First 45 articulated buses

[Salman]

First 45 articulated buses

LAHORE: The first fleet of 45 articulated buses, part of the Metro Bus System, will arrive from China soon. They will ply on the 27-kilometer-long corridor of the system in the provincial metropolis.
According to a press release by the Lahore Development Authority (LDA), the buses have been manufactured by Volvo China. This exemplary project will serve around 18,000 travellers every hour, providing them mass transit facility of international standard, the press release stated. The 27-km-long grand Metro Bus System is being constructed on Ferozpur Road from Gajju Matta to Shahdara via Lytton Road, MAO College, Lower Mall, Data Darbar, Niazi Chowk and Shahdara.
In order to avert traffic jams, world’s longest metro bus flyover (8.6-km-long) is being constructed for the MBS. The design speed of the corridor is 35 kilometres per hour. A total of 27 bus terminals are being built on the MBS route. Access of passengers to MBS terminals is provided with pedestrian bridges, pedestrian underpasses and pedestrian signals for at-grade crossings. Station length will be accommodating up to three articulated buses.