Today, on Tuesday, the electric buses that were imported from China are scheduled to arrive in Islamabad. These buses will run on two Metro Bus Service feeder routes.
During a meeting presided over by the chairman of the Capital Development Authority (CDA), officials made a statement that the first thirty electric buses will start rolling into the nation’s capital today.
These buses will run on two feeder routes at first. Starting from the National University of Science and Technology (NUST), Feeder Route 7 will terminate at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) Metro Bus station.
Additionally, feeder 4 will connect Bari Imam/Quaid-e-Azam University with PIMS. Notably, the bus service will operate from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Students and those with disabilities will also be eligible for discounted fares, according to the administration. The audience was also informed that thirty of the 160 busses have already reached Karachi, and the other seventy buses will arrive over the next few weeks.
A charging station that can accommodate twelve buses at the Jinnah Convention Center has been installed. In Sector H-9, a bus depot for parking is being built. The bus service has a fixed fare of Rs.50 per person.
