The administration of Metro Bus Project has complete survey and the arrangements for the inauguration of project are being finalised

MULTAN: The administration of Metro Bus Project has complete survey and the arrangements for the inauguration of project are being finalised, informed District Coordination Officer Zahid Saleem Gondal.

Presiding a meeting, attended by different officers here on Monday, the DCO directed officers to serve masses otherwise they would be transferred to other districts.

He stated that he was taking practical steps to beautify the city.

The DCO added that widening of important roads, busy chowks and problems of sewerage were being settled on priority basis. He directed the administration of Water and Sanitation Authority (WASA) to keep functioning all disposal stations so that rain water could be drained out.He also directed price control magistrates to constitute special task force to contain hoarder and profiteers and submit report on daily basis.

Multan Metro Bus MBS News

Land aquisition has been started for the Multan MBS

Multan Metro Bus Project Not Cancelled

iMetro Bus project intact as new date for inauguration soon

 MULTAN
District Coordination Officer (DCO) Zahid Saleem Gondal has said that the Metro Bus project has not been suspended as the Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has been conveyed the reservations expressed by the citizens on it and he has decided to visit Multan to directly interact with the citizens and announce a new date for project’s inauguration.
Talking to a delegation of journalists here on Monday, he added that if the Metro Bus project was cancelled, the CM would announce even bigger project for Multan in view of aspirations of the masses. Answering a question, he said that many proposals were under consideration for resuming power generation from Piran Ghaib plant. He added that the proposals would be forwarded to the CM to get the residents of Multan rid of loadshedding.
He disclosed that Multan got 15 big projects under Chief Minister Punjab Package and these projects cost about one billion rupees. He added that Shujabad-Multan Expressway project was one of them while work on some historic buildings in walled city was also underway to revive their historic glory. He told the journalists that a project to allot flats to the residents of 700 dangerous buildings in walled city was also under consideration and its approval would be sought from the Chief Minister. He added that the renovation and beautification of shrines of Shah Rukan-e-Alam and Bahauddin Zakariya was also underway with the collaboration of Auqaf Department.

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Eleven New Flyovers Expected for Multan Metro Bus Service

Multan Metro Bus

11 Flyovers to be construct on 37 KM long Multan metro bus route. Total length of these flyovers is 15 KM. Detail is as belows:
Northern bypass chowk flyover = 0.8 KM
Chungi no. 6 flyover = 0.8 KM
Chungi no. 9 (towards Humayun road) = 0.6 KM
Chungi no. 9 (towards chungi no. 8 & Kalma Chowk) = 2.7 KM
Double phatak Chowk flyover (towards vehari road) = 1.5 KM
Double Phatak Chowk flyover (Towards Nag Shah Chowk) = 1.0 KM
Chowk Shah Abbas flyover = 0.6 KM
Fish Market (Dolat Gate) = 1.1 KM
Chungi no. 14 (Hafiz Jamal Road) = 2.3 KM
BCG Chowk flyover = 1.6 KM
Vehari Chowk flyover = 1.9 KM

Jinnah Flyover Multan

PC-I of Multan Metro Bus Routes

From PC-I documents. Available on P&D website. Some links are broken.

Priority Corridor 1: It starts from Bahauddin Zakaria University and terminates at Kumharan Chowk passing through the major intersections of Northern Bypass, Chungi No. 6, Chungi No. 9, Fish Market, Daulat Gate, Chungi No. 14, BCG Chowk and Vehari Chowk. The approximate length is 18.5km with 20 stations.

Priority Corridor 2: It starts from BCG Chowk and terminates at Chungi No, 9 passing through Shahbaz Chowk, Chowk Gala Godaam, Double Phattak, SP Chowk, MBQ Chowk, Kalma Chowk, Katchery Chowk, and Chungi No. 8. The approximate length is 10.8km with 10 stations.

Priority Corridor 2 (Extension): It starts from Double Phattak and terminates at Nagshah with Askari Chowk in between. It has a length of approximately 7.5km with 7 stations.

Some of the details, giving idea where stations will be and how the route will be elevated or on ground:

Package 6 is elevated Vehari road to BCG Chowk routry 0.5Km, at grade from BCG Chowk to Shah Abbas Chowk 1.6Km, Flyover at Shah Abbass Chowk 0.8km, at grade section from Shah Abbass Chowk to Double Phattak 1.2km and 3 at grade stations.

Package 7 is at grade Shah Abbas Chowk to Double Phattak 1km, elevated Double Phattak to Hotel Al-Aziz 1.4km, at grade Hotel Al-Aziz to Muhammad Bin Qasim Chowk 1.5km, with 3 at-grade and 1 elevated station.

Package 9 is Nagg Shah to Double Phattak. Length 6.57 km with 6 at grade stations.

