In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, bus services connecting Navi Mumbai on the Kalyan-Vashi and Kalyan- Konkan Bhavan- CBD Belapur routes were called off by the civic transport body along with all other routes.
After demand from the commuters, the Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Transport (KDMT) resumed its civic bus services on these routes on Friday as this is one of the popular routes in the city many people travel to Vashi and Konkan Bhavan from Kalyan for work.
“Many travel to Vashi and Belapur from Kalyan and there was no service earlier for them. Since the lockdown has eased and people are moving out for work, we want them to use civic buses for transportation. People used to depend on railway or private vehicles for transportation,” said KDMT general manager Milind Dhat in conversation with Hindustan Times
The buses to Vashi will start at 7:15 am from ST depot in Kalyan (W). This bus service will be available at 30-minute frequency. From Kalyan (E) the service will be available only once in the morning at 8.15 am at Shreeram Chowk.
On the first day, nearly 460 passengers took the KDMT buses to Vashi and Konkan Bhavan. The civic body has also issued a dedicated time table for the services on these routes.
Considering the need for social distancing inside the buses, the KDMT has made it mandatory for the passengers to wear masks.
“We are trying to improve the service by adding more and more routes. Passengers taking the civic bus will be allowed in only if they wear a mask otherwise there will be no entry,” added Dhat.
Presently the KDMT has 137 buses out of which only 52 of them are functioning, as many buses are to be repaired. Out of the 52 buses, twenty are given to the Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Corporation for Covid duty purposes.
The KDMT that initiated its services from Kalyan Dombivli since 1999, had added the Kalyan-Vashi route in 2001 and Dombivli-Vashi route in 2007-08. The Shreeram Chowk - Vashi route service was also added in 2008. Several times, these routes were cancelled by the KDMT due to lack of passengers earlier.
Route No. 11: Kalyan-Vashi (To and Fro)
KALYAN TO VASHI
First bus: 7.15am
Last bus: 9.30pm
Timings : 7.15am, 8.15am (Shreeram Chowk-Vashi), 10.15am, 11.15am, 12.30pm, 2.15pm, 4pm, 8 pm, 8.30pm, 9pm and 9.30pm.
VASHI TO KALYAN
First bus: 8.45am
Last bus: 11.05pm
Timings: 8.45am, 10am , 12.30pm, 1pm, 2.15pm , 3.55pm, 5.45pm (Vashi to Shreeram Chowk), 9.35pm, 10.05pm, 10.35pm and 11.05pm.
Route No. 15: Kalyan-CBD Belapur (To and Fro)
KALYAN- KONKAN BHAVAN (CBD BELAPUR)
First bus: 7am
Last bus: 6. 15pm
Timings: 7am, 8am, 9am, 11am, 12pm, 4pm, 5pm, 5.30pm, 6.15pm
KONKAN BHAVAN TO KALYAN
First bus: 9am
Last bus: 7.50pm
Timings: 9am, 9.20am, 10.30am, 12.45pm, 1.45pm, 6.15pm, 6.45pm, 7.10pm, 7.50pm.
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