Editing Islamabad (section)

==Transport==
{{main|Transport in Islamabad}}
[[File:Islamabad Highway From the 9th avenue bridge.jpg|thumb|[[Srinagar Highway]], Islamabad]]

===Aerial transport===
Islamabad is connected to major destinations around the world and domestically through [[Islamabad International Airport|Islamabad International Airport (IIAP)]].<ref name=":0">{{cite web|last=Islamabad Airport|title=Islamabad Airport|url=https://islamabadairport.com.pk/About/About-Introduction.aspx|website=Islamabad Airport|access-date=17 July 2021|archive-date=17 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210717040532/https://islamabadairport.com.pk/About/About-Introduction.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref> The airport is the largest in Pakistan and is located south-west of Islamabad. The new airport inaugurated on 20 April 2018, spreads over 19 square kilometers with 15 passenger boarding bridges. It also includes facilities to accommodate two double-decker Airbus A380s, 15 remote bays and 3 remote bays for Air cargo.<ref name=":0" />

===Public transport===
[[File:The Red Metro Bus in Blue Area.jpg|thumb|[[Islamabad Metrobus]]]]
The [[Rawalpindi-Islamabad Metrobus]] is a {{convert|83.6|km|mi|1|abbr=on}} [[bus rapid transit]] system operating in the [[Islamabad-Rawalpindi metropolitan area]]. The Metrobus network's first phase was opened on 4 June 2015, and stretches 22.5 kilometres between [[Pak Secretariat]], in Islamabad, and [[Saddar, Rawalpindi|Saddar]] in [[Rawalpindi]]. The second stage stretches 25.6 kilometres between the [[Peshawar Morr Interchange]] and [[New Islamabad International Airport]] and was inaugurated on 18 April 2022.<ref name="Orange line trial run">{{Cite news|url=https://www.incpak.com/national/islamabad-starts-trial-of-orange-line-metro-bus-service/|title=Islamabad Starts Trial of Orange Line Metro Bus Service|date=2022-04-16|work=INCPAK|access-date=2022-04-18|language=en-US|archive-date=28 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220628161913/https://www.incpak.com/national/islamabad-starts-trial-of-orange-line-metro-bus-service/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="PM Shehbaz Sharif inaugurates metrobus service">{{Cite news|url=https://www.geo.tv/latest/412136-pm-shehbaz-sharif-inaugurates-metrobus-service-from-peshawar-mor-to-islamabad|title=PM Shehbaz Sharif confident his 'speedy work' will frighten ex-premier Imran Khan|date=2022-04-18|work=GEO News|access-date=2022-04-18|language=en-US|archive-date=18 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220418212155/https://www.geo.tv/latest/412136-pm-shehbaz-sharif-inaugurates-metrobus-service-from-peshawar-mor-to-islamabad|url-status=live}}</ref> On 7 July 2022, the Green Line and Blue Lines were added to this Metrobus network.<ref>{{Cite web |date=7 July 2022 |title=PM Shahbaz inaugurates Green Line, Blue Line metro bus services |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/972204-pm-shahbaz-inaugurates-green-blue-lines-of-metro-bus-service-in-islamabad |access-date=2022-07-21 |website=[[The News International]] |language=en |archive-date=14 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220814025512/https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/972204-pm-shahbaz-inaugurates-green-blue-lines-of-metro-bus-service-in-islamabad |url-status=live }}</ref> The system uses e-ticketing and an [[Intelligent Transportation System]] and is managed by the [[Punjab Mass Transit Authority]]. The metro buses are widely used for commuting purposes by the labor force and students.

===Railway===
[[Islamabad railway station]] is located in sector I-9 in Islamabad, [[Islamabad Capital Territory|Capital Territory]], [[Pakistan]]. The station appears as Margala on the [[Pakistan Railways]] website.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pakistan Railways |url=https://www.pakrail.gov.pk/ |access-date=5 October 2022 |website=[[Pakistan Railways]] |archive-date=1 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210201190757/https://www.pakrail.gov.pk/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===Private transport===
People use private transport like [[Taxicab|Taxis]], [[Careem]], [[Uber]], [[Bykea]], and SWVL for local journeys. In March 2016, Careem became functional in Islamabad and [[Rawalpindi]] with taxi services.

=== Roadways ===
[[M-2 motorway (Pakistan)|M-2 Motorway]] is {{convert|367|km|0|abbr=on}} long and connects Islamabad and [[Lahore]].<ref name="NHA">{{cite web|title=Motorway's of Pakistan|author=National Highway Authority Pakistan|url=http://www.nha.gov.pk/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogsection&id=5&Itemid=45|access-date=17 September 2009|archive-date=6 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221006233451/https://www.nha.gov.pk/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogsection&id=5&Itemid=45|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[M-1 motorway (Pakistan)|M-1 Motorway]] connects Islamabad with Peshawar and is {{convert|155|km|0|abbr=on}} long.<ref name="NHA"/> Islamabad is linked to Rawalpindi through the [[Faizabad Interchange]], which has a daily traffic volume of about 48,000 vehicles.<ref>{{cite web|title=Faizabad Interchange|author=NESPAK|url=http://www.nespak.com.pk/services/viewPic.asp?sector=3&id=13|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110810092226/http://www.nespak.com.pk/services/viewPic.asp?sector=3&id=13|archive-date=10 August 2011}}</ref>