BMTC | Bangalore Metropolitan Bus Transport Corporation Updates

[Rakeshmblore]

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[ss87]

So empty?? which route?

[bk3494]

The Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) will purchase as many as 975 buses to add to the City bus fleet, said BMTC Managing Director K R Srinivas, on Thursday.

Speaking after the inauguration of an airconditioned lounge for airport passengers in Shantinagar bus terminal, Srinivas said of the newly-purchased buses, 175 buses are luxury buses.

Speaking on the occasion, Transport Department Principal Secretary P B Ramamurthy said internet browsing facility which is now available in seven Vayu Vajra buses will be extended to all Vayu Vajra buses.

When compared to bus services in various other cities in the country, the BMTC is far ahead, he said.

Lounge

Passengers heading towards the airport will have to show their flight ticket to rest in the 18-seat lounge, at the Shantinagar bus terminal, till their bus to the airport arrives.

The airconditioned lounge is constructed on an area of 562 sqft and has a television, racks for luggage, drinking water facility and rooms to freshen up. The lounge has been constructed at a cost of Rs five lakh, said P B Ramamurthy.

The BMTC Central office located at Shantinagar TTMC was also inaugurated on the occasion.

The office is equipped with a meeting hall, boardroom, GPS control room, lift facility for physically challenged persons etc.

From Monday, all official work will be carried out at the new Central office.

Source:http://www.deccanherald.com/content/...buses-its.html

[rsrikanth05]

Phew, these grey rods seem better than yellow.

[strike2]

[strike2]

The new beasts on Bangalore roads



cc KPN

[ss87]

oh Ka-57 regn gone well past 200!! great!!

[JhonJ]

12 swanky buses in BMTC fleet

BANGALORE: Twenty-seven buses - 15 from the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) stable and 12 from Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) - rolled on to the city roads on Tuesday.

Five ordinary and three Pushpak Plus eco-friendly buses and four Volvos joined the BMTC fleet. The four Volvo vehicles will be run on the Vayu Vajra route to Bengaluru International Airport.

During the current financial year, KSRTC plans to induct 919 buses including 75 Express services, 40 Karnataka Vaibhavas, 30 multiaxle, 30 non-AC, 10 Corona Sleeper, 164 ordinary and 37 rural transport buses, and operate on 350 new schedules.

"We have planned to set up five satellite depots at Sullia in Dakshina Kannada, Vijayanagara in Mysore, Hassan, Challakere and Udupi, and bus stations at Peenya, Nidagatta, Kalasapura, Sakrayapatna, Magadi, Pollibetta, Puttur and Hanur," said home and transport minister R Ashoka, who is also chairman of KSRTC and BMTC.

"Tourists from outside the state often praise the high standards we have maintained in our transport network," said CM DV Sadananda Gowda said, inducting the swanky buses into the fleet of the corporations.

source:http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/c...w/12959117.cms

[JhonJ]

BMTC will tap solar energy for its buses

BANGALORE: Public transport will go green in a few years with BMTC set to introduce solar-powered buses. Officials are in talks with research & development companies on manufacturing and operating these buses.

"We are in preliminary talks with a few Indian and foreign firms. The breakthrough will happen but it may take some more time to introduce the technology on a large scale," said CG Anand, chief mechanical engineer, production and transport planning, BMTC.

Anand said currently diesel-powered electricity is used to charge batteries. The plan is to harness solar energy to charge batteries which will help run buses through traction motors.

"This will be feasible in short-haul buses. Solar-powered buses are ideal for places like Hubli, Dharwad, Puttur, Mangalore and Gulbarga where there are over 8 hours of daily power cut. In Bangalore, acquiring land could be an issue and it'll take a minimum period of eight to nine years for the state transport department to even break even with this concept," said Harish Hande, social entrepreneur and Magsaysay Award winner, 2011.

Hande founded Selco India, a solar electric light company, which over the years has lit up over 12,000 households to emerge as India's leading solar technology firm.

BMTC officials refused to disclose the names of partner companies but they're likely to be major firms outside Bangalore.

