Chennai MTC Bus and other Road Transport

[Arul Murugan]

Originally Posted by proprashanth

Irattai Ilai

If rathathin rathangal oppicer or mla/mp sees this... every bus stop in the state will become like this in one yr.

[arun82]

Originally Posted by thillai_selvan

Which bus stop it is???

Colombo in Srilanka.

They are going for a beautification of the city and this is part of the beautification project.

[arun82]

Originally Posted by murlee

Wow nice..

Why do u say "not serving the purpose"??

No proper place to stick posters. No long benches for beggers to sleep.

This is very cheap to build ...so no cutting for oppicers

Most of all it is very big for a MTC bus stand

[Ern33est]

Dedicated thread is needed as we see lots of improvement in MTC for past 2 years.

[ramsrr]

Commuters facing mosquito problem in Chennai MTC Volvo AC buses.....

[tamil2000]

Unless we do something about the open drainage and keeping the city clean, mosquitoes will tend to dominate the city life. The cartoon of the mosquito lifting the bus is cool.

[rsrikanth05]

Originally Posted by tamil2000

Unless we do something about the open drainage and keeping the city clean, mosquitoes will tend to dominate the city life. The cartoon of the mosquito lifting the bus is cool.

Yeah. I remember Mosquitoes in the back seat of a TNSTC VPM Volvo from CHN to Pondi too.
I have seen people spit Paan and Gutka at the back of the bus, between the last seat and the rear LED. This is what breeds cockroaches and mosquitoes.

[dhandapanik]

Originally Posted by Santhos

Tender has been called for 100 mini buses as either chassis or fully built buses

Tender has been out with full spec.. Some details below..

Total: 100

Chassis:
a) Overall length - Not less than 6400 mm
b) Overall width - Not less than 2000 mm
c) Over all Height - Maximum 1000 mm
d) Rear overhang - Not less than 1600 mm
e) Wheel Base - Between 3700 mm and 3900 mm

Body:
Overall length may be maintained around 7480mm. The overall width of the bus should not exceed 2480mm. The overall height may be maintained around 2940 mm. The passenger door opening should not be less than 800mm. The first step from ground level should not exceed 400mm and each step height may be maintained at 225mm. The ground clearance of about 400mm is to be given. Interior height in the gang way not less than 1930 mm and not more than 2000mm. Minimum gang way should be provided for 450 mm. Seating space must be 400mm x 400mm. Seat pitch - not less than 700mm and not more than 750mm

Provision for keeping LED digital route boards in the front and rear.
Railway type windows--Similar to what we have in present MTC/TNSTCs
Seating capacity: 27+2

[Cosmicbliss]

A key requirement is more AC buses, given how hot and humid Chennai is. One feels that so much money is spent on freebies and not on buying modern buses. Delhi's bus fleet has definitely changed for the better with 1,000 new AC and non AC low floor buses. More non AC low floor buses are also needed.

[dhandapanik]

Originally Posted by Cosmicbliss

A key requirement is more AC buses, given how hot and humid Chennai is. One feels that so much money is spent on freebies and not on buying modern buses. Delhi's bus fleet has definitely changed for the better with 1,000 new AC and non AC low floor buses. More non AC low floor buses are also needed.

Basically the number of fleet which MTC owns is not enough. We need atleast 6000 buses to reduce the burden on current fleets. Similarly mini buses are need to connect the sub-urban areas with main junction and sub-urban/MRTS stations.

AC buses are much needed, but before that let them add more non-ac buses and then they can start looking into AC buses.

Hoping for the best in JNNURM-2. If they add atleast 200 more AC buses and 1000 more SLF/LF buses, then it will be a good deal for chennai. All these will get added to the existing fleets because the average age of MTC buses are very less. Average age of buses of during JNNURM-1 is too high and because of this most of them were considered as replacement and not a new route addition.

[Cosmicbliss]

Originally Posted by dhandapanik

Basically the number of fleet which MTC owns is not enough. We need atleast 6000 buses to reduce the burden on current fleets. Similarly mini buses are need to connect the sub-urban areas with main junction and sub-urban/MRTS stations.

AC buses are much needed, but before that let them add more non-ac buses and then they can start looking into AC buses.

Hoping for the best in JNNURM-2. If they add atleast 200 more AC buses and 1000 more SLF/LF buses, then it will be a good deal for chennai. All these will get added to the existing fleets because the average age of MTC buses are very less. Average age of buses of during JNNURM-1 is too high and because of this most of them were considered as replacement and not a new route addition.

