PESHAWAR: Trans-Peshawar is launching a new Express Route (ER 12) for Bus Rapid Transport (BRT) from Shah Alam (Charsadda Road) to Mall of Hayatabad. Initially 12 buses will be operated on the newly introduced route. A fleet of 62 new buses has been arrived and more buses on ER-12 will be operated gradually in the coming weeks. ER-12, will start from Shah Alam Bridge and enter the main corridor at Malik Saad Station and continue till Mall of Hayatabad.
This route will have a total of 11 stops including Shah Alam Bridge, Sewan, Bakhshu Bridge, Lande Sarak, Shaheed Tehseen Chowk, Charsadda Adda, Bacha Khan Chowk, Khyber Bazar, Saddar, Peshawar University and Mall of Hayatabad.
This is going to be the first of 5 new routes which TransPeshawar has announced at the end of 2022. Apart from ER-12 these new routes include a feeder route from Mall of Hayatabad to Phase 6 terminal via phase 1 (DR-11), Chamkani to Malik Saad Shaheed through Ring Road (DR-4B), a suburban express route from Pabbi to Malik Saad Shaheed via Chamkani (SER -13) and Regi Model Town to Tehkal Paayan (DR-14).
“Zu Peshawar is gaining continuous popularity due to its excellent service and affordable fares,” said Saddaf Kamil, Spokesperson for TransPeshawar. “To meet the growing demand of the commuters, the system is continuously expanding.
Five new routes have been approved which will be operationalized one by one, in the next few weeks. Currently a feeder route (DR-3B) is operational from Shah Alam Pul to Malik Saad Shaheed Station covering a total of 22 stations in between, including Shah Alam pul, Wahid Garhi, Toda, Khazana, Faqir Abad, Sewan, Sugar Mill, Nasapa Balla, Nasapa, Muslim Abad, Bakhshu Pul, Ibrahim Abad, Habib Abad, Shero Jhangi, Landey Sarrak, Nishat Mill, Bhudhni Pul, Shaheed Tehseen Chowk, Charsadda Adda, Eid Gah, Shahi Bagh, Khyber Bazaar, and Bacha Khan Chowk and Malik Saad Shaheed.
This route transports about 17,000 passengers per day. The start of ER-12 will not only divide the number of passengers on DR-3B but will also be helpful in dividing the rush of passengers from Malik Saad till Mall of Peshawar. With the reduced commute time, this Express Route will be especially beneficial for students commuting to University of Peshawar.
Copyright Business Recorder, 2023
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