Malir Halt

*R-1 (Pink) is the eight route outlined for the PBS in Karachi and is the first women-only bus service in Pakistan.

### Hyderabad

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1 route operates in Hyderabad.[1]

Route no.  | Add on  | Start point  | End point

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1  | Normal  | Hyder Chowk | Hatri
2  | Pink[12] | In Development

### Larkana

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1 route operates in Larkana.[1]

Route no.  | Add on  | Start point  | End point

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1  | Normal  | New Bus Stand  | QUES Stop

### Sukkur

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Started on 15 Feb 2023.

1 route operates in Sukkur.

Route no.  | Add on  | Start point  | End point

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1  | Normal  | Rohri stop  | Globe Chowk(bunder road )

### Mirpurkhas

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Started on 20 April 2024.

1 route operates in Mirpurkhas.

Route no.  | Add on  | Start point  | End point

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1  | Normal  | Bus Stand stop  | Teen Talwar Chowk (Jarwari Shakh )

### Nawabshah

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Started on 04 July 2024. 1 route operates in Benazirabad.

Route no.  | Add on  | Start point  | Via  | End point

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1  | Normal  | Cinema Chowk (Sakrand City)  | Zero point,

SBBU Chowk, RT Chowk, Quest Road Board Office Quaid-e-Azam Road, & Nadra Chowk

| Jam sahib Chowk (Teen water)
2  | Normal  | RT Chowk (Zero Point)  | Zero point,

GT Rd, Rangers Pump, Benazir School, Stadium Rd, Nawabshah Mall, Bilawal Chowk, Bilawal Stadium, & SP Chowk,

| Syed G.M Chowk (Airport Police Station)

## See also

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* Karachi Breeze
* Karachi Circular Railway

## References

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1. ^ a b c "Sindh Intra-District Peoples Bus Service Project". Government of Sindh. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
2. ^ Shaikh, Qamaruddin (2024-04-21). "Peoples Bus Service launched in Mirpurkhas". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
3. ^ Correspondent, A. (2024-06-25). "Nawabshah gets first fleet for Peoples Bus Service". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2024-07-05. `{{cite web}}`: `|last=` has generic name (help)
4. ^ Tunio, Hafeez (2022-06-27). "Bilawal inaugurates Peoples Bus Service in Karachi". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 2022-10-03.
5. ^ Ayub, Imran (2023-04-10). "Sindh govt shelves plan to increase fare of Peoples Bus Service". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2023-06-14.
6. ^ "Bilawal set to inaugurate bus service for Karachi today". Dawn. 2022-06-27. Retrieved 2022-10-03.
7. ^ MM News Staff (2023-01-26). "Pink buses: Sindh govt to launch first women-only bus service in Pakistan". MM News. Retrieved 2023-06-14.
8. ^ Ayub, Imran (2023-02-10). "More electric buses to be inducted into Peoples Bus Service". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2023-06-14.
9. ^ Sabri, Saad (2023-05-16). "Karachi to add 60 new green buses to People's Bus Service". Samaa. Retrieved 2023-06-10.
10. ^ Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (2023-05-18). "Sharjeel vows to expand fleet of Peoples Bus Service". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2023-06-10.
11. ^ Web Desk (2023-06-01). "Peoples bus service to get mobile app soon: Sarjeel". Pakistan Observer. Retrieved 2023-06-10.
12. ^ MM News Staff (2023-02-13). "Women-only Pink Bus Service to be launched in Hyderabad on Feb 18". MM News. Retrieved 2023-06-14.

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