Rawat Metro Bus Route: Stops & Timings
If you live in Rawat or commute along the Islamabad Expressway corridor, you finally have a proper metro-linked bus option. The Rawat metro bus route runs as FR-15, an electric feeder bus connecting Khanna Pul to Rawat via Islamabad Expressway. It is part of Islamabad’s electric bus network operated under the CDA, and it plugs straight into the main metro system at Khanna Pul.
FR-15 Route and Key Stops
FR-15 starts at Khanna Pul, which is also a Blue Line metro station — so switching between the metro and this feeder is easy. From Khanna Pul the electric bus heads southeast along Islamabad Expressway towards Rawat town. The route runs as part of CDA’s electric feeder rollout, and in February 2026 the government formally announced that the electric bus network had been extended to Rawat.
CDA has not published a detailed stop-by-stop list for FR-15, so treat intermediate timings with a little flexibility. Stops carry the standard electric-bus signage along the Expressway, and the safest move is to confirm the first and last departure of the day at the Khanna Pul terminal before you plan a tight connection.
Timings and Fare
Electric feeder buses in Islamabad generally run from 6:00 AM to 10:00 PM daily, and FR-15 follows the same network hours. Frequency on feeder routes is typically around 10 to 15 minutes, so you are rarely waiting long. Buses tend to fill up during office hours, so leave a few extra minutes if you are travelling in the morning or evening rush.
The fare is a flat Rs50 per passenger, the same e-ticketing rate applied across Islamabad’s electric bus network. Payment works through the standard metro ticketing setup, and Rawat commuters get an air-conditioned, quiet ride — a clear step up from wagons on the same corridor.
Connecting to the Rest of the Metro Network
The real value of FR-15 is the interchange at Khanna Pul. Board the Blue Line metro there and you connect through to PIMS, where the Red, Green and Blue lines meet — opening up Blue Area, the airport line via the Orange Line link, and the whole Rawalpindi side of the network. One change at Khanna Pul turns a Rawat trip into a full twin-city journey.
The Rawat extension sits inside a bigger expansion: Islamabad now has 160 electric buses running on 21 routes, carrying around 125,000 passengers a day, with an official target of 250,000. Longer term, a proposed electric tram corridor between Rawat and Lake View Park is still only at the feasibility-study stage, so for now FR-15 is the working link for Rawat commuters.