Where the Delhi Government has decided to put more than 300 electric buses on the roads in the coming time. At the same time, Delhi Metro has also made preparations to run feeder buses to make the environment friendly and provide smooth travel to the passengers.Also Read:BIG Offer: BSNL is giving Rs 300 discount on these plans to these users, see if you are also in the list
Metro has also decided to run feeder buses of 24 seater 25 buses equipped with state-of-the-art facilities. All these buses will start providing their services to the passengers from 12th August. The specialty of these buses will be that there will be no conductor facility and passengers will be able to pay through smart card only.
Meanwhile, DMRC has already operated e-rickshaw for passengers in Jamia Nagar area with the aim of making last connectivity mileage and environment friendly. At the same time, Metro is also doing a good job in keeping the environment clean by operating electric buses.Also Read:Good News: These 33 services including learning license will be available from today sitting at home in Delhi
According to the Delhi Metro Rail spokesperson, the payment of fare in these feeder buses will not be done in cash, but by smart card of Metro or DTC. In these feeder buses completely contactless, there will be no conductors to give tickets. As a pilot, DMRC will start operating them on two routes from Thursday. In the first phase, 25 buses with 24 seats are being run, which is also planned to run till 100 in the month of October.
Passengers traveling in these low-floor electric buses being run for the first time in Delhi will be able to get down only at the metro station. These buses will stop only at the designated stops on the way. Passengers will not be able to board from other stoppages. Only boarding will be allowed from where the buses will stop on the way.Also Read:Free Jio phone Offer: Know all the features of this 4G phone, the company is giving the phone without taking any money
You can travel in buses with common mobility smart card
According to the spokesperson, 14 metro stations can be covered on 10 route tickets. At the same time, to get off the bus, the passenger will have to use his smart card only at the revolving door. Metro smart cards are already being used in Delhi Transport Corporation buses. Passengers will get into these through the front door and get down from the rear.
According to the information, intelligent transport system has been used in these specially designed buses. These will also have facilities like CCTV and GPS. It will also be equipped with anti-skid and anti-brake locking systems. It won’t work until all the doors are closed. The doors will not close in case of any kind of obstruction.Also Read:Google’s new WFH formula, if you live in remote areas, you will get less salary!
Bus depots have been built in Shastri Park and Majlis Park
They also have a panic button and a stop request button to deal with an emergency. These will be parked at Shastri Park and Majlis Park depots. An Operation Control Center has also been set up to monitor these buses. This is where repairs can be done. There will also be an electric connection of 2.5 MW for charging buses. Both the depots will have automatic wash plants for regular cleaning.
Feeder buses will be started on these two routes
MC-721 : Shastri Park to Gokulpuri Metro Station Via Khajuri Chowk (10.3 kms)
Shastri Park, New Usmanpur, Nayagaon Village, Jagjit Nagar, Kartar Nagar, Gamri Village, Arvind Nagar, Ghonda, Bhajanpura, Chand Bagh, Yamuna Nagar, New Mustafabad, Gokulpuri
ML-05 : Shastri Park Metro Station to Mother Dairy (7.7 kms)
Shastri Park Station Gate No.1, Metro Feeder Bus Depot, Kailash Nagar, Gandhi Nagar, Crematorium Ghat, Geeta Colony, Bank Enclave, Ramesh Park, Lalita Park, Laxmi Nagar MS, Shakarpur School Block, Ganesh Nagar, Mother Dairy Also Read:Xiaomi’s Bumper Offer: Mi TV launch with 77 inch 4K screen and 70 watt sound, 55 inch and 65 inch TVs have amazing features
This will be the fare of these buses
Up to 4 kms – Rs 10
4-8 kms- Rs 15
8-12 kms- Rs 20
Above- Rs.25
