Kathmandu Metropolitan City to Launch Night Bus Service Starting 2083 Baishakh 1

Kathmandu. The Kathmandu Metropolitan City, in collaboration with Sajha Yatayat, is set to launch night-time public transportation starting 2083 Baishakh 1. One route will extend from Lagankhel in Lalitpur, passing through Patan Hospital, Alka, Norvic, Maternity Hospital, Trauma Center, Bir Hospital, Kanti Hospital, Teaching Hospital, and Gangalal Heart Center, ending at Budhanilkantha.

This is a 16-kilometer one-way north-south route. The east-west route, covering a 20-kilometer one-way distance, will run from Thankot through Satungal, Kalanki, Kalimati, Tripureshwor, Thapathali, Maitighar Mandala, Baneshwor, Minbhawan, and Tinkune to the International Airport. Four electric night buses will operate on these two routes. 

'We are launching the night-time public transport service because it is necessary to improve the current situation where people are forced to pay for expensive travel after 8 PM,' says Acting Mayor of the Metropolitan City, Sunita Dangol. 'The lack of public transport and alternatives is causing problems for everyone. Furthermore, girls and women are facing harassment, and students are under significant financial strain. We are introducing this service to improve these conditions.' 

The goal is to make the service a state-of-the-art, integrated, convenient, safe, and reliable sustainable system. The Metropolitan City is open to collaborating with partners to achieve this goal, Acting Mayor Dangol stated.

When the service begins, buses will operate from 8 PM to 11 PM. Buses will arrive at designated stops every 20 minutes. The buses will be equipped with CCTV cameras, and municipal police will be present for security.