Karachi Breeze

The Green Line is extend from Merewether Tower in central Karachi, to Surjani in northern Karachi, with a total length of 26 km (16 mi). The Government of Pakistan financed the majority of the project.[6] Construction of the Green Line began on February 26, 2016 ended in December 2021.[7] The line have 22 bus stations.[8] 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".[9][10][11] The line is served by 80 18-metre-long buses.[12] In addition, a Command and Control Centre is established at Garden West.

The green line:

The Orange Line, also called the Edhi Line in honour of philanthropist Abdul Sattar Edhi,[13] is the shortest of the five line's, spreading over 3.9 km with only four stations within Orangi.[12] The Orange line will be spread over 2.3 km, of which 0.7 km will be elevated while 1.5 km will be on ground, whereas, the 1.5 km will be semi dedicated section. The project is entirely funded and built by the Sindh government. It was started in 2016, but suffered long delays and is expected to completed in 2022.[14] The project was criticized as being the only BRT line of the system that was not devised in conjunction with community input.[14]

The line will have the capacity to carry up to 50,000 passengers daily, with a station located at every kilometer 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 (to Green Line)
• Orangi Station (to Orangi KCR Station)
• Orangi Town Terminal

The Blue Line will extend from Merewether Tower in central Karachi, to Bahria Town in northeast Karachi at a total length of 30 km (19 mi) along Jahangir Road, and Shahrah-e-Pakistan to Sohrab Goth and onto Superhighway.[15] It will be the first privately funded transport system in Pakistan being funded by the Bahria Town Group.[16]

The blue line:

• Merewether Tower Terminal
• Numiash Chowrangi Station (to Green Line)
• Liaquatabad Station (to Liaquatabad KCR Station)
• Bahria Town Terminal

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.[17] It has an estimated cost of $428 million, of which $382 million will be financed by the World Bank.[18] It will be serviced by 268 buses and 28 stations,[18] including 22 at grade and 6 underground.[19] Construction of the line was delayed due to the global coronavirus pandemic, and is expected to start in 2022, with completion in 2025.[17]

The yellow line:

• Numiash Chowrangi Terminal (to Blue Line/Green Line)
• Landi Station Terminal (to Landhi KCR Station)

The Red Line has been approved and will connect central Karachi to its eastern suburbs. It will extend from Numaish Chowrangi near the Mazar-e-Quaid in central Karachi, to Malir Halt in eastern Karachi via University Road.[20] 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.[21] It will have at a total length of 27 km (17 mi). Construction was to start in August 2020, but was delayed to 2021 due to the global coronavirus pandemic,[21] and was originally planned to be completed in 2022 at a cost of $503.2 million.[22] The projected ridership of the system is 300,000 passengers per day.[20]

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.[20] A facility will be established at Cattle Colony to produce 11 tonnes of biogas per day for the line's 213 buses.[23] 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.[24]

The red line:

• Regal Chowk Terminal (to Blue Line/Yellow Line)
• Regal Chowk Station Terminal (to KCR).