Editing Peshawar (section)

== Transportation ==
=== Road ===

[[File:Phase 3 Chowk.jpg|thumb|New [[Overpass|flyovers]], such as this one near the suburb of [[Hayatabad]], have been constructed in recent years to improve traffic flow.]]
Peshawar's east–west growth axis is centred on the historic [[Grand Trunk Road]] that connects Peshawar to [[Islamabad]] and [[Lahore]]. The road is roughly paralleled by the [[M1 motorway (Pakistan)|M-1 Motorway]] between Peshawar and Islamabad, while the [[M-2 motorway (Pakistan)|M-2 Motorway]] provides an alternate route to Lahore from Islamabad. The Grand Trunk Road also provides access to the Afghan border via the [[Khyber Pass]], with onwards connections to [[Kabul]] and [[Central Asia]] via the [[Salang Pass]].

Peshawar is to be completely encircled by the [[Peshawar Ring Road]] in order to divert traffic away from the city's congested centre. The road is currently under construction, with some portions open to traffic.

The [[Karakoram Highway]] provides access between the Peshawar region and western China, and an alternate route to Central Asia via [[Kashgar]] in the Chinese region of [[Xinjiang]].

The [[Indus Highway]] provides access to points south of Peshawar, with a terminus in the southern port city of [[Karachi]] via [[Dera Ismail Khan]] and northern [[Sindh]]. The {{cvt|1.9|km|mi|1}} [[Kohat Tunnel]] south of Peshawar provides access to the city of [[Kohat]] along the Indus Highway.

==== Motorways ====

Peshawar is connected to [[Islamabad]] and [[Rawalpindi]] by the 155 kilometre long [[M1 motorway (Pakistan)|M-1 Motorway]]. The motorway also links Peshawar to major cities in the province, such as [[Charsadda]] and [[Mardan]]. The M-1 motorway continues onwards to [[Lahore]] as part of the [[M-2 motorway (Pakistan)|M-2 motorway]].

Pakistan's motorway network links Peshawar to Faisalabad by the [[M4 motorway (Pakistan)|M-4 Motorway]], while a new motorway network to [[Karachi]] is being built as part of the [[China Pakistan Economic Corridor]].

The [[E35 expressway (Pakistan)|Hazara Motorway]] is being constructed as part of CPEC, and is providing control-access motorway travel all the way to [[Mansehra]] and [[Thakot]] via the M-1 and Hazara Motorways.

=== Rail ===
[[Peshawar Cantonment railway station]] serves as the terminus for Pakistan's {{cvt|1687|km|mi}}-long [[Karachi–Peshawar Railway Line|Main Line-1]] railway that connects the city to the port city of [[Karachi]] and passes through the [[Peshawar City railway station]]. The Peshawar to Karachi route is served by the ''[[Awam Express]]'', ''[[Khushhal Khan Khattak Express]]'', and the ''[[Khyber Mail (passenger train)|Khyber Mail]]'' services.

The entire Main Line-1 railway track between Karachi and Peshawar is to be overhauled at a cost of $3.65&nbsp;billion for the first phase of the project,<ref>{{cite web |title=Purchase of power: payments to Chinese companies to be facilitated through revolving fund |website=Business Recorder |access-date=6 December 2015 |date= December 5, 2015 |url=https://www.brecorder.com/news/4356623 |url-status=live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240314195201/https://www.brecorder.com/news/4356623 |archive-date= Mar 14, 2024 }}</ref> with completion by 2021.<ref>{{cite news |title=Pakistan to get Chinese funds for upgrading rail links, building pipeline |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/world/pakistan-to-get-chinese-funds-for-upgrading-rail-links-building-pipeline/story-pI5fBFrrL6tEuJRe0m3v2O.html |first1=Imtiaz |last1=Ahmad  |access-date=9 August 2016 |work=Hindustan Times |date=10 June 2016 |quote=The project is planned to be completed in two phases in five years by 2021. The first phase will be completed by December 2017 and the second by 2021. |archive-date=11 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200811074118/https://www.hindustantimes.com/world/pakistan-to-get-chinese-funds-for-upgrading-rail-links-building-pipeline/story-pI5fBFrrL6tEuJRe0m3v2O.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Upgrading the railway line will permit train travel at speeds of 160 kilometres per hour, versus the average {{cvt|60 to 105|km/h}} speed currently possible on existing tracks.<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=dead }}</ref>

