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=== Green Line ===
{{Main|Green Line - Karachi Metrobus}}
[[File:Downtown Nazimabad 2.jpg|thumb|Greenline passing through Nazimabad]]
The [[Green Line - Karachi Metrobus|Greengreen Lineline]] is extend from [[Merewether Clock Tower|Merewether Tower]] in central Karachi, to [[Surjani Town|Surjani]] in northern Karachi, with a total length of {{convert|26|km|abbr=on}}. The [[Government of Pakistan]] financed the majority of the project.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/1055243/ground-breaking-ceremony-green-line-brt-finally-gets-go-ahead/ |title=Ground-breaking ceremony: Green Line BRT finally gets go-ahead – The Express Tribune |date=2016-02-26 |website=The Express Tribune |language=en-US |access-date=2016-06-11}}</ref> Construction of the Green Line began on February 26, 2016 ended in December 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-01-10 |title=Green Line bus service becomes fully operational in Karachi |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/924126-green-line-bus-service-becomes-fully-operational-in-karachi |access-date=2022-02-23 |website=The News International |language=en}}</ref> The line have 22 bus stations.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1241849 |title=Karachi's Green Line bus will be more beautiful than Lahore metro: PM Nawaz |last=Dawn.com |date=2016-02-26 |website=www.dawn.com |access-date=2016-06-11}}</ref> ''Engineering Associates'' had been contracted as the designers and supervision consultants for Green Line while a Consortium of "Ernest & Young", "Exponent Engineers" & "Haider Mota & BNR" had been contracted for "Transaction Advisory for Bus Operational Plan".<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1064250/extension-plans-green-line-goes-the-extra-mile// |title=Green Line goes the extra mile – The Express Tribune |date=2016-03-11 |work=The Express Tribune |access-date=2018-06-09 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1241849 |title=Karachi's Green Line bus will be more beautiful than Lahore metro: PM Nawaz |last=Dawn.com |date=2016-02-26 |work=DAWN.COM |access-date=2018-06-09 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.dawnnews.tv/news/1034126/ |title=گرین لائن ٹرانسپورٹ منصوبہ |last=اداریہ |date=2016-02-29 |work=Dawn News Television |access-date=2018-06-09 |language=en-US}}</ref> The line is served by 80 18-metre-long buses.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |url=http://pprasindh.gov.pk/tenders/34059TRANSPORT&MASS280717.zip |title=Tender for Green Line and Orange Line |date=2017-07-28 |website=Sindh Public Procurement Regulatory Authority |language=en-US |access-date=2017-08-17}}</ref> In addition, a Command and Control Centre is established at Garden West.
 
The green line:
Line 55:
* Enquiry Office Station
* Annu Bhai Park Station (<small>to [[North Nazimabad railway station|North Nazimabad KCR Station]]</small>)
* Board Office Station (<small> to [[Orange Line - Karachi Metrobus|Orange Line]] </small>)
* Hyderi Station
* Five Star Chowrangi Station
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=== Orange Line ===
{{Main|Orange Line – Karachi Metrobus}}
 
The Orange Line, also called the Edhi Line in honour of philanthropist [[Abdul Sattar Edhi]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-12-13 |title=Karachi's Orange Line BRT renamed after Edhi |url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/1262246/loving-memory-orange-line-brt-renamed-edhi |access-date=2020-12-16 |website=The Express Tribune |language=en}}</ref> is the shortest of the five line's, spreading over 3.9&nbsp;km with only four stations within [[Orangi]].<ref name=":0" /> The Orange line will be spread over 2.3&nbsp;km, of which 0.7&nbsp;km will be elevated while 1.5&nbsp;km will be on ground, whereas, the 1.5&nbsp;km will be semi dedicated section. The project is entirely funded and built by the Sindh government. It was started in 2016, but finally the project was completed in 10 sep 2022 .<ref>{{Cite web |title=orange-line-bus-service-inaugurated-in-karachi |url=https://www.geo.tv/latest/439412-orange-line-bus-service-inaugurated-in-karachi |access-date=2020-12-16 |website=Nation |language=en}}</ref> The project was criticized as being the only BRT line of the system that was not devised in conjunction with community input.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |date=2022-02-15 |title=Construction work likely to complete in 6 months |url=https://nation.com.pk/30-Jan-2022/construction-work-on-phase-ii-track-likely-to-complete-in-next-six-months-sindh-governor |access-date=2020-12-16 |website=Nation |language=en}}</ref>