Editing Karachi (section)

==Transportation==
{{Main|Transport in Karachi}}
[[File:Downtown Nazimabad 3.jpg|thumb|Greenline Metrobus Karachi]]

===Road===

{{Main|List of streets in Karachi}}
Karachi is served by a road network estimated to be approximately {{convert|15500|km|abbr=off}} in length,<ref>{{cite news |title=In Karachi, 16,562 more vehicles hit the roads each month |url=http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2011/12/24/city/karachi/in-karachi-16562-more-vehicles-hit-the-roads-each-month/ |access-date=25 November 2016 |work=Pakistan Today |date=24 December 2011 |archive-date=26 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161126174305/http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2011/12/24/city/karachi/in-karachi-16562-more-vehicles-hit-the-roads-each-month/ |url-status=live }}</ref> serving approximately 5&nbsp;million vehicles per day.

Karachi is served by 6 Signal-Free Corridors which are designed as urban express roads to permit traffic to transverse large distances without the need to stop at intersections and stoplights. The {{cvt|16|km|mi|frac=2}} Karsaz Road connects [[Pakistan Air Force Museum|PAF Museum]] in central Karachi to [[SITE Town|SITE Industrial Area]]. The Rashid Minhas Road connects [[Surjani Town]] with [[Shah Faisal Town]] over a 20&nbsp;km span. The {{cvt|19|km|mi|frac=2}} University Road connects Karachi's urban centre to the [[Gulistan-e-Johar]] suburb. The {{cvt|18|km|mi|frac=2}} [[Shahrah-e-Faisal]] connects Karachi's [[Saddar Town|Sadar]] area to the [[Jinnah International Airport]]. The {{cvt|18|km|mi|frac=2}} Shahrah-e-Pakistan connects city centre to [[Federal B. Area]]. The {{cvt|18|km|mi|frac=2}} Sher Shah Suri Road connects the city centre to [[Nazimabad]].

The [[Lyari Expressway]] is a 16&nbsp;km [[controlled-access highway]] along the [[Lyari River]]. This toll highway is designed to relieve congestion within the city. To the north of Karachi lies the 39&nbsp;km [[Karachi Northern Bypass]] (M10), which bypasses the city to connect the M-9 Motorway to the [[National Highways of Pakistan|N25]] National Highway. A {{cvt|39|km|mi|frac=2}} Malir Expressway is under construction along the [[Malir River]]. It will link Karachi's [[Defence Housing Authority|DHA]] to Karachi's [[Malir Town]] and terminate at Kathore on the M-9 motorway.

Karachi is the terminus of the [[M-9 motorway (Pakistan)|M-9 motorway]], which connects Karachi to [[Hyderabad, Sindh|Hyderabad]]. The M-9 motorway is part of a larger countrywide motorways network, many of which were built through the [[China Pakistan Economic Corridor]] Project. From Hyderabad, motorways provide high-speed road access to all major Pakistani cities, including [[Peshawar]], [[Islamabad]], [[Lahore]], [[Multan]] and [[Faisalabad]].

Karachi is also the terminus of the [[N-5 National Highway]] which connects the city to the historic medieval capital of Sindh, [[Thatta]]. It offers further connections to northern Pakistan and the Afghan border near [[Torkham border crossing|Torkham]]. The N-25 National Highway connects Karachi to [[Quetta]], the capital of Balochistan. The N-10 National Highway connects Karachi to the emerging port city of [[Gwadar]].

===Rail===

{{Main|Karachi Circular Railway|List of railway stations in Pakistan}}

Karachi is linked by rail to the rest of the country by [[Pakistan Railways]]. The [[Karachi City Station]] and [[Karachi Cantonment Railway Station]] are the city's two major railway stations.<ref name="Paracha-2014" />{{Failed verification|date=November 2024}} The city has an international rail link, the [[Thar Express]] which links Karachi Cantonment Station with [[Bhagat Ki Kothi railway station|Bhagat Ki Kothi station]] in [[Jodhpur]], India.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.geo.tv/12-4-2010/75294.htm |title=Thar Express escapes blast near Karachi |publisher=GEO.tv |date=4 December 2010 |access-date=21 April 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105192658/http://www.geo.tv/12-4-2010/75294.htm |archive-date=5 November 2013}}</ref>

