Sindh Mass Transit Authority (SMTA)
🚌 Sindh Mass Transit Authority (SMTA) — Sindh’s mass transit authority — the Peoples Bus Service, EV buses and BRT corridors from Karachi to Khairpur.
📅 Formed October 2017 (SMTA Act 2014) | 🇵🇰 Sindh, Pakistan | 🚌 Peoples Bus Service + EV buses | 🏢 HQ: Clifton, Karachi
The Sindh Mass Transit Authority (SMTA) is the Government of Sindh’s authority for designing, developing, operating and maintaining mass transit across the province. Its flagship is the Peoples Bus Service — the red and pink buses that rebuilt Karachi’s public transport and now run in Hyderabad, Sukkur, Larkana and other Sindh cities too.
📋 SMTA Quick Facts
- Official name: Sindh Mass Transit Authority (SMTA), Government of Sindh
- Formed: October 2017, through the Sindh Mass Transit Authority Act, 2014 (official About page)
- Flagship: Peoples Bus Service (Karachi + provincial cities)
- Also on its official network map: BRT Green Line and Orange Line corridors, EV buses, a double-decker service (DD01)
- HQ: D43/1 Shahra-e-Ghalib, Block 2 Clifton, Karachi 75600
- Toll free: 0800-07682 · Email: info@smta.gos.pk
- Website: smta.gos.pk
📖 About SMTA
SMTA’s official About page says the authority was formed in October 2017 through the Sindh Mass Transit Authority Act, 2014, with a mission to design, develop, operate and maintain mass transit infrastructure across Sindh.
Its best-known programme is the Peoples Bus Service: SMTA’s project page describes it as the city bus network connecting Karachi’s busiest districts, and its official route map extends the service across the province — Larkana, Hyderabad, Sukkur, Mirpur Khas, Shaheed Benazirabad, Shikarpur and Khairpur — alongside EV buses and the Pink Bus services for women. Note that Karachi’s Red Line BRT is operated by TransKarachi, as SMTA’s own project page states.
🚌 Network & Services
- Peoples Bus Service — Karachi city routes (R-series) including the women-focused Pink Bus
- Provincial Peoples Bus routes — Hyderabad, Larkana, Sukkur, Mirpur Khas, Shaheed Benazirabad, Shikarpur, Khairpur
- EV buses — electric routes in Karachi
- BRT corridors — Green Line and Orange Line on the official network map (Red Line BRT is TransKarachi’s)
💳 Payment & Ticketing
SMTA’s official site publishes no named fare card for the Peoples Bus Service, so this page names none: on BusUpdate’s SMTA route pages, fares are the subsidised, distance-based amounts collected on board. Check smta.gos.pk for the current fare table and any new payment options before you travel.
🧭 How to Ride
- Find your route code in BusUpdate’s Karachi and Sindh guides, then confirm it on SMTA’s official route map.
- Wait at the marked stop and signal the driver.
- Pay the conductor on board and keep your ticket until you get off.
- Women can use the dedicated Pink Bus services and reserved seating on regular Peoples Bus routes.
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
Who runs the Peoples Bus Service?
The Sindh Mass Transit Authority (SMTA), the Government of Sindh authority formed in October 2017 under the SMTA Act 2014.
Does SMTA only serve Karachi?
No — its official route map covers provincial services in Hyderabad, Larkana, Sukkur, Mirpur Khas, Shaheed Benazirabad, Shikarpur and Khairpur as well as Karachi.
How do I pay on a Peoples Bus?
Fares are subsidised and distance-based, collected on board; SMTA’s official site publishes no named fare card. See each BusUpdate route page for the current fare pattern.
📞 Official Contact
- Website: smta.gos.pk
- Email: info@smta.gos.pk
- Toll free: 0800-07682
- Phone: 021-99332207, 021-99332206, 021-99332209
- HQ: D43/1 Shahra-e-Ghalib, Block 2 Clifton, Karachi 75600, Pakistan
Sources: SMTA official website (smta.gos.pk — About, projects and route-map pages) — verified October 2026. Independently compiled by the BusUpdate editorial team; confirm time-sensitive details with the operator before travelling. See also: Karachi bus guides on BusUpdate.