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Punjab Launches Electric Buses in Faisalabad as Rawalpindi Delivery Stalls

The rollout features Rs20 fares with free rides for priority groups, signaling a push to scale the fleet across divisions.

Overview

  • Maryam Nawaz inaugurated Faisalabad’s service, allocating 150 electric buses to the division—90 to Faisalabad, 30 to Jhang, and 15 each to Chiniot and Toba Tek Singh.
  • Faisalabad begins with 30 buses on two corridors serving about 24,000 riders daily, with Rs20 fares and free travel for women, students, seniors and persons with disabilities; charging stations are in place.
  • Sargodha’s network is operating with 60 city buses and a division allocation of 105, though only a temporary single charging site is available.
  • Rawalpindi’s delivery of 87 buses is on hold due to unfinished charging points and an unresolved central terminal location, prompting cancellation of the CM’s September 30 visit.
  • Officials continue to promote a province‑wide buildout targeting about 1,100 buses as the program is presented as a flagship welfare and development effort.