List of rapid transit systems in Pakistan explained

The following is a list of rapid transit systems in Pakistan:

Bus rapid transit

System	City	Region	Opening Year	System Length (km)	No of Stations^[1]	Notes
Lahore Metrobus^[2] ^[3]		Punjab	2013	27	27	Operational
Rawalpindi-Islamabad Metrobus^[4] ^[5] ^[6] ^[7]	Rawalpindi and Islamabad		2015	83.6	52	Operational
Multan Metrobus^[8] ^[9] ^[10]		Punjab	2017	18.5	21	Operational
TransPeshawar^[11] ^[12] ^[13]		Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	2020	27	32	Operational
Karachi Breeze^[14] ^[15]		Sindh	2021	21	22	Operational
Faisalabad Metrobus^[16]		Punjab	TBA	32.5	23	Proposed

Rail rapid transit

System	City	State	Opening Year	System Length (km)			No of Lines	No of Stations	Gauge	Traction	Notes
				IO	UC	Planned
Karachi Circular Railway^[17] ^[18]	Karachi	Sindh	1969	43.24	57	140	3	24	broad gauge		Partially active
Lahore Metro^[19] ^[20]	Lahore	Punjab	2020	27.1	0	54.9	1	26	standard gauge	750 V DC Third Rail	Operational
Peshawar Circular Railway^[21]	Peshawar	Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	TBA			113	2	10	broad gauge		Proposed
Quetta Mass Transit^[22] ^[23]	Quetta	Balochistan	TBA			48.5	1	4	broad gauge		Proposed
Rawalpindi-Islamabad Circular Railway	Rawalpindi Islamabad	Punjab	TBA			100					Proposed

See also

• List of bus rapid transit systems
• List of rapid transit systems
• Transport in Pakistan

References

1. Stations connected by transfers are counted as one station, unless otherwise noted.
2. News: Expensive metro bus. Newspaper. the. 2015-11-22. DAWN.COM. 2018-06-09. en-US.
3. News: Pakistan government completes its five year term. Correspondent. Sana Jamal. 2018-05-31. GulfNews. 2018-06-09.
4. News: Rawalpindi - Islamabad: Metro buses to be running from May 1 - PKKH.tv. 2015-04-18. PKKH.tv. 2018-06-09. en-US.
5. News: PM to inaugurate Rawalpindi/Islamabad Metro Bus Project. 2014-03-22. The Nation. 2018-06-09. en-US.
6. News: PM Shehbaz Sharif confident his ‘speedy work’ will frighten ex-premier Imran Khan. 2022-04-18. GEO News. 2022-04-18. en-US.
7. News: Islamabad Starts Trial of Orange Line Metro Bus Service. 2022-04-16. INCPAK. 2022-04-18. en-US.
8. Web site: Multan Metrobus System Punjab Masstransit Authority. pma.punjab.gov.pk. en. 2018-06-09.
9. Web site: NAB chief approves probe into Multan Metro. www.pakistantoday.com.pk. en-GB. 2018-06-09.
10. News: Experts say it may take up to a year. 2018-06-01. The Nation. 2018-06-09. en-US.
11. News: CM to open work on BRT project on 20th. Report. Bureau. 2017-10-05. DAWN.COM. 2018-06-09. en-US.
12. News: CM Khattak inaugurates Bus Rapid Transit project in Peshawar. Geo News. 2018-06-09. en-US.
13. Web site: KP CM to inaugurate bus rapid transit Peshawar on Oct19 - Samaa TV. www.samaa.tv. en-US. 2018-06-09.
14. News: PM announces Rs15bn for Karachi 'Green Line' bus project. Dawn.com. 2014-07-10. DAWN.COM. 2018-06-09. en-US.
15. News: Ground-breaking ceremony: Green Line BRT finally gets go-ahead - The Express Tribune. 2016-02-27. The Express Tribune. 2018-06-09. en-US.
16. News: CM to take metro bus to Faisalabad - Daily Times. 2017-04-15. Daily Times. 2018-06-09. en-US.
17. News: CDWP approves restoration of Karachi Circular Railway. 2018-06-09. en-US.
18. Web site: KCR to be revived in two phases. Business Recorder. 2018-06-09.
19. News: Punjab project: Lahore rapid transit scheme being revived - The Express Tribune. 2011-05-12. The Express Tribune. 2018-06-09. en-US.
20. Web site: Punjab CM inaugurates Lahore's much-delayed Orange Line Metro Train. 25 Oct 2020. Daily Pakistan. 2020-10-25.
21. Web site: Greater Peshawar Region Mass Transit | China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Authority Official Website.
22. Web site: Quetta Mass Transit | China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Authority Official Website.
23. Web site: Reconnecting Asia Project Database. 14 May 2021.