ISLAMABAD: With the aim to improve the overall traffic facilities in the federal capital, the Capital Development Authority (CDA) has decided to run 22 feeder buses on the Metro route.
Under the decision, a bus will operate after 30 minutes. The process for selection of the bus operators is likely to be commenced in December and it is expected that the feeder routes would be operational within four months time. The initial estimate for operation and maintenance of the feeder buses is Rs200 to Rs250 million per annum.
The transparent process for hiring of the bus operators for operation and maintenance of the buses would be carried out at the earliest. It is expected that the buses would not only facilitate the commuters embarking the Metro Bus Service but also the general public. The Authority has planned four routes for this purpose.
First route would be from Bhara Kahu upto Marghazar Zoo covering Dhokri, Aabpara, Federal Government Services Hospital (Policlinic) and F-6 Sector.
The second route would be from Rawat to Faisal Mosque. Third route would be from Tarnol upto Fatima Jinnah (F-9) Park/Ibn-e-Seena road metro station and would cover Sector G-13 and in between areas of G and F series Sectors including Markaz G-9 (Karachi Company). The fourth route would operate upto I.J Principal road metro station starting from Railway Carriage Factory.
