Peoples Bus Service, formally known as the Sindh Intra-District Peoples Bus Service Project is a

public bus Public transport bus services are generally based on regular operation of transit buses along a route calling at agreed bus stops according to a published public transport timetable. History of buses Origins While there are indications ...

service by the

Government of Sindh The Government of Sindh ( sd, حڪومت سنڌ) ( ur, ) is the provincial government of the province of Sindh, Pakistan. Its powers and structure are set out in the provisions of the 1973 Constitution, in which 30 Districts of 7 Divisions u ...

operating in

Karachi Karachi (; ur, ; ; ) is the most populous city in Pakistan and 12th most populous city in the world, with a population of over 20 million. It is situated at the southern tip of the country along the Arabian Sea coast. It is the former ...

Hyderabad Hyderabad ( ; , ) is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana and the ''de jure'' capital of Andhra Pradesh. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River (India), Musi River, in the northern part ...

Sukkur Sukkur (; ) is a city in the Pakistani province of Sindh along the western bank of the Indus River, directly across from the historic city of Rohri. Sukkur is the third largest city in Sindh after Karachi and Hyderabad, and 14th largest city ...

Larkana Larkana ( ur, , translit=lāṛkāna; sd, لاڙڪاڻو, translit=lāṛkāṇo) is a city located in the Sindh province of Pakistan. It is the 15th largest city of Pakistan by population. It is home to the Indus Valley civilization site Mo ...

Mirpurkhas Mirpur Khas ( Sindhi and ; ''meaning "Town of the most-high Mirs"'') is the capital city of the Mirpur Khas District and Mirpur Khas Division in the Sindh province, Pakistan. Mirpur Khas is the 16th largest city in Sindh province and the 80th ...

, and

Nawabshah Nawabshah ( sd, نوابشاھ, ur, ) is a tehsil and headquarters of the Shaheed Benazirabad District of Sindh province, Pakistan. This city is situated in the middle of Sindh province. It is the 27th largest city in Pakistan. Nawabshah Teh ...

History

It was inaugurated on 27 June 2022. The buses will operate from 8 A.M to 8 P.M. Fares for the transportation are between PKR 50-100, due to ongoing

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a change to fares were proposed however were rejected.

Development

240 buses ran on seven different routes in Karachi. In the first phase, the bus ran from the confluence of Model Colony and Tank Chowk at

Malir Cantt The Army Cantonment ( ur, آرمی چھاؤنی ) is a cantonment town of the city of Karachi, in Sindh, Pakistan. It serves as a military base and residential establishment. History Declared a cantonment by the British Army, Royal British ...

Shahrah-e-Faisal Shahrah-e-Faisal, founded as Drigh Road, is a boulevard in Karachi that runs , from the Bhutto Underpass near Hotel Metropole in central Karachi, to Star Gate near Jinnah International Airport, where it becomes N-5 National Highway.

, Metropole and II Chundrigar Road Tower. In January 2023, the government of Sindh announced the Pink-bus, a modification of the bus service which was aimed to be women-only. Electric-buses are also proposed for the Bus Service however as of now they will be operational in Karachi. Currently there is a expansion programme announced by the government to add additional 60 buses. and to improve availability a mobile application is planned.

Routes

Karachi

As of April 2023, eleven routes have been outlined for the bus service in

. ^*R-1 (Pink) is the eight route outlined for the PBS in Karachi and is the first women-only bus service in Pakistan.

Hyderabad

1 route operates in Hyderabad.

Larkana

1 route operates in Larkana.

Sukkur

Started on 15 Feb 2023. 1 route operates in Sukkur.

Mirpurkhas

Started on 20 April 2024. 1 route operates in Mirpurkhas.

Nawabshah

Started on 04 July 2024. 1 route operates in Benazirabad.

References

{{Authority control Bus rapid transit in Pakistan Transport in Karachi 2022 establishments in Pakistan