The railway system also handles freight linking Karachi port to destinations up-country in northern Pakistan.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/national/31-Dec-2015/railways-to-upgrade-waiting-halls-at-16-major-stations |title=Railways to upgrade waiting halls at 16 major stations |website=Daily Times |access-date=25 February 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160302181953/http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/national/31-Dec-2015/railways-to-upgrade-waiting-halls-at-16-major-stations |archive-date=2 March 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The city is the terminus for the [[Karachi–Peshawar main railway line|Main Line-1 Railway]] which connects Karachi to Peshawar. Pakistan's rail network, including the Main Line-1 Railway is being upgraded as part of the [[China Pakistan Economic Corridor]], allowing trains to depart Karachi and travel on Pakistani railways at an average speed of {{cvt|160|km/h|-1}} versus the current average speed of {{cvt|80|km/h|round=5}}.<ref>{{cite news |title=Karachi-Peshawar railway line being upgraded under CPEC |url=http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/national/22-Jan-2016/karachi-peshawar-railway-line-being-upgraded-under-cpec |access-date=10 February 2016 |work=Daily Times |date=22 January 2016 |archive-date=10 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170810012047/http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/national/22-Jan-2016/karachi-peshawar-railway-line-being-upgraded-under-cpec |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Public transport===
====Metrobus====
{{Main|Karachi Metrobus}}
[[File:Greenline Station Karachi.jpg|thumb|right|A [[Green Line - Karachi Metrobus|Green line]] Station]]
The Pakistani Government is developing the [[Karachi Metrobus]] project, which is a 6-line {{convert|150|km|mi|frac=4|abbr=off|adj=on}} [[bus rapid transit]] system.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Karachi Breeze – The Journey of Convenience Comfort and Reliability |url=https://breezekarachi.com/ |access-date=13 September 2022 |archive-date=20 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920172725/https://breezekarachi.com/ |url-status=dead}}</ref> The Metrobus project was inaugurated by then-Prime Minister [[Nawaz Sharif]] on 25 February 2016. Sharif said the "project will be more beautiful than Lahore Metro Bus".<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1241849 |title=Karachi's Green Line bus will be more beautiful than Lahore metro: PM Nawaz |date=26 February 2016 |newspaper=Dawn |location=Pakistan |access-date=25 February 2017 |archive-date=26 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170226050047/https://www.dawn.com/news/1241849 |url-status=live }}</ref> Orange and Green Lines are operational while Red-Line is underconstruction.

====People's Bus Service====
[[File:Peoples Bus Service (Red) Karachi.jpg|thumb|Peoples Bus Service (Red)]]
[[File:Peoples Bus Service (Pink) Karachi.jpg|thumb|Peoples Bus Service (Pink)]]

In 2022, provincial government launched [[Peoples Bus Service]] having fleet size of 100+ which run on 12 different routes on nominal fare. The buses are air-conditioned, have wifi, have priority seeting for disabled and elderly and are wheelchair accessible.

Red buses are for general public. Pink buses are for women only. White buses are environment friendly electric buses having designated charging points.

====Karachi Circular Railway====
[[Karachi Circular Railway]] is a partially active regional [[public transport|public transit system]] in Karachi, which serves the [[Karachi District|Karachi metropolitan area]]. KCR was fully operational between 1969 and 1999. Since 2001, restoration of the railway and restarting the system had been sought.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://nation.com.pk/10-Aug-2020/chairman-railways-visits-kcr-track |title=Chairman Railways visits KCR track |date=10 August 2020 |access-date=28 August 2021 |archive-date=14 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210114150332/https://nation.com.pk/10-Aug-2020/chairman-railways-visits-kcr-track |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/2260409/supreme-court-gives-four-more-months-to-overhaul-railways |title=Supreme Court gives four more months to overhaul railways |date=20 August 2020 |access-date=28 August 2021 |archive-date=20 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210820124938/https://tribune.com.pk/story/2260409/supreme-court-gives-four-more-months-to-overhaul-railways |url-status=live }}</ref> In November 2020, the KCR partially revived operations.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1591237/karachi-circular-railway-begins-partial-operations-today |title=Karachi Circular Railway begins partial operations |date=19 November 2020 |access-date=28 August 2021 |archive-date=14 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210814091641/https://www.dawn.com/news/1591237/karachi-circular-railway-begins-partial-operations-today |url-status=live }}</ref>

KCR was included in [[China-Pakistan Economic Corridor|CPEC]] by [[Shehbaz Sharif]] and construction started in 2022. Existing 43&nbsp;km KCR track and stations would be completely rebuilt into [[automated]] [[rapid transit]] system with [[electric locomotive|electric trains]]. The route would not be changed however many underpasses and bridges would be built along the route to eliminate 22-level crossings. New KCR would be similar to [[Lahore]]'s [[Orange Line (Lahore Metro)|Orange Train]]. New KCR would have joint stations with [[Karachi Breeze|Karachi Metrobus]] at points of intersection. Project would be operational by 2025.

