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.
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.”