Thats what I meant. In Delhi they added 1500 new buses. But, in Chennai they have to scrap all the old vehicles in a phased manner and also add new vehicles. Why I said AC buses is needed because both in Delhi and Chennai, the climate means you have to have AC buses at prices only slightly higher than the normal. The thumb rule is 1 bus for 1,000 people, so Chennai should have 6000-7000 buses, of which at least 1000 can be AC low floor.

[dhandapanik]

Originally Posted by Cosmicbliss

Thats what I meant. In Delhi they added 1500 new buses. But, in Chennai they have to scrap all the old vehicles in a phased manner and also add new vehicles. Why I said AC buses is needed because both in Delhi and Chennai, the climate means you have to have AC buses at prices only slightly higher than the normal. The thumb rule is 1 bus for 1,000 people, so Chennai should have 6000-7000 buses, of which at least 1000 can be AC low floor.

1000 AC is is a big dream in TN.

Let them add more SLF/LF to reduced the crowd in the current routes. Frequency should be increased in many of the present routes. Even if we get 1000 new SLFs in JNNURM-2, it will be a big boon to us.

[Cosmicbliss]

Originally Posted by dhandapanik

1000 AC is is a big dream in TN.

Let them add more SLF/LF to reduced the crowd in the current routes. Frequency should be increased in many of the present routes. Even if we get 1000 new SLFs in JNNURM-2, it will be a big boon to us.

True. The crowding has to be seen to be believed. At such times, you feel so depressed.

[dhandapanik]

டிக்கெட் எடுக்காததை கண்டித்த கண்டக்டரை அடித்து உதைத்த கல்லூரி மாணவர்கள் - One more news item related to Chennai College students.

சென்னை, டிச.11-

அடையாறில் இருந்து தாம்பரத்திற்கு சி51 பஸ் இன்று காலை 10.30 மணிக்கு புறப்பட்டது. இதில் 10 கல்லூரி மாணவர்கள் உள்பட 50 பயணிகள் இருந்தனர் இந்த பஸ் பாலவாக்கம் அடுத்த வெட்டுவாங்கேணி அருகே சென்றபோது கண்டக்டர் செல்வராஜ் (40) கல்லூரி மாணவர்களிடம் சென்று "பாஸ் இருந்தால் காட்டுங்கள். இல்லாவிட்டால் டிக்கெட் எடுங்கள்'' என்று கேட்டார்.

அதற்கு மாணவர்கள் "நாங்கள் டிக்கெட் எடுக்க மாட்டோம்'' என்று ரகளை செய்தனர். கண்டக்டர் அவர்களிடம், "டிக்கெட் எடுக்காவிட்டால் பஸ்சை விட்டு இறங்குங்கள்'' என்று கூறினார். இதனால் ஆத்திரம் அடைந்த மாணவர்கள் கண்டக்டர் செல்வராஜை அடித்து உதைத்தனர். உடனே அவர் 'காப்பாத்துங்க' என்று அலறினார்.

கண்டக்டர் தாக்கப்படுவதை பார்த்து மிரண்டு போன பயணிகள் பஸ்சில் இருந்து இறங்கி ஓட்டம் பிடித்தனர். டிரைவர் தனது இருக்கையை விட்டு எழுந்து பின்பகுதிக்கு வந்தார். அவர் வருவதை பார்த்ததும் மாணவர்கள் தப்பி ஓடி விட்டனர்.


Source: MaalaiMalar
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English title given for the article in Maalaimalar: Ticket not take condemn government bus conductor beat college student.

[krishnaswamy]

Who cares about bus-footboard travellers?
....Broken doors, crowded buses, infrequent service and lax monitoring by officials — is the MTC listening?...
read more

[தமிழன்]

MTC, police unveil plan of action

http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/...cle4192789.ece

[screen_name]

Too old and too few: the real reason behind Chennai footboard deaths

[krishnaswamy]

Soon, ‘death traps’ to be sealed by doors

All State-owned buses are likely to get doors as the State Transport Authority (STA), learning lessons from the death of four footboard travellers on an MTC bus a few days ago, has advised transport corporations to equip their fleets with the key safety feature.

“What happened in the MTC bus may repeat in other transport corporation fleets as well. We have advised the authorities concerned to install doors in all buses,” a senior official with the STA said.

Automatic doors are installed in deluxe buses plying in different cities across Tamil Nadu. Besides, doors have been installed in long distance buses of the State Express Transport Corporation (SETC).

“We have directed Regional Transport Officers (RTO) to check the condition of automatic doors when the buses are sent for Fitness Certificate examination,” the official added.

[தமிழன்]

Cops book over 500 footboard travellers

http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/...cle4196806.ece

[maddycool10]

I have seen stickers displayed on the front windshield of the MTC buses..... They read as State Express Transport Corporation 7c, coming soon... what do they mean?