Economic benefits calculated at Rs 11,497 million in the first year, with an EIRR of 20.54%. Passengers per day 148,666 with 66 buses

Multan Metro Bus Stations

Complete Station List

1. BZU
2. Beacon House Station
3. Ibn-ul-Qasim Station
4. Northern Bypass Station
5. Altaf Market Station
6. Nasheman Colony Station
7. Chungi No. 6
8. Tehsil Chowk Station
9. Chungi No.9 Station
10. Qasim Fort Station
11. Dolat Gate Station
12. Aam Khass Bagh Station
13. Manzoorabad Station
14. Mumtazabad Station
15. BCG Chowk Station
16. People's Colony Station
17. Vehari Chowk Station
18. Jinnah Park Station
19. Shah Rukn-e-Almam Station
20. Kumharan Chowk Station
21. BCG Station
22. Mumtazabad Station
23. Shah Abbas Chowk Station
24. Ghala Godam Station
25. Double Phatak Station
26. SP Chowk Station
27. MBQ Station
28. Kalma Chowk Station
29. Katchery Station
30. Chungi No. 8 Station
31. Nagshah Station
32. Basti Kaayan Pur Station
33. Suraj Kund Station
34. Nawaz Sharif University Station
35. Ibrahim Town Station
36. Bilal Pura Station
37. Farooq Pura Station
38. Double Phattak Station

Multan Metro Bus PC 1 and Metro Stations Designs

 Multan Metro Bus PC 1 routes elevations and maps and Metro Stations Designs

Funds approved for construction of the Multan metro project

Funds approved for construction of the Multan metro project

LAHORE: The Punjab government has approved funds for construction of the Multan metro project.
The approval was granted in a recent meeting at  Planning and Development Department, a senior official of P&D told APP here on Sunday. Presenting details, he said Multan Metro Project

Corridor-I included: BZU to Kumharan Chowk passing through the Major Intersections of Northern Bypass, Chungi No.6, Chungi No.9, Fish Market, Daulat Gate, Chungi No.14, BCG Chowk and Vehari Chowk, Approximate length=18 km.


Package 1: Bahauddin Zakaria University to Chungi No.6, length= 5.625 km) at a cost of Rs 4097.19 million.

Package 2: Chungi No.6 to Fish Market, length=3.273 km at a cost of Rs 3905.60 million,

Package 3:Fish Market to Chungi No.14, length=1.171 km at a cost of Rs. 2801.95 million,


Package 4: Chungi No.14 to BCG Chowk and Segment of Vehari Road, length=2.331 km at a cost of Rs. 3564.78 million.

Package 5: BCG Chowk to Chowk Kumharan, length=5.582 km at a cost of Rs. 3773.94 million

Package 6: BCG Chowk to Double Phatak, length=4.10 km at a cost of Rs. 4044.23 million.

Package 7: Shah Abbass Chowk to Muhammad Bin Qasim Chowk, length=3.9 km at the cost of Rs. 3609.82 million.

Package 8: Muhammad Bin Qasim Chowk to Chungi No.9, length=2.823 km) at a cost of Rs. 4553.95 million.


Construction of Multan Metro Project Corridor-2: (Extension): It starts from Double Phattak and terminates at Nagshah with Askari Chowk in between. Approximate length=7.57 km

Package 9: Nag Shah to Double Phattak, length=7.578 km at a cost of Rs. 4344.73 million.



Construction of Multan Metro Project, Supply, Installation, Testing, Commissioning, Operation & Maintenance of Escalator & Elevators at the cost of Rs. 3205.01 million, Construction of Multan Metro Project, Supply, Installation, Testing, Commissioning, Operation & Maintenance of Solar Street Lights, Generators and Platform Screen Door (PSD) at a cost of Rs. 3035.88 million has also been approved, he said.

Metro Bus System MBS Design Changed

 This route has been modified now.

 

Metro Bus System MBS Design Changed

 Map of Metro Bus System MBS Design

Ideal Metro lines in Multan

 This route has been modified now.

Ideal Metro lines in Multan

Routes Finalled for Multan Metro

 This route has been modified now.

 

Multan will have largest metro of Pakistan

Metro Bus Multan will be consist of 3 selected corridor. The total length of metro bus route will be 37 kilometers. It will comprises of elevated section, flyovers, and under passes.
Inauguration of work will be on 14/8/2014 (second week of month of August). It will be completed in 12 month of time span. It is expected that metro bus service will be launched on August 14, 2015 by Chief Minister of Punjab Shahbaz Sharif and Prime Minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif. (Insha Allah).

Change in Multan Metro expected

Multan to have the longest metro bus service of Pakistan

CHIEF Minister Shahbaz Sharif has said that the biggest development package of history has been announced for the development and welfare of the people of South Punjab in the new budget.

He said special attention had been paid to the development of South Punjab and uplift projects worth billions of rupees had been completed in this region. He said the longest metro bus service of Pakistan was being started in Multan and a sum of more than Rs30 billion would be spent on this project.

Punjab Govt Approves Metro Bus Project for Multan