LAHORE: The Lahore Transport Company has made necessary arrangements to shift its several regulated buses to new assigned high occupancy vehicle (HOV) routes other than the feeder bus route service.

The action, according to a spokesman, has been taken in the wake of new feeder bus service which will be operational soon.

According to an LTC spokesman, the new integrated bus operational routes are: Route- 21 (Depot Chowk to Jinnah Terminal via Hamdard Chowk, Hakim Chowk, Wapda Town, Shaukat Khanam, Ayub Chowk, Expo Centre and Thokar Niaz Baig). Route - 25 (R.A Bazar to Railway Station via Cavalry Mor, 28 Bazar, Fortress Stadium, Garhi Shahu Police Station and Railway Headquarters). Route - 26 (R.A Bazar to Shalimar Chowk via PAF Market, Girja Chowk, Sadar Roundabout and Mughalpura Chowk). Route - 47 (Faiza Ahmed Faiz to 7up Stop via Madremilat Road, Model Town Link Road, Model Town Mor, Muslim Town Mor, Qaddafi Stadium, Kalma Chowk, Liberty Roundabout and Hussain Chowk). Route - 49 (Kalma Chowk to Dipot Chowk via Barkat Market, Campus Bridge, Jinnah Hospital, Shouq Chowk, LDA Office, Shaukat Khanam, Wapda Town Roundabout, Ameer Chowk and Ghazi Chowk, Baggrian). Route - 57 (PGECHS to Arfa Karim Tower via Eden Residencia, Ameer Chowk, Bagrian, Omer Chowk, Chandani Chowk, Alkarim Chowk, Honda Mor, Q-Block and Ittifaq Hospital). Route - 99 (Civil Secretariat to Valencia Town via Lower Mall Road, Jail Road, Liberty Roundabout, Kalma Chowk, Akbar Chowk, College Road, Wapda Roundabout, Abbu Bakar Chowk and Rehmat Chowk). Route - 100 (Jallo Moor to Pakka Meil via Jallo Park, Lahore Medical College, Nawab Pura, Taaj Bagh, Mughalpura, Mall Road Under Pass, Jail Road Under Pass, Doctors Hospital, Canal View and Thokar Niaz Baig). Route - 102 (General Bus Stand to Airport via Aik Mooria, Railway Station, Railway Headquarters, Gari Shahu, Saddar Chowk, Jorray Pull and Airport Mor). Route - 119 (General Bus Stand to Shekhupura via Azadi Chowk, Niazi Chowk, Shahdara, Qila Sattar Shah and Khanpur Nehr). Route - 120 (Thokar Niaz Baig to Raiwand via Dubai Town, Lahore Zoo Safari, Lake City, Gulistan Roohi and Ameen Pura). Route – 122 (General Bus Stand to Maridke via Azadi Chowk, Niazi Chowk, Shah Khalid Town, Rana Town, Kala Shah Kaku Station and Mannuabad).

Moreover, for public facilitation about changes in routes and alignment, information and guidance can be sought from LTC complaint cell numbers 111-582-111 and 0331-4440-582.

Published in Dawn, March 18th, 2017