KARACHI: The Sindh government is considering building a depot in Korangi for over 300 buses to be brought here as part of the Yellow Line bus rapid transit (BRT) project.

Chaired by Sindh Information Minister Sharjeel Memon, a meeting of the Sindh Mass Transit Authority identified a piece of land measuring 11 acres in the Korangi area for the construction of a bus depot.

“In the meeting, a briefing was given on the project of BRT Yellow Line and the position paper of Karachi Urban Mobility Project was taken into consideration,” said a statement issued after the meeting.

“The meeting also recommended the construction of an elevated section on BRT Corridor Korangi Road, while the construction of a bus depot for 340 buses on 11 acres of land in Christian Colony (Korangi) was recommended,” it added.

The dedicated corridor of the Yellow Line bus service will start from Dawood Chowrangi in Korangi Industrial Area via Jam Sadiq Bridge, Main Korangi Road, FTC Interchange, Sharea Faisal, Shahrah-i-Quaideen, Kashmir Road. It will integrate with Red Line at Numaish.

The transport minister directed the officials to speed up the work on the project.

Published in Dawn, April 8th, 2023