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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 extendextends 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 and 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 has 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", &and "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:
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* '''Numiash Station''' (<small>to Blue Line</small>)
* Patel Para (Guru Mandir) Station
* Lasbela Chowk Station
Line 55:
* Nazimabad No.1 Station
* 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
Line 76:
{{Main|Orange Line - Karachi Metrobus}}
 
The [[Orange Line - Karachi Metrobus|Orange Line]], also called the Edhi Line in honour of philanthropist [[Abdul Sattar Edhi]], is the shortest of the five lines, spreading over 3.9 km (2.4 mi), and with only four stations within [[Orangi]].
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 lines, 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 criticised 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 kilometre 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.
 
The orange line:
* '''AO Chowk Terminal''' (<small>to [[Green Line - Karachi Metrobus|Green Line]]</small>)
* Orangi Station (<small>to [[Orangi railway station|Orangi KCR Station]]</small>)
* '''Orangi Town Terminal'''
 
=== Blue Line ===
The ''Blue Line'' will extend from [[Merewether Clock Tower|Merewether Tower]] in central Karachi, to Bahria Town in northeast Karachi at a total length of {{convert|30|km|abbr=on}} along Jahangir Road, and Shahrah-e-Pakistan to [[Sohrab Goth]] and onto [[M-9 motorway (Pakistan)|Superhighway]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Blue Line Feasibility Study |url=http://greenline.gov.pk/doc/EID-CR(6)12149-FR-FEASIBILITY-03.pdf}}</ref> It will be the first privately funded transport system in Pakistan being funded by the [[Bahria Town Group]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://bahriatowntoday.com/bahria-town-karachi-to-start-bus-rapid-transit-system-brts/ |title=Bahria Town Karachi to Start "Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS)" |date=14 March 2014}}</ref> Provincial Minister for Transport Syed Nasir Shah told Jang that the Blue Line will have 9 stations with 3 of them underground. Under the project, 357,000 passengers will be able to travel annually.
 
The blue line:
 
* '''Merewether Tower Terminal'''
* '''Numaish Chowrangi Station''' (<small>to Green Line</small>)
* Liaquatabad Station (<small>to [[Liaquatabad railway station|Liaquatabad KCR Station]]</small>)
* '''Bahria Town Terminal'''
 
=== Yellow Line ===
The 22-kilometre-long Yellow Line project will connect Numaish Chowrangi near the [[Mazar-e-Quaid]] in central Karachi, to its eastern suburbs of [[Korangi]] and [[Landhi]], terminating at Dawood Chowrangi.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |date=2020-10-01 |title=Work on Yellow Line BRT pushed to next year |url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/2266571/work-on-yellow-line-brt-pushed-to-next-year |access-date=2020-12-16 |website=The Express Tribune |language=en}}</ref> It has an estimated cost of $428&nbsp;million, of which $382&nbsp;million will be financed by the [[World Bank]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=WB assures working to wrap up Karachi Yellow line design {{!}} SAMAA|url=https://www.samaa.tv/news/2020/11/wb-assures-working-to-wrap-up-karachi-yellow-line-design/|access-date=2020-12-04|website=Samaa TV|language=en-US}}</ref> It will be serviced by 268 buses and 28 stations,<ref name=":1" /> including 22 at grade and 6 underground.<ref>{{Cite web |title=CM Murad Ali Shah orders transport department to complete Orange Line's infrastructure |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/722296-city-khi |access-date=2020-12-16 |website=www.thenews.com.pk |language=en}}</ref> Construction of the line was delayed due to the global [[COVID-19 pandemic|coronavirus pandemic]], and is expected to start in 2022, with completion in 2025.<ref name=":4" />
 
The Yellow Line:
* '''Numiash Chowrangi Terminal''' (to Blue Line/Green Line)
* '''Landhi Station Terminal''' (<small>to [[Landhi railway station|Landhi KCR Station]]</small>)
 
=== Red Line ===
Construction of ''Red Line'' has been started and will connect central Karachi to its eastern suburbs.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-03-19 |title=Construction work on Red Line BRT begins in Karachi |url=https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2022/03/19/construction-work-on-red-line-brt-begins-in-karachi/ |access-date=2022-05-09 |website=Pakistan Today |language=en-US}}</ref>It will extend from Numaish Chowrangi near the [[Mazar-e-Quaid]] in central Karachi, to Malir Halt in eastern Karachi via University Road.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Ebrahim |first=Zofeen T. |date=2020-01-23 |title=Karachi's green buses to be powered by dung |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1530089 |access-date=2020-12-16 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref> The system will be a "third generation" BRT system in which local buses can enter/exit the system at designated points, to travel between city streets and the dedicated bus corridor.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |date=2020-10-25 |title=Red Line Bus project inches forward |url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/2269909/red-line-bus-project-inches-forward |access-date=2020-12-16 |website=The Express Tribune |language=en}}</ref> It will have a total length of {{convert|27|km|abbr=on}}. Construction was to start in August 2020, but was delayed to 2021 due to the global [[COVID-19 pandemic|coronavirus pandemic]],<ref name=":5" /> and was originally planned to be completed in 2022 at a cost of $503.2&nbsp;million.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ali |first=Kashaf |date=2020-11-10 |title=Karachi BRT Red Line Project Will Boost Pakistan's Transport Sector Sustainably: ADB |url=https://www.brecorder.com/news/40031811 |access-date=2020-12-04 |website=Brecorder |language=en}}</ref> The projected ridership of the system is 300,000 passengers per day.<ref name=":2" />
 
It is the first transportation project in the world to receive funding from the UN [[Green Climate Fund]] for its use of [[biomethane]] from cow dung to power buses.<ref name=":2" /> A facility will be established at [[Cattle Colony]] to produce 11 tonnes of biogas per day for the line's 213 buses.<ref>{{Cite web |title=BR-ePaper {{!}} Nov 29, 2019 {{!}} Page National News Page 5|url=https://epaper.brecorder.com/|access-date=2020-12-16|website=epaper.brecorder.com|language=en}}</ref> A system of drains will also be built along the line to harvest rainwater for horticultural use, while the drains will also be perforated to allow rainwater to recharge water tables.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-11-22 |title=Red Line to introduce rainwater storage system |url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/2273166/red-line-to-introduce-rainwater-storage-system |access-date=2020-12-16 |website=The Express Tribune |language=en}}</ref>
 
The red line:
* '''Regal Chowk Terminal''' (to Blue Line/Yellow Line)
* Regal Chowk Station Terminal (to KCR).
 
=== Brown Line ===
Brown line BRT will start from Singer Chowrangi of Korangi Industrial Area. The first station of Brown line BRT is integrated with Yellow line BRT. Brown Line BRT will pass through Shama Centre Shah Faisal Colony, Drigh Road where it has a combined station with Karachi Circular Railway (KCR), Nipa Chowrangi (combined station with Red Line and KCR), Sohrab Goth (combined station with Blue Line) and will end at Nagan Chowrangi (combined station with Green Line).
 
== Fleet ==
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