GOVERNMENT OF SINDH

PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT

(Transport & Communication Section)

BRIEF
1. Name of scheme: Construction of BRTS Blue Line Project Segment 1
(Gurumandir to Ayesha Manzil 0+000 to 5+300 (5.30 km))
Est. cost Rs. 9,126.670 million

Construction of BRTS Blue Line Project Segment 2

(Ayesha Manzil to Al-Asif Square 5+300 to 11+260 (5.960 km))
Est cost Rs. 9,041.040 million
2. Location: Karachi, Sindh

3. Sponsoring Agency Transport & Mass Transit Department, Govt. of Sindh / Sindh
/ Executive Agency: Mass Transit Cell, Transport & Mass Transit Department,
Government of Sindh

4. Cost of Project Segment 1 : Rs. 9,126.670 million

Segment 2 : Rs. 9,041.040 million
5. Detail of Project : SEGMENT-I

The project alignment with length of approx. 5.30 km starts from

Gurumandir traverses along Teen hatti via Jehangir road, Dak
Khana, Liaquatabad No. 10, Karimabad via S. M. Toufeeq Road
upto Ayesha Manzil.

At Grade Elevated Total

Route Length 0.66 km 4.64 km 5.30 km
No. of Stations 01 Nos. 04 Nos. 05 Nos.
Design Speed 60 Km/hr

SEGMENT-II

The project alignment with length of approx. 5.960 km starts from

Ayesha Manzil traverses through Water Pump, Yousuf Plaza,
Sohrab Goth Via Shahrah-e-Pakistan and terminates at Al-Asif
Square (M-9).
At Grade Elevated Total
Route Length 1.39 km 4.57 km 5.96 km
No. of Stations 01 Nos. 03 Nos. 04 Nos.
Design Speed 60 Km/hr
Elevated U-Turn on M-9

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 GOVERNMENT OF SINDH
PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
(Transport & Communication Section)

Main project objectives:

To provide reliable, safe, affordable, high quality and fast BRT
Bus Service and To vastly improve the quality of public transport
system in Karachi

Results
Considering Blue Line as LRT corridor in JICA study of 2012, the
following results were given based on demand forecast of Blue
Line:
 Maximum daily ridership per direction 357,000
 Maximum peak hour ridership per direction 27,000
 Daily boarding per day per direction 661,000
 Passengers kms per day 10,900,000

Technical feasibility study was presented in P&DD on 26-05-2017

wherein it was suggested to T&MTD that a dedicated elevated
corridor to be provided at Sohrab Goth intersection to avoid mix
traffic conditions.

The scheme was cleared in Technical Committee Meeting on 04-

08-2017. Modified PC-I not submitted till date by the
Administrative Department. Reminder issued by P&DD on 29-11-
2017.
6. Schedule of Project: To be completed in 24 months period

7. Current Status: The Modified PC-I of the schemes in compliance with the
decisions of Technical Committee Meeting dated 04-08-2017 is
awaited for the consideration of PDWP forum.

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