“The decision to increase fares is to improve convenience for long-haul passengers,” the TransPeshawar, the Peshawar BRT’s operator, said in a statement on Tuesday.

According to the bus operator’s spokesperson, express routes are intended to facilitate long-haul travellers, but those travelling two to three stops are also using them, reducing space.

The flat routes are ER-09, ER-10, ER-12, and ER-16. The new rates would come into effect from Thursday, October 3.

Last month, the Peshawar BRT restored the University Express service on the ER-09 route with additional buses. The service would be available for male passengers only from Monday to Friday due to the extra rush of students.

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Its route is from Nawab Market to Gulbahar via the University of Peshawar. The first bus starts at 7:40am, the second at 7:55am, and the third at 8:10am.

It has five stops: the University of Peshawar, Abdara Road, Saddar Bazaar, Dabgari Gardens, Malik Saad Shaheed, and Gulbahar Chowk.