97 electric buses (E-Buses) will soon start its services in the city. Ground-level work will begin next month as the Finance and Contracts Committee has approved the construction of a bus workshop and civil works costing Rs. 3.70 crore.
The agency now has to issue a work order within seven days. Work is expected to begin in October. This bus company will park each electric bus and construct a workshop for it. The tender for this has been submitted and will open until September 30.
Two workshops will be built in Lamba Pind for these buses. These buses will operate on 12 routes in the city. The company will build one workshop for electric buses, and two others will be built at the corporation's workshop in Lamba Pind. After completion, a charging station for city buses will also be ready.
As per reports, 55 buses will be parked on 2.5 acres of land in Lamba Pind. A charging station, turning point, and service station will be built here. The company workshop will be located on 1.9 acres, where 42 buses can be parked.
A charging station, mechanical room, shopping center, office, and tire recycling plant will also be built. Power supply will also be provided. There will also be electrical, mechanical, and machine rooms for servicing the electric buses.
True Scoop earlier published a report in July 2025. Prabhnoor Singh, Consultant PM e-bus Sewa Scheme, had informed that Jalandhar submitted a proposal for 97 AC e-buses, but the actual number may exceed 100 due to the Centre's provision of 10–15% additional units. These buses will be categorized as:
42 buses – 7-meter category (for short routes like Maqsudan, Tanda Chowk, Devi Talab Mandir)
39 buses – 9-meter category (for both short and mid-length routes)
16 buses – 12-meter category (for longer routes like Jalandhar to Kartarpur, Lambra, AGI Infra, Jandu Singha)
Jalandhar is the only city in Punjab to have opted for 7-meter e-buses, which are compact and suitable for narrower roads and shorter routes. These are currently under production.