Peshawar was also once the terminus of the ''[[Khyber train safari]]'', a tourist-oriented train that provided rail access to [[Landi Kotal]]. The service was discontinued as the security situation west of Peshawar deteriorated with the beginning of the region's Taliban insurgency.

=== Air ===

Peshawar is served by the [[Bacha Khan International Airport]], located in the [[Peshawar Cantonment]]. The airport served 1,255,303 passengers between 2014 and 2015,<ref name="caapakistan.com.pk">"[http://www.caapakistan.com.pk/AT/AT-EO-Stats.aspx Statistical Information of CAA Pakistan]", [[CAA Pakistan]], updated on 14 March 2016. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160326084634/http://caapakistan.com.pk/AT/AT-EO-Stats.aspx |date=26 March 2016 }}.</ref> the vast majority of whom were international travelers.<ref name="caapakistan.com.pk" /> The airport offers direct flights throughout Pakistan, as well as to [[Bahrain]], [[Malaysia]], [[Qatar]], [[Saudi Arabia]], and the [[United Arab Emirates]].

=== Public transit ===
[[TransPeshawar|BRT Peshawar]] is a modern & third generation rapid bus service of Peshawar, which has started its service on 13 August 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |date=14 August 2020 |title=Imran Khan inaugurates BRT service in Peshawar |url=https://nation.com.pk/14-Aug-2020/imran-khan-inaugurates-brt-service-in-peshawar |access-date=5 April 2021 |website=The Nation |language=en |archive-date=2 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201202185048/https://nation.com.pk/14-Aug-2020/imran-khan-inaugurates-brt-service-in-peshawar |url-status=live }}</ref> It has 30 stations and 244 buses, which covers area from [[Chamkani, Peshawar|Chamkani]] to [[Karkhano Market]]. BRT Peshawar has replaced Peshawar's old, chaotic, dilapidated, and inadequate transportation system. The system has 30 stations and is mostly at grade, with four kilometres of elevated sections.<ref name="ADB" /> The system also contains 3.5 kilometres of underpasses.<ref name="ADB">{{cite web |title=Peshawar Sustainable Bus Rapid Transit Corridor Project |url=https://www.adb.org/sites/default/files/project-documents/48289/48289-002-eia-01.pdf |publisher=Asian Development Bank |access-date=24 March 2017 |date=February 2017 |archive-date=22 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170322203427/https://www.adb.org/sites/default/files/project-documents/48289/48289-002-eia-01.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> BRT Peshawar is also complemented by a feeder system, with an additional 100 stations along those feeder lines.<ref name=":2" />
[[File:Pesbrt.jpg|thumb|Peshawar has one of the most advanced Metro (BRT) systems.]]

=== Intercity bus ===
Peshawar is well-served by private buses (locally referred to as "flying coaches") and vans that offer frequent connections to throughout Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, as well as all major cities of Pakistan. The city's [[Daewoo Express]] bus terminal is located along the [[Grand Trunk Road|G.T. Road]] adjacent to the departure points for several other transportation companies.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.daewoo.com.pk/terminal_view.asp?menu_set=5&submenu_set=1&page_title=Peshawar&terminal_code=25 |title=Daewoo Express Peshawar |work=Daewoo Express |access-date=13 January 2017 |archive-date=5 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170105101524/http://daewoo.com.pk/terminal_view.asp?menu_set=5&submenu_set=1&page_title=Peshawar&terminal_code=25 |url-status=dead }}</ref>