With its hub at [[Karachi City railway station|Karachi City station]] on [[I. I. Chundrigar Road]], KCR will connect the city centre with several industrial, commercial and residential districts within the city.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.railway-technology.com/projects/karachicircularrailw/ |title=Karachi Circular Railway Revival, Pakistan |publisher=railway-technology.com |access-date=4 October 2012 |archive-date=7 October 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121007082233/http://www.railway-technology.com/projects/karachicircularrailw/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

====Tramway service====
A [[wikt:Special:Search/tramway|tramway]] service was started in 1884 in Karachi but was closed in 1975.<ref>{{cite news |title=OLMT project to face further delay |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1941286/1-olmt-project-face-delay/ |access-date=2 April 2019 |work=[[The Express Tribune]] |author=Adnan, Imran |date=1 April 2019 |quote=As per the direction of the apex court, he said, the civil works of the project will be completed by end of July 2019. But the project will not enter into commercial operations by August or November 2019. |archive-date=12 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190712160317/https://tribune.com.pk/story/1941286/1-olmt-project-face-delay/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Manufacturing of orange trains starts, says Kh Hassan |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/122738-Manufacturing-of-orange-trains-starts-says-Kh-Hassan |access-date=24 January 2017 |agency=The News |date=26 May 2016 |quote=Latest technology will be employed for fabricating these trains and the rolling-stock will be fully computerised, automatic and driverless. |archive-date=2 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202020211/https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/122738-Manufacturing-of-orange-trains-starts-says-Kh-Hassan |url-status=live }}</ref> However, the revival of tramway service is proposed by Karachi Administrator Iftikhar Ali. Turkey has offered assistance in the revival and launching modern tramway service in Karachi.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/2264436/turkey-offers-help-in-bringing-iconic-tram-service-back-to-karachi?amp=1 |title=Turkey offers help in bringing iconic tram service back to Karachi |date=17 September 2020 |access-date=28 August 2021 |archive-date=28 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210828142222/https://tribune.com.pk/story/2264436/turkey-offers-help-in-bringing-iconic-tram-service-back-to-karachi?amp=1 |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Air===
Karachi's [[Jinnah International Airport]] is the busiest airport of Pakistan with a total of 7.2&nbsp;million passengers in 2018. The current terminal structure was built in 1992, and is divided into international and domestic sections. Karachi's airport serves as a [[airline hub|hub]] for the [[flag carrier]], [[Pakistan International Airlines]] (PIA), as well as for [[Air Indus]], [[SereneAir|Serene Air]] and [[airblue]]. The airport offers non-stop flights to destinations throughout East Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia, Central Asia, the [[Arab states of the Persian Gulf|Gulf States]], Europe and North America.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.piac.com.pk/schedule/display_abc.asp?date=3:16:07+AM |title=Pakistan International Airlines – Pakistan International Airlines – PIA |website=piac.com.pk}}{{Dead link|date=December 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.piac.com.pk/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140726225316/http://www.piac.com.pk/PIA_About/intnetwork.asp |url-status=dead |title=Pakistan International Airlines – Pakistan International Airlines – PIA |archive-date=26 July 2014 |website=www.piac.com.pk}}</ref>

===Sea===
The largest shipping ports in Pakistan are the [[Port of Karachi]] and the nearby [[Port Qasim]], the former being the oldest port of Pakistan. Port Qasim is located {{convert|35|km|abbr=off}} east of the Port of Karachi on the [[Indus River]] estuary. These ports handle 95% of Pakistan's trade cargo to and from foreign ports. These seaports have modern facilities which include bulk handling, containers and oil terminals.{{sfn|Robert Stimson|Kingsley E. Haynes|2012|p=43}} The ports are part of the Maritime [[Silk Road]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=The new Silk Road and the Sea |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/107317-The-new-Silk-Road-and-the-Sea |access-date=3 October 2021 |website=www.thenews.com.pk |archive-date=27 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211027070721/https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/107317-The-new-Silk-Road-and-the-Sea |url-status=live }}</ref>