BRT resumes operations after 38-day hiatus

The Peshawar Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) on Saturday resumed its operations after over a month hiatus.

TransPeshawar, the government-owned company responsible for operations of the BRT, had suspended the transport service last month for inspection of its fleet after four of its buses had caught fire spontaneously and with passengers aboard.

The BRT spokesperson, Umair Khan, in a statement said that the BRT service was restored early morning on Saturday after receiving formal approval from the bus manufacturer company.

He said that the bus service will run from 6am to 10pm, while the Express Route the main corridor has also been opened and a special route has been introduced from Khyber Bazaar to Mall of Hayatabad.

Umair further added that the bus will stop at each station at platform number 2. He stressed that the service was restored after a comprehensive inspection of all buses, installation of new equipment, load, and road testing to ensure the safety of the passengers.

The BRT spokesperson stated that the other three direct routes of Hayatabad will be started today (Sunday). The BRT is one of the best transport system according to the international standards which is sufficient to fulfil the public transport requirement in the provincial capital, he added.

Published in The Express Tribune, October 25^th, 2020.