{"id":60390,"date":"2020-01-26T04:31:11","date_gmt":"2020-01-26T04:31:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/?p=60390"},"modified":"2020-01-26T04:31:12","modified_gmt":"2020-01-26T04:31:12","slug":"rta-approves-three-new-routes-to-iia-taxila","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/rta-approves-three-new-routes-to-iia-taxila.html","title":{"rendered":"RTA approves three new routes to IIA, Taxila"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Rawalpindi: The Regional Transport Authority (RTA) on Thursday approved of three new bus routes linking the city to Taxila and the Islamabad International Airport (IIA), according to a news source. As per the publication, the authority had previously called for applications from private transport companies to run air-conditioned buses on the said routes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/noc-expected-this-week-for-double-decker-bus.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"NOC issuance this week for double-decker bus in twin cities (opens in a new tab)\">NOC issuance this week for double-decker bus in twin cities<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/iia-faces-lack-of-transportation-facilities.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"IIA (opens in a new tab)\">IIA<\/a> routes will start from Rawat via T-Chowk, Soan Camp, District Courts Chowk, The Mall, and from Koral Chowk on to Islamabad Highway. The route to Taxila will start from Rawat. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A representative from the district administration revealed that the contract had previously been awarded to a private company to launch a bus service between the IIA and the twin cities. However, due to certain issues regarding bus terminals and security concerns, the service has not materialised yet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zameen.com\/news\/iia-metro-bus-extension-project-completed-by-march-2020.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"IIA Metro Bus extension project to be completed by March 2020 (opens in a new tab)\">IIA Metro Bus extension project to be completed by March 2020<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He also said that according to a proposal, the fares between\nRawat and the IIA (35 KM) would be PKR 270 per passenger. The same rate would\nbe applicable from Koral Chowk to the IIA (45 KM). RTA Secretary Khalid Yamin\nSatti stated that private transporters are being plied to run buses on these\nroutes, and the fares would be fixed in consultation with all stakeholders once\nthe details have been finalised.&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rawalpindi: The Regional Transport Authority (RTA) on Thursday approved of three new bus routes linking the city to Taxila and the Islamabad International Airport (IIA), according to a news source. As per the publication, the authority had previously called for applications from private transport companies to run air-conditioned buses on the said routes. Read: NOC issuance this week for double-decker bus in twin cities The IIA routes will start from Rawat via T-Chowk, Soan Camp, District Courts Chowk, The Mall, and from Koral Chowk on to Islamabad Highway. The route to Taxila will start from Rawat. A representative from the district administration revealed that the contract had previously been awarded to a private company to launch a bus service between the IIA and the twin cities. However, due to certain issues regarding bus terminals and security concerns, the service has not materialised yet. Read: IIA Metro Bus extension project to be completed by March 2020 He also said that according to a proposal, the fares between Rawat and the IIA (35 KM) would be PKR 270 per passenger. The same rate would be applicable from Koral Chowk to the IIA (45 KM). RTA Secretary Khalid Yamin Satti stated that private&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":58,"featured_media":60392,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15016],"tags":[15701,4592,7166],"persona":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-60390","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-developments","8":"tag-bus-routes","9":"tag-islamabad-international-airport","10":"tag-rta","11":"cat-15016-id"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>NEw routes between the twin cities and IIA in process! - Zameen News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"It will soon be much easier to get to Islamabad International Airport from Rawalpindi and Islamabad! 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