{"id":106510,"date":"2026-09-18T12:19:14","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T07:19:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/?p=106510"},"modified":"2026-09-18T12:19:25","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T07:19:25","slug":"cda-to-bring-electric-buses-capital","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/cda-to-bring-electric-buses-capital.html","title":{"rendered":"CDA Plans Double-Decker Bus Service for Islamabad City Tours"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Islamabad: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) is considering the introduction of a double-decker electric bus service for city tours in Islamabad, as reported by a news source on September 18.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Read: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/sargodha-gets-1bn-infrastructure.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PKR 1Bn Road Projects Approved for Sargodha<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to officials, the CDA has approached Heavy Industries Taxila (HIT) to assess the feasibility and estimated cost of procuring the buses. The authority is initially considering a fleet of four buses for a 25-kilometre city-tour route.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The proposed route would start from F-9 Park and cover prominent locations, including Faisal Mosque, Lok Virsa and Shakarparian. CDA officials said the authority is awaiting technical input from HIT before proceeding with the procurement process. While locally manufactured buses are being considered, the CDA may also explore imports, including from China, depending on the feasibility assessment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Read: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/pdwp-kp-nods-development-projects.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">KP PDWP Greenlights 14 Development Projects<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The proposed buses are expected to be electric, in line with the authority\u2019s existing efforts to expand electric public transport in Islamabad. The CDA currently operates an electric bus network through a contractor across more than 20 routes, with a fleet of over 160 buses. The double-decker service remains at the planning stage, with the CDA indicating that it could become operational within three months if the procurement and related processes proceed as planned.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Islamabad: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) is considering the introduction of a double-decker electric bus service for city tours in Islamabad, as reported by a news source on September 18. Read: PKR 1Bn Road Projects Approved for Sargodha According to officials, the CDA has approached Heavy Industries Taxila (HIT) to assess the feasibility and estimated cost of procuring the buses. The authority is initially considering a fleet of four buses for a 25-kilometre city-tour route. The proposed route would start from F-9 Park and cover prominent locations, including Faisal Mosque, Lok Virsa and Shakarparian. CDA officials said the authority is awaiting technical input from HIT before proceeding with the procurement process. While locally manufactured buses are being considered, the CDA may also explore imports, including from China, depending on the feasibility assessment. Read: KP PDWP Greenlights 14 Development Projects The proposed buses are expected to be electric, in line with the authority\u2019s existing efforts to expand electric public transport in Islamabad. The CDA currently operates an electric bus network through a contractor across more than 20 routes, with a fleet of over 160 buses. The double-decker service remains at the planning stage, with the CDA indicating that it could become&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":88,"featured_media":105499,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15017],"tags":[135,75471,58675,59712],"persona":[],"class_list":["post-106510","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-notices-announcements","tag-capital-development-authority","tag-cda-new-and-updates","tag-electric-bus-news","tag-zameen-news-and-update","cat-15017-id"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>CDA to Bring Electric Buses to Capital - Zameen News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"CDA plans 4 electric double-decker buses for a 25km Islamabad city-tour route covering F-9 Park, Faisal Mosque, Lok Virsa and Shakarparian.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/cda-to-bring-electric-buses-capital.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"CDA to Bring Electric Buses to Capital - Zameen News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"CDA plans 4 electric double-decker buses for a 25km Islamabad city-tour route covering F-9 Park, Faisal Mosque, Lok Virsa and Shakarparian.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/cda-to-bring-electric-buses-capital.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Pakistan Real Estate News &amp; 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