Rawalpindi-Islamabad Metro Bus Project

[Saifullah Sani]

Details of Rawalpindi-Islamabad Metro Bus Project​

Signal Free: The entire length i.e. 8.6 km of Metro Bus corridor in Rawalpindi area shall be elevated structure whereas about 14 km in Islamabad shall be at-grade but made signal-free by constructing grade separations at various intersections.
Number of Stations: Ten (10) stations in the Rawalpindi Part and fourteen (14) in the Islamabad Part are provided along the corridor.
Functional Elements: Functional elements at the stations include ticketing booths, concourse level passenger transfer, escalators, platform screen doors turnstiles for automatic fare collection and all other amenities for passenger convenience.
Central Control Room: A central ITS control room is also included in the project to control the whole operation of the Metro Bus system.
Number of Lanes: Initially the provision of a 10 lane Underpass (2 Lanes for Metro Bus and 8 Lanes for mix traffic) along the 9th Avenue was proposed at Peshawar Mor intersection. Later on, in view of the traffic issues at Peshawar Mor intersection, ongoing Widening/Rehabilitation of Kashmir Highway & its link with new Islamabad Airport, it was decided to dovetail the Metro Bus corridor in the interchange already designed by CDA which will cost Rs. 6.75 Billion. The same will be simultaneously executed with Metro Bus Project.

Route Details of Rawalpindi-Islamabad Metro Bus Project:

• The project will start from near Flashman Hotel on Mall Road Rawalpindi and follow the existing Murree Road upto Faizabad.
• It will then turn left into the federal territory and follow I.J.P. road upto 9th Avenue.
• Thereafter, it will turn right and follow the 9th Avenue in Islamabad then turn right on Jinnah Avenue upto the end of Blue Area.
• From Blue Area a connection to Secretariat stop will be provided through the open space behind parade ground.
• It will cross the Constitution Avenue and another couple of main roads through underpasses.
• However, the remaining length of this section is also designed on a lower level in an open Trench section keeping in view various security constraints.

Stations of Rawalpindi_Islamabad Metro Bus Project

Ten stations in the Rawalpindi Part and fourteen in the Islamabad Part are provided along the corridor.

Functional elements at the stations include ticketing booths, concourse level passenger transfer, escalators, platform screen doors turnstiles for automatic fare collection and all other amenities for passenger convenience.

Islamabad Stations (14 Stations)

1. IJP Road
2. Pothohar Road
3. Khyaban-e-Johar
4. Faiz Ahmed Faiz Road
5. Kashmir Highway
6. Chamman Road
7. Ibn-e-Sina Road
8. Katchehri Station
9. Centaurus
10. Saudi Pak Tower
11. 7th Avenue
12. Shaheed-e-Millat Road
13. Parade Ground
14. Secretariat

Rawalpindi Stations (10 Stations)

1. Saddar
2. Marrir Chowk
3. Liaqat Bagh
4. Committee Chowk
5. Waris Khan
6. Hospital
7. Rehmanabad
8. 6th Road
9. Shamsabad
10. Faizabad

 

[Saifullah Sani]

Peshawar Morr Interchange

Initially the provision of a 10 lane Underpass (2 Lanes for Metro Bus and 8 Lanes for mix traffic) along the 9th Avenue was proposed at Peshawar Mor intersection. Later on, in view of the traffic issues at Peshawar Mor intersection, ongoing Widening/Rehabilitation of Kashmir Highway & its link with new Islamabad Airport, it was decided to dovetail the Metro Bus corridor in the interchange already designed by CDA which will cost Rs. 6.75 Billion. The same will be simultaneously executed with Metro Bus Project.

 

[karakoram]

Last time i heard from hanif abasi that it will complete on 31th jan why they changed the date ?

 

[Imtiaz_Sarwar]

I am looking forward to the day when this project is completed.