Kathmandu to Introduce Night-Time Electric Bus Service with Sajha Yatayat

Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC), in collaboration with Sajha Yatayat, is set to launch a night-time public transport service starting Baisakh 1, 2083. The service will operate on two routes: a 16-kilometre north-south route from Lagankhel, Lalitpur to Budhanilkantha, passing key points such as Patan Hospital, Norvic Hospital, Prasuti Griha, Trauma Centre, Bir Hospital, Kanti Hospital, Teaching Hospital, and Gangalal Heart Centre; and a 20-kilometre east-west route from Thankot to Tribhuvan International Airport, passing through Satungal, Kalanki, Kalimati, Tripureshwor, Thapathali, Maitighar Mandala, Baneshwor, Minbhawan, and Tinkune. Four electric buses will operate on these routes from 8:00 PM to 11:00 PM, with buses arriving every 20 minutes. For passenger safety, the buses will be equipped with CCTV cameras, and municipal police will be deployed on board. Acting Chief Dangol emphasized that the goal is to create a modern, integrated, convenient, safe, reliable, and sustainable transport service, and that the Metropolitan City is open to further collaborations to realize this vision.