Students' bus passes take them a bit farther. They can now travel up to 60km compared to the existing 50km. Transport minister R Ashoka said the decision to increase the limit was taken following numerous representations from student federations.He also said the salary/stipend of trainee employees of KSRTC has been increased by Rs1,000 per month and this will benefit 26,000 employees. The government will start local bus services in all cities across the state and this will be kicked off in Kolar shortly.

source:http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/c...w/12959087.cms

[strike2]

Where are the Volvo hybrids...they had told it would be inducted months back

[ss87]

Originally Posted by Ani Iyer

BMTC has stopped the services of the following routes
222G Kengeri Satellite Town-Jaynagar 4th block
222B KS Town-Shivajinagar
403 Kengeri KHB Colony-Yelahanka
403A Kengeri KHB Colony-KBS

Same happened with

7D -Banashankari to Jeevanbhimanagar
28-JP nagar 6th Phase to Sadhashivanagar
23A-JP nagar 3rd phase to Yeshvantpur RMC
19-JP nagar 6th phase to Yeshvantapur RMC
1C-JP nagar 6th phase to Yeshvantapur RMC

Also got a surprise spotting on other day-1E-now renumbered as 2/99B and runs via majestic to Mathikere-bus was from Yeshvantapur depot

[srivatsayb]

Big 10 to have AC buses on 3 routes..

http://bangalore.citizenmatters.in/a...c-from-may-4th

[gentem]

as good as 335E is renamed as AC-1, 356 renamed as AC-4.. But bannerghatta road ac is welcome which was not there i guess

[binaiks]

Originally Posted by gentem

as good as 335E is renamed as AC-1, 356 renamed as AC-4.. But bannerghatta road ac is welcome which was not there i guess

There existed a Volvo service on V-368 (Shivaji Nagar to Bannerghatta NP). However, the timings were completely awful - the bus used to make its first trip at some 1000hrs, and wind-up by 1500hrs. It was a single bus, making two round trips - and, as expected, the service was a big time flop.

[ss87]

Originally Posted by binaiks

There existed a Volvo service on V-368 (Shivaji Nagar to Bannerghatta NP). However, the timings were completely awful - the bus used to make its first trip at some 1000hrs, and wind-up by 1500hrs. It was a single bus, making two round trips - and, as expected, the service was a big time flop.

it didnt run long too-even shivajinagar-E.city volvo didnt exist frequently though it was there in 362E-G3 had some marcopolo AC's running from Brigade road but no volvo

Think AC1 wont be on route Volvo 335E-AC 1 will be on route G1 which follows 333E route

[gentem]

Originally Posted by JhonJ

Special services for Bus Day today

Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) is introducing Volvo air-conditioned vehicle in ‘G’ route on the occasion of Bus Day on Friday.

Route no G-3 from Brigade Road to Electronics City Wipro Gate would run for 30 schedules with 280 one-way trips. In addition to this, BMTC has planned to operate Volvo AC services from Shivajinagar bus station to Electronics City Wipro Gate on Route No AC-3 for six schedules with 36 trips with a frequency of every 20 minutes after every fourth ordinary vehicle. The Corporation is also operating Route No G-4 from Brigade Road to Bannerghatta National Park with 14 schedules of 152 one-way trips.

In addition, there will be Volvo AC services from Shivajinagar Bus Station to Bannerghatta National Park on Route No AC-4 with 36 trips with a frequency of every 30 minutes. From Saturday, ordinary vehicles will take over the services.

source:http://www.deccanherald.com/content/...day-today.html

good to end all east side big 10 buses in shivajinagar instead of mg road

[ss87]

Originally Posted by gentem

good to end all east side big 10 buses in shivajinagar instead of mg road

Actually they can merger the Big-10's and send it bye-passing the main bus stands-like G3 runing as B3 til Peenya-G4 can be extended along with G9 to Yelahanka-G1 and G6 can be merged and so does G5 and G12-congestion in bus stands will also reduce with this

[schumi0101]

Spotted two Volvo buses heading to Attibele from KBS yesterday. One had the regular route number 360B on its destination board while the other had 360K. Both the buses ply to Attibele via Shantinagar>>Silk Board>> EC. But still why the change in the route numbers???

[ss87]

Originally Posted by schumi0101

Spotted two Volvo buses heading to Attibele from KBS yesterday. One had the regular route number 360B on its destination board while the other had 360K. Both the buses ply to Attibele via Shantinagar>>Silk Board>> EC. But still why the change in the route numbers???

Actually 360K skips shantinagar and runs via main gate and Townhall

[binaiks]

Originally Posted by ss87

Actually 360K skips shantinagar and runs via main gate and Townhall

There used to be a Volvo on the 356 series that ran between KBS and E.City via Shantinagar-Dairy Circle-Jayadeva-Silk Board-Bommanahalli. Is it still running?