The Capital Development Authority (CDA) is moving forward with plans to introduce an electric tram service in Islamabad as part of efforts to upgrade and make the city’s public transport more environmentally friendly.
CDA Chairman Mohammad Ali Randhawa shared this update after a meeting with officials from the National Radio Telecommunication Corporation (NRTC) on Thursday.
He stated that the authority had given the green light for a feasibility study on the project, in line with instructions from the Prime Minister and Interior Minister.
“Electric buses are already operational. Now we are moving toward electric trams,” Randhawa said. “A feasibility study will help us take the next step.”
According to a press release from CDA, the meeting discussed plans for rolling out Soft Wheel Electric Trams and improving the current network of electric feeder buses.
Randhawa has instructed concerned departments to complete the feasibility work quickly, so the tram service can begin operating on the city’s busiest routes.
Sources have indicated that a Chinese consultancy firm may be brought in to carry out the study.
Among the four proposed routes are one connecting Rawat to Faisal Mosque via the Expressway, and another linking Jinnah Square to Islamabad International Airport via Srinagar Highway.