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[[File:Routes under Karachi Breeze.png|thumb|All Routes under construction in Project Karachi Breeze. Author: [https://mobile.twitter.com/gulraizkhan/status/1619660934091534336 @Gulraiz]]]
'''Karachi Breeze''' is a {{convert|112.9|km|mi|1|abbr=on}} is a network of [[bus rapid transit]] routes under construction in [[Karachi]], [[Pakistan]]. Construction began in 2013,<ref name="dawn1">{{cite news |title=PM announces Rs 15bn for Karachi 'Green Line' bus project |url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1118317/pm-announces-rs15bn-for-karachi-green-line-bus-project |date=July 10, 2014 |work=[[Dawn (Newspaper)|Dawn]] | access-date=July 10, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140710160923/http://www.dawn.com/news/1118317/pm-announces-rs15bn-for-karachi-green-line-bus-project |archive-date=July 10, 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="express1">{{cite news |title=وزیراعظم کا کراچی میں 15 ارب روپے کے ریپڈ بس منصوبے کا اعلان |url=http://www.express.pk/story/270019/ |date=July 10, 2014 |work=Express |access-date=July 10, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140711071444/http://www.express.pk/story/270019/ |archive-date=July 11, 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Prime Minister Announces to Launch Metro Bus in Karachi |url=http://www.pakistantribune.com.pk/16911/prime-minister-announces-launch-metro-bus-karachi.html |date=July 10, 2014 |work=Pakistan Tribune |access-date=July 10, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714144406/http://www.pakistantribune.com.pk/16911/prime-minister-announces-launch-metro-bus-karachi.html |archive-date=July 14, 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref> two lines are operational and two lines are under construction as of September 2022,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-03-15 |title=Karachi Red Line Bus Construction Work Begins, Sindh Police Announces New Routes |url=https://propakistani.pk/2022/03/15/karachi-red-line-bus-construction-work-begins-sindh-police-announces-new-routes/ |access-date=2022-03-15 |website=propakistani.pk |language=en-US}}</ref> with 2 more planned. The projectedcurrent ridership of the first line is estimated at 35055,000 passengers per day, with a total of 109&nbsp;km of dedicated bus routes.<ref name="express1" /> Upon completion, it will become the largest BRT network in Pakistan, and will connect to the [[Karachi Circular Railway]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pakistan Railways announces restoring KCR from Monday {{!}} SAMAA|url=https://www.samaa.tv/news/2020/11/pakistan-railways-announces-restoring-kcr-from-monday/|access-date=2020-12-16|website=Samaa TV|language=en-US}}</ref>
 
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