Mumbai Transportation Thread - (Surface/Water only)

[bharatiya]

interesting..

Minister wants to drive out autos
Sanjeev Shivadekar, TNN, Mar 3, 2010, 05.28am IST
MUMBAI: If the state cabinet approves, rickshaws will soon be a thing of the past in the city and the rest of Maharashtra. The transport department has proposed to get rid of the ubiquitous three-wheelers and replace them with four-wheelers.

“Auto permits will not be renewed if the owners do not replace their vehicles with four-wheelers,” said Radhakrishna Vikhe-Patil, the state transport minister. Reason: According to the minister, the move will reduce the number of fatal accidents and curb pollution. The proposal will soon be taken up before the state cabinet for its approval, Vikhe-Patil said. “Before amending the law to discourage the use of three-wheelers in the state, we will include suggestions by our cabinet colleagues,” he added.

To ensure that the rickshaw owners are not financially burdened, the minister said, “Those who upgrade their vehicles will not have to pay anything extra. They will be charged the existing three-wheeler permit fee and taxes for registering their new four-wheelers.’’

Expectedly, the rickshaw union is unhappy with the phase-out proposal. “There is a hidden agenda behind this move. If autos can ply in Singapore and Bangkok, why should it be banned in Maharashtra? We will oppose the move,” said Sharad Rao, president, Mumbai taxi and auto union.
Incidentally, the state transport department, which has imposed age restriction on taxis, now wants to impose similar curbs on autos too.”To control pollution, autorickshaws that are over seven years old will not be given permission to ply on the road. The permit will be renewed only after the vehicles are upgraded (to four-wheeler),” the minister said.

Also to ensure the safety of passengers, especially those rickshaws ferrying schoolkids, the department has made it mandatory for such vehicles to have fibre or steel body, instead of the existing rexine cover on the top. This suggestion has been mentioned in the school bus policy of the state, the minister said.

TOI

[Abhishek901]

It will be a good riddance.

[myspacebardontwork]

Originally Posted by Bombay Boy

might go more to the burbs if this happens

Would take more than that me thinks

[ab041937]

Definately a very good idea. These nuissance turtle resembling vehicles are half the Mumbai's traffic woes.

[sumant]

Will be a good idea if they implement it properly . If they are going to replace the rickshaws with nanos or cars.Then there is going to be more traffic chaos especially in the suburbs and parking problems ,add to that increased fares. Instead of replacing rickshaw with cars ask best and railways to train this rickshawallas who will lose their rickshaws and use them as drivers, conductors,motormen, station masters as both of theses public services are highly understaffed .

[Bombay Boy]

might go more to the burbs if this happens

[Abhishek901]

Hindustan Times

[bharatiya]

Nice, we seem to be getting those new buses that are coming to Delhi (the red ones)

[sumant]

lets wait and see till end of march . b.e.s.t is known for introducing rehashed Ashok leyland junk buses as swanky .I am very skeptical about b.e.s.t's definition of swanky when it comes to introducing new buses.

[KuwarOnline]

hmm great news....did anyone has update on BEST for CCTV and 2 Screens(LCD) installation in all Best buses....I mean did they installed in every bus????

[sumant]

not on all buses just abt 15-20% of the buses

[bharatiya]

You mean those little screens in the front of the bus that play random Hindi movies?

[Abhishek901]

Hindustan Times

[bharatiya]

We don't really have a specific thread for bus transportation in Mumbai, so I guess this is the best place (no pun intended) to ask my question.

Can anyone explain to me what all the numbers on a bus ticket mean? All I can figure out is that the number in the middle is the fare (plus 15 paisa tax). I'm perplexed at the 52 other numbers (are they telling you where to get off?) and the 9 digit number at the top. Here's a ticket for reference. Also what are the words written next to the arrows mean?

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[Abhishek901]

:double post:

[Abhishek901]

Originally Posted by bharatiya

We don't really have a specific thread for bus transportation in Mumbai, so I guess this is the best place (no pun intended) to ask my question.

Can anyone explain to me what all the numbers on a bus ticket mean? All I can figure out is that the number in the middle is the fare (plus 15 paisa tax). I'm perplexed at the 52 other numbers (are they telling you where to get off?) and the 9 digit number at the top. Here's a ticket for reference. Also what are the words written next to the arrows mean?

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lol. Of course this is the thread for the buses. Title itself says surface transportation.

My guess is that these numbers mean a small group of bus stops (2-4) which have common fare. Take a hypothetical example. Suppose first slab of fare is 5 Rs and it is valid till 3 groups. And assume that all groups comprise of 3 adjacent bus stops. That means your fare will change after 3 groups (or 9 bus stops). If you board a bus from 1-3 stops (first group) and disembark at 10-12 (fourth group) bus stops you will have to pay the fare of second slab. Whether you board from stop 1,2 or 3 or disembark on 10, 11, 12, it won't make any difference as they belong to a particular group. That's how fare structure works. I guess these numbers correspond to these groups.

[sammyk]

Well, there are different tickets for different fares so not sure if that is it.

If I'm not mistaken, the first number is where the passenger gets on and the second is where they get off, probably the station number on the route. The number at the top is probably just a ticket number. Not sure what the writing in the middle is. Perhaps the depot name?

Either that or its just stuff for the TC to click so they feel important.

[koresh]

Once you tell the conductor, the destination. He refers to the route card on the lid of his ticket box, if he is not familiar with the route.

As far as I know, the driver and conductor usually work about 6 months on the route to prevent corruption.

Every stop is numbered, the conductor punches the number based on the stop number.

In the middle bottom of the ticket, the arrows refer to the to-destination on the left and from-destination on the right for the route.

The 9 digit ticket on the top is the lot number of the ticket, that is noted by the depot to check with sale of ticket and also for customer complain.The conductor notes the number at the end of the shift before handing his ticket box and fare sheet.

[Abhishek901]

I don't think these numbers represent bus stops as the numbers end at 25. What if there are more than 25 stops in a route ? These numbers should represent small groups of stops rather.

[IchimaruGin1]

Originally Posted by Bombay Boy

might go more to the burbs if this happens

we dont want you

go back

lol only joking.you are most welcome....

I think these buses should not be rolled out. It will lead to a rise in ticket prices. You need to keep things at an affordable level due to the north south layout of mumbai