‘Metro Service Providing World Class Travel Facilities to Citizens’

News Desk

Rawalpindi: Commissioner Rawalpindi Division, Engineer Aamir Khattak on Tuesday said that Metro Bus Service was providing world class travel facilities to the citizens.

Chairing a high level meeting regarding a new feasibility study of the Metro Bus Service he said, in proportion to the population of the city, it has become necessary to increase the frequency of buses and routes.

It was informed in the briefing that Metro Bus Service was providing travel facilities on six routes.

NESPAK representatives briefed the Commissioner regarding the new feasibility study of metro bus service.

Work is in progress regarding the new feasibility study of the Metro Bus Service in proportion to the growing population. Work is being done to increase the number of buses from 100 to 150. 

Increasing the number of metro bus service routes from 6 to 10 was being considered, the meeting was briefed.

The Commissioner directed NESPAK representatives to complete a new feasibility study of the Metro Bus Service in the first week of August. Metro Bus Service was providing quality travel facilities to the citizens, the Commissioner said.

After the new feasibility report comes out, the public would have better travel facilities through the Metro Bus Service, Aamir Khattak said adding, the fixed fare of metro bus service is a great convenience for the citizens.