The Brihanmumbai Electricity Supply and Transport (BEST) received eight new air-conditioned (AC) double decker buses over the last few days, the recent one being on May 29.
The transport body is awaiting approval from the RTO for the commencement of these buses, said BEST general manager Lokesh Chandra.
Once approved, there will be a total of 12 AC double decker buses running on Mumbai roads giving a boost to the city’s sustainable public transport system. Four buses are already running across the city.
It will first introduce the services on the existing routes, which include CSMT-Backbay route.
These 12 buses are expected to run 70 trips every day on CSMT-Backbay and CSMT-Museum routes, as well as a round route to and from Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Chowk.
These buses pass through important areas such as Churchgate, Nariman Point, Cuffe Parade etc. In all, BEST plans to get 200 such AC double decker buses for Mumbai.
Besides, the BEST will soon introduce these AC double decker buses on route 123 (Tardeo-RC Chowk) and route 116 (CSMT-Gateway of India). These are popular routes, which will give BEST an idea about the demand for AC double-decker buses.
Later, it will be introduced in suburbs after 30-40 AC double decker buses are added in its fleet.
Additionally, seven additional such buses are expected to arrive next month.
Until last week, there were only two such buses in their fleet, which first ran in February. Earlier in May, two more AC double decker buses were added to the city roads.
At present, there are around 4,000 passengers who use these AC double-decker buses each day. Each of these buses has a carrying capacity of 90 passengers.
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