Daewoo Express

Daewoo Service Ltd
Slogan Luxury, Safety, Punctuality
Founded 1999
Headquarters Lahore
Service area Pakistan
Service type Intercity bus service
Routes 50+
Stops 15
Destinations 60
Hubs Lahore, Rawalpindi, Karachi, Peshawar, Multan, Faisalabad, Dera Ismail Khan, Quetta.
Stations 50
Fleet 400
Fuel type Diesel/petrol
Operator Daewoo
Website Official website

Daewoo Pakistan Express Bus Service Ltd (DPEBSL) or Daewoo Express is an inter-city common carrier of passengers by bus serving over 60 destinations in Pakistan and is headquartered in Lahore.[1]

History

A timeline of the operations and beginnings of Daewoo Express Ltd:

  • December 1997 - Incorporated
  • April 1998 - Beginning of Express Bus Operations
  • November 1999 - Beginning of City Bus Operations
  • January 2004 - Took Over by Sammi Corporation, Seoul, Korea

35 cities on 43 destinations with over 200 buses.

Services

Express Bus Service

Daewoo Express Bus Service is a main operations of the company. The company provides long-distance time-efficient bus services to all major cities within Pakistan. With its headquarters in Lahore the company operates its service from 31 cities in Pakistan covering more than 40 destinations extending almost to the entire Punjab, Sindh and NWFP. The service provides direct competition against airlines as well as the rail network. There are also shuttle/drop off service that run off the main express buses to allow passengers hassle-free travel to their neighbourhood. Recently, Daewoo expanded its service to Okara cantt connecting it with 9 cities.

Cab Service

Daewoo Pakistan had recently started its cab service, Daewoo Cab Service was launched in Lahore and Rawalpindi in May 2014, essentially as an affordable cab service to facilitate Daewoo Express bus passengers only. With a fleet of over 200 vehicles, Daewoo Cab now provides point-to-point and Inter-city cab service in Lahore, Rawalpindi, Islamabad, Multan, Faisalabad, Peshawar, Abbottabad, Sialkot, Swat, Sukkur, Karachi and Quetta. During the summer season it also operates from the northern regions of Pakistan.

City Bus service

Daewoo City Bus was the first environmental and technological revolution in the urban transport sector within Pakistan. The buses were introduced with more advanced and powerful engines with TECHO Monitoring Systems in 1999. Moreover, provision of air conditioning, announcement system and stopping signals were introduced. Since 1998, the city bus service has been operating four routes are being operated within the city covering all the localities while one Sub-Urban Route is being operated for Sheikhupura.

Cargo service

Daewoo Express's cargo service are set up adjacent to all terminals and function 24 hours a day, providing safe and quick dispatch and delivery of cargo consignments. The cargo volume has over the years been increasing more rapidly than the expansions of the bus passenger operations.

Destinations

Daewoo Express has over 30 destinations throughout Pakistan:

Daewoo Express service does have services in Balochistan On Various Routes Including Quetta The Capital Of Balochistan,Khuzdar,Lasbela,Hub,Karachi Sindh,the largest province of Pakistan by geographical size.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Punjab

The Daewoo Terminal in the city of Bahawalpur

Sindh

Balochistan

Corporate responsibility

Daewoo Pakistan Express Bus Service has been a vital contributor to the people affected by the earthquake in 2005. Daewoo Pakistan served with its best effective efforts with the assistance of a team of 27 Korean Specialist Surgeons and Doctors, in the affected regions.

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.daewoo.com.pk
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