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[engineer.akash]

That above 600 route bus(2006) should have been some where in north Karnataka what is it doing there??

[rsrikanth05]

Originally Posted by engineer.akash

That above 600 route bus(2006) should have been some where in north Karnataka what is it doing there??

It hasn't been upgraded yet.. Sorry.. Promoted. The govt. is busy with the 2AM deadline, after getting drunk will decide on promoting the bus upstairs to north KAR.. To the Belgavi Municipal Transport Corporation.. :p

[engineer.akash]

Originally Posted by rsrikanth05

It hasn't been upgraded yet.. Sorry.. Promoted. The govt. is busy with the 2AM deadline, after getting drunk will decide on promoting the bus upstairs to north KAR.. To the Belgavi Municipal Transport Corporation.. :p

BMTC- BANGALORE gets replaced with BELGAUM

BMTC rocks

[rsrikanth05]

Originally Posted by engineer.akash

BMTC- BANGALORE gets replaced with BELGAUM

BMTC rocks

All the buses hav BMTC plastered on the side. This way they save money...

[gentem]

Riding the infoway to airport
http://www.deccanherald.com/content/...y-airport.html

Bangalore, June 22, DHNS:

Rides on Volvo buses plying to Bangalore International Airport is all set to rock, if the government’s promise of installing individual TV sets and Internet facility in the vehicles materialises.

All that the commuters need to do is sit back and turn on the monitor behind the seats in front of them.

They could watch music programmes, surf Internet and get updated on the arrival and departure of flights at the airport. And the best part is, the facilities come free; the commuters will not have to pay anything more than the ticket fare. They, however, will have to watch the ads of the government’s private partners who will be funding the facilities.

Who gives such ideas?? already service running under loss and people can check internet on their smartphones..

[srikanthlogic]

Originally Posted by gentem

Riding the infoway to airport
http://www.deccanherald.com/content/...y-airport.html

Bangalore, June 22, DHNS:

Who gives such ideas?? already service running under loss and people can check internet on their smartphones..

Seriously. And that too after a miserable fail in TN.

Few of you might know that TNSTC / SETC has this entertainment system on all their video coaches run as a channel BOOM TV. It is currently on around 5000 buses, but the ad income is damn low. Originally these systems were designed to stream content from a CDMA connection, so that all buses play a satellite channel itself. But the pathetic ad revenues forced the operators to provide ad included video content through pen drives. Am sure even that is going to fail and state is forced to buy all those fancy LCD monitors and switch back to DVD players. People these days are not ready to watch the ad supported boring content without any control when they have an iPod / mobile phone with video in them. When will these guys understand..

[engineer.akash]

Just for time pass,took few pics.......
Streets of Hanumantha Nagar





Pushpak BMTC bus interiors



a TM BMTC bus shot

[NParry]

great pics of H'nagar

[engineer.akash]

BMTC

image hosted on flickr

cc shmaballalady
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cc light and life

[engineer.akash]

State-run corporation suffers over Rs 2.5 cr
42 buses damaged

Bangalore, July 5, DHNS:

The Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) suffered heavy financial loses as a result of the Monday bundh.

Officials from the BMTC said the State-run corporation pressed some of its scheduled buses in the morning, but had to withdraw it within hours after 42 vehicles were damaged in incidents of stone pelting by unruly mobs and miscreants, in various parts of the City.

“We sustained revenue loss to the tune of Rs 2.5 crore, a full day’s loss apart from Rs 5 lakh from damages caused by way of broken window glass panes etc.,” said officials.

BMTC withdrew its entire fleet of Volvo premium services in the City and to the Bengaluru International Airport (BIA) as a precautionary measure. A total of 370 Vajra and 63 Vayu Vajra operate daily, apart from 5,000 buses of other categories. The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) had also withdrawn 5,000 plus of its buses from service from 6 am to 6 pm. A lone bus of KSRTC was damaged at Harihar, near Hubli.

DHNS

370+63 = 433 Volvos only???? I heard Bangalore has 500+ volvos,may be some are due??

I am sure there are 500+ volvos in bangalore

6 volvo buses from Mysore division dispatched to Mangalore city likewise 12 volvos from Bangalore division....Would the buses be returned to their former divisions once Mangalore division is set up???

[engineer.akash]

cc daijiworld

[Indian Sun]

Can someone clarify again the split up of Bangalore's buses ?

And btw, is there a route from BTM Layout to Yeshvantpur ? It's hard to get around in this maddening traffic.

[gentem]

Originally Posted by Indian Sun

Can someone clarify again the split up of Bangalore's buses ?

And btw, is there a route from BTM Layout to Yeshvantpur ? It's hard to get around in this maddening traffic.

BTM and Yeshvanthpur are opposite ends of bangalore Currently no option than to go via majestic. But wait for a month, ring road near Nayandahalli, Mysore road construction will be over, and you can go by a Big-Circle bus Via other half of ring road(via marathhalli) is longer and more congested so not recommended.

[srikanthlogic]

Originally Posted by Indian Sun

Can someone clarify again the split up of Bangalore's buses ?

And btw, is there a route from BTM Layout to Yeshvantpur ? It's hard to get around in this maddening traffic.

Come to St Johns, you will get a direct bus K1 to YPR. Frequency must be one in 15-20 minutes.

[Indian Sun]

thanks Gentem, srikanth.

@Akash : regarding the old 600 route bus, I see a lot of it on the roads. I have also noticed many old dabba articulated buses. Haven't they been phased out/shifted completely yet ?

[engineer.akash]

Originally Posted by Indian Sun

thanks Gentem, srikanth.

@Akash : regarding the old 600 route bus, I see a lot of it on the roads. I have also noticed many old dabba articulated buses. Haven't they been phased out/shifted completely yet ?

Once there is demand in North Karnataka places like Bidar,raichur those old dabba buses will be driven off there.

[Ausraja]

kengeri TTMC was thrown open to public today.No idea on how this will help commuters.

[engineer.akash]

Originally Posted by Ausraja

kengeri TTMC was thrown open to public today.No idea on how this will help commuters.

I am a frequent user of that route,I find it is going to immensely benefit the residents of kengeri,they need not go to the satellite bus stand.