PESHAWAR: Bus rapid Transit (BRT) system has executed an excellent ridership of about eighty million humans for the duration of the outgoing calendar 12 months 2023, contributing to a total commuter of 215 million because its inception in August 2020, stated annual file shared by means of the TransPeshawar operator of the urban delivery machine here on Tuesday.
It stated that a noteworthy shift changed into discovered in the gender dynamics of ridership, with women constituting 30% of the whole commuters—a giant surge in comparison to the meagre 2% envisioned earlier than the implementation of the BRT device.
due to the growing recognition and call for, the gadget is constantly increasing. “Zu Peshawar is unwavering in its commitment to fostering inclusivity and embracing technological improvements. Our ongoing efforts to make the machine more welcoming for especially-abled individuals reflect our willpower to ensuring that everyone can access and advantage from our offerings seamlessly, stated the leader government Officer (CEO) of TransPeshawar, Dr. Tariq Usman Saeed.
The transformative enhancements to the Zu app enhance person experience, imparting functions like recharging via Omni store, comprehensive journey histories, and NFC-supported balance uploads, he added.
He said that their recognition on community expansion for wider town insurance thru new feeder routes aligns with our imaginative and prescient of creating a international-magnificence transit machine that caters to the diverse desires of our community even as duly accounting for social equity.
TransPeshawar’s Spokesperson, Saddaf Kamil informed the media, that during a concerted effort to enhance facilitation for the residents of Peshawar, they’ve delivered a good sized augmentation, incorporating sixty two new buses into our operational fleet and operationalizing five new routes.
She brought that with the addition of 62 new buses, their provider now boasts a fleet of 244 buses, all actively engaged in operations to cater to the developing demands and expectations of our valued passengers.
those newly operational routes include a terrific express path XER 15, linking Chamkani to Mall of Hayatabad, along with specific routes—ER-12 (from Mall of Hayatabad to Shah Alam) and ER-16 (connecting Gulbahar Chowk to Nawab market). moreover, feeder routes were added—DR-11 (connecting Mall of Hayatabad to section 6 terminal via section 1) and DR-04B (extending from Chamkani to Malik Saad Shaheed through Ring street).
The variety of every day passengers has hit a determine of 316,000, of which approximately ninety,000 are women. approximately 234,000 Zu cards had been issued this yr, which brings the total number of issued playing cards to at least one.67 million.
further, for better facilitation of students, university explicit service become introduced on ER 12 and XER-15.
“This specialised carrier includes the strategic addition of extra buses at some stage in morning and afternoon rush hours on these routes, making sure green and well timed transportation tailored to the specific wishes of the scholar network.” said Saddaf Kamil.
As Zu Peshawar received popularity a few of the residents of Peshawar, the machine became additionally recounted and appreciated on several international systems.
Zu Peshawar bagged every other worldwide award this 12 months, including to its previous 4 international accolades. Zu Peshawar become decided on as one of the 5 finalists for the arena assets Institute’s Prize for cities award and became presented a cash prize of USD 25000.
The Peshawar BRT system turned into also provided as a version bus speedy transit gadget at Mobilize Your metropolis convention in Manila.
Zu Peshawar’s cell app additionally went via a few improvements this 12 months, where passengers can now recharge Zu cell app via Omni store, view their travel and recharge history and look at bus schedules. Passengers can now add stability to their Zu card via the Zu App on near-discipline conversation (NFC) supported cellular phones, similarly to having the ability to check balance statistics.
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aside from Zu Bus carrier, Zu Bicycle Sharing device has additionally won vast recognition this 12 months. The bicycle device witnessed greater than 3825 new registrations this year, taking the whole quantity of registered customers to six,820. Zu Bicycle Sharing device has been used for more than 202,000 trips which is a forty four% growth compared to the one hundred forty,000 journeys in 2022.
The helpline at Zu Peshawar, received and resolved approximately 5000 calls for statistics and court cases in the course of 2023 even as approximately 3000 requests for information and complaints had been resolved via TransPeshawar’s social media platforms.
Zu Peshawar is the first metro system in the US that’s shifting closer to generating non-fare sales. In 2023, advertising contracts really worth Rs. 350 million have been signed.
TransPeshawar has also been actively involved inside the beautification of the city and protection works had been completed at Tehkal, phase 3, and Tatara Bridge. similarly, tuck stores were installation at 22 stations and ATMs were installation and made operational at the university of Peshawar and, Mall of Hayatabad Stations.
“those endeavors collectively underscore Zu Peshawar’s dedication not best to efficient transportation however additionally to the holistic improvement and properly-being of the metropolis we serve. those projects replicate our willpower to growing a sustainable urban surroundings for the advantage of the network,” concluded the spokesperson of TransPeshawar.
