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{{Main|Green Line - Karachi Metrobus}}
[[File:Downtown Nazimabad 2.jpg|thumb|Greenline passing through Nazimabad]]
The [[Green Line - Karachi Metrobus|green line]] 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 havehas 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.
 
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