Abstract:
Karachi is the biggest city and financial hub of Pakistan whose population is about
14,500,000 citizens and more than 2 million people of this city commute through public
transport on daily bases. There exists a vast majority of these commuters who have
obscure information about public transport and their routes which led them to
misguidance and wastage of time on bus stops. According to the research an average
commuter waste around 20 minutes per day waiting at bus stop which is around wasting
10 days per year.
The project is develop to resolve these issues and provide a convenient platform to the
commuters so that they can easily access public transport information like bus routes
along with other cost-effective travel options like cab service, taxis and rickshaw. The
application will let them know about the fares for the selected ride option and
approximated average time to reach the destination.
During our research we did not found any currently working automated system which can
address commuters this problem. In this prospective we realized the issues concerning to
the commuters and came up with the solution to develop Transit Pakistan android
application which can manage these uncertainties associated with Karachi’s public
transportation. It will also cover public transport routes, ride options, cost effective route
& fares, average time for each route along with the highlighted visual representation of
route on Map.
We also resolve the issue for those commuters who don’t have an android phone or
access to internet by providing the SMS service so that our application will empower
commuters and enhance the reach of urban transport. Transport is the backbone behind
the largest GDP generating city Karachi, so the problems faced by 2 million of its
commuters need to be addressed. Transit will play a vital role in minimizing the problems
related to Karachi transport. It will deliberately enhance the people’s reliance on public
transport but also increase the reach of public transport. In future after the success of
transit Pakistan in Karachi we have planned to incorporate the other cities of Pakistan to
our system gradually.
