Peshawar BRT nominated for transport award 2022

Peshawar BRT service secured a nomination for the 2022 Sustainable Transport Award. It has state-of-the-art rapid bus service.

Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting, Farrukh Habib said In a tweet.

Moreover, he said Bus Rapid Transport Peshawar is included in three major cities with best Transport service in the world. It is a major achievement.

Furthermore, The awards ceremony will hold on 9th of the February in Washington DC.

https://twitter.com/FarrukhHabibISF/status/1488795773202407424

BRT Peshawar Daily Commute

Earlier, TransPeshawar issued a record that stated 254, 000 people used the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Peshawar service. It was the highest ever daily commuting recorded.

TransPeshawar spokesperson said that:

"After the successful commencement in the provincial capital, the BRT system had facilitated tens of thousands of residents of the city."

Moreover, He said:

"After bringing the COVID 19 situation under control with the efforts of government and resumption of routine life, the BRT commuters tally has increased remarkably."

Furthermore, the spokesperson said:

"The BRT Peshawar had revolutionized and transformed public transport service."

Earlier the system was observing a rise in daily ridership and was serving more than 236,000 commuters daily.

The BRT spokesperson also stated that:

"With the increase of commuters, the TransPeshawar with proactive approach increased the duration of Express Route Nos 1 And 9. It also increased the duration of Stopping Route No 8 to accommodate a maximum number of passengers."

Moreover, He said that:

"System is serving people with 158 environment-friendly buses. It has 9 commuter need-based routes 16 hours a day."

The spokesperson added that:

"The success of the BRT is self-evident by the number of people enjoying the international level public transport service."

Moreover, He said:

"The people of Peshawar and KP acknowledged the role of BRT in the city. Government transformed the state-of-the-art public transport system in the provincial capital."

He added that:

"The performance of the system is directly proportional to the support and acknowledgement by the people of Peshawar, especially by the BRT commuters".

The spokesperson also said that:

"During the second quarter of the year 2022 more buses will be added to the system and new routes will be decided in the larger interest of the public."