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Rawalpindi-Islamabad Metro Bus


The much awaited Metro Bus Service is now functional in Islamabad connecting it to the twin city of Rawalpindi. The PKR 45 billion cost (USD 4440 million) of the project was criticized mainly by the opposition parties led by Tehreek Insaaf. However the record time for completion of the project is something which justifies the the financial outlay. In Pakistan Public Sector infrastructure projects are plagued by delays and some are altogether abandoned after partial work.

The 23 KM long metro has 24 station. Today I had a glimpse of Pakistan Secretariat Station of it. There is quite excitement among the travelers and many are travelling just to have fun. Few pics here.



Although secretariat is closed today being Saturday, still large number of public was seen buying tickets and Metro-Bus Card. 



To avoid queuing up the line to buy ticket, a better option is to get a Metro-Bus Card. The card can be reloaded and costs 130 Rs for the first time and subsequently recharged. A ride for all the way from Pak Secretariat to Rawalpindi Saddar only costs 20 Rupees (0.2 cents).







To sum up, the capital of Pakistan badly needed a decent public transport system. This is a big step towards it but it is not sufficient. It only caters for a specific route while large parts of the twin cities are left out of it. Delhi, the capital city of India has a much better Metro with 193 KM length and much better station and facilities. If today the cost is PKR 45 billion then 10 years later it going to cost 50 times more.




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