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Lahore Metro Bus System. Dr Nasir Javed CEO: The Urban Unit Pakistan. MBS Lahore is still in the phase of execution and hence most of the presentation is either Planning or future Please criticize & Advise as well. City Lahore.
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Lahore Metro Bus System Dr NasirJaved CEO: The Urban Unit Pakistan MBS UU
MBS Lahore is still in the phase of execution and hence most of the presentation is either Planning or future Please criticize & Advise as well MBS UU
City Lahore The capital of Punjab, a city of around 9m, with a growth rate of around 3% MBS UU
Vision • The Vision is to provide the city of Lahore with a high quality Public Transport System, with a road based mass transit system, in the medium term. MBS UU
Basics • Estimated Project Cost ~ Rs. 30 Billion • Total Length 32 km (Elevated portion – 8.5 km) • Median Side BRT with one each lane each direction • Level Boarding for Passenger from Station • Commercial Speed of 25 Km/h & reliability of service
Length • The Route (Green Corridor) is 32km long, running south to north across the city, on one of the four primary arteries of the city MBS UU
Dedicated Route all along, except 8 traffic intersections MBS UU
Elevated Portion Around 7 km is elevated, which is because of the constraints on widening the Road MBS UU
Stations These are on the sides of the Route 3 platforms on each side Sliding Doors MBS UU
BRT Station layout AREA FOR TURNSTILES 2.5m WIDE COLOURED PAVEMENT PORTION FOR LATERAL GUIDANCE RUBBER PADDED SURFACE PLATFORM AREA STOP BAR
Pedestrian Bridge & Access to Station & ticketing booth MBS UU
Capacity It is designed to carry around 18,000 passengers per hour per direction MBS UU
E Ticketing • We are introducing e ticketing , but only limited to the MBS for the time being MBS UU
ITS • There are 11 traffic signals on the route that is at grade • These signals are being upgraded to make these Intelligent, providing Bus priority and managing allied traffic as well. • Control Center is being set up MBS UU
Command & Control Center MBS UU
Overall Route Network-Network Integration Three Types of Bus Operation/Routes with fare integration Main Road/Trunk/BRT Present Future Ring Road and Sub Urban Bus Feeder Bus Transfer facilities
Communication Strategy MBS UU
Thank you MBS UU