TransPeshawar — Zu Peshawar BRT
🚌 TransPeshawar (The Urban Mobility Company) — Zu Peshawar — The company behind Zu Peshawar: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s BRT corridor and feeder network.
📅 BRT inaugurated 13 August 2020 | 🇵🇰 Peshawar, KP, Pakistan | 🚌 BRT trunk + feeders | 💳 Zu Card
TransPeshawar (The Urban Mobility Company) is the government company that designed, built and now operates Zu Peshawar — the bus rapid transit system of Peshawar. Its dedicated Chamkani–Karkhano corridor, ringed by feeder routes across the city, transformed public transport in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa when it opened in August 2020.
📋 TransPeshawar Quick Facts
- Company: TransPeshawar (The Urban Mobility Company) — a Section 42 company registered 9 February 2017, under the Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (official documents)
- System brand: Zu Peshawar
- Inaugurated: 13 August 2020 (Wikipedia)
- Network (Wikipedia): 30-station dedicated corridor (Chamkani–Karkhano) plus a feeder-route network; 16 routes, 244 hybrid-electric buses
- Payment: Zu Card and Zu App / ZU Wallet
- Helpline: (091) 111-477-477 · WhatsApp: +92 340 4504073
- Website: transpeshawar.pk
📖 About TransPeshawar
TransPeshawar’s own documents define it as the entity responsible for BRT project design, procurement, implementation and ongoing operations and service-contract management in Peshawar — a public company registered in February 2017 under the Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (working with the KP Urban Mobility Authority).
The system it runs, Zu Peshawar, has two parts, as Wikipedia summarises: an east–west dedicated corridor with 30 stations between Chamkani and Karkhano, and a network of feeder routes whose buses enter and leave the corridor to serve city streets. TransPeshawar also operates the city’s bicycle-sharing service.
🚌 Network & Services
- BRT trunk corridor — Chamkani to Karkhano, 30 stations on a dedicated lane
- Express and direct (feeder) routes — buses that join and leave the corridor to serve neighbourhoods
- Bicycle sharing — the Zu bike service listed on the official site
💳 Payment & Ticketing
Zu Peshawar rides are paid with the Zu Card — TransPeshawar’s official site covers how to get and recharge it — or with the Zu App’s ZU Wallet, which its official app terms describe for fare payment across the Peshawar BRT. Keep the card or wallet topped up: corridor stations are gated and fares are distance-based.
🧭 How to Ride
- Find your route or station in BusUpdate’s Peshawar Zu BRT guides.
- Buy a Zu Card at a BRT station, or set up the Zu App wallet.
- Top up before travelling and tap in at the station gates.
- For feeder routes, board at the marked stop and validate as directed on the bus.
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
What is TransPeshawar?
The Urban Mobility Company — the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government company (Section 42, registered 2017) that built and operates the Zu Peshawar BRT.
How do I pay for Zu Peshawar?
With a Zu Card or the Zu App’s ZU Wallet, per TransPeshawar’s official site. Fares on the corridor are distance-based.
How big is the Zu Peshawar network?
Wikipedia records a 30-station dedicated corridor from Chamkani to Karkhano plus feeder routes — 16 routes and 244 hybrid-electric buses.
📞 Official Contact
- Website: transpeshawar.pk
- Email: info@transpeshawar.pk
- Phone: +92 91 2621393-5
- Helpline: (091) 111-477-477 · WhatsApp: +92 340 4504073
- HQ: 1st Floor, KPUMA Building, Main BRT Depot, GT Road, Chamkani, Peshawar, Pakistan
Sources: TransPeshawar official website and documents (transpeshawar.pk) and Wikipedia (TransPeshawar) — verified October 2026. Independently compiled by the BusUpdate editorial team; confirm time-sensitive details with the operator before travelling. See also: Peshawar Zu BRT guides on BusUpdate.