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The [[Orange Line - Karachi Metrobus|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 criticizedcriticised 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>

The line will have the capacity to carry up to 50,000 passengers daily, with a station located at every kilometerkilometre of its length. The line begins at Shahrah-e-Quaideen, near TMO Office, to Board Office, where it will join the Green Line BRT, through a rotary flyover.