According to a data released by the Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST), around 25,000 Mumbaikars commuted through the all-night Ganesh darshan bus services within a week of its launch.
Reports stated that from September 3 to September 8, from 10 pm till 6 am, there were bus services at intervals of 25 minutes. Provision for a tour on the open deck heritage buses was also made available during this period.
With this, BEST earned a revenue of ₹4.60 lakh through all night buses during Ganeshotsav.
Official said that on the first night, around 500 passengers made use of these services while overall 4,000 passengers used this service on the second night.
Meanwhile, BEST provided hop-on hop-off (HOHO) bus services from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus to Wadala depot via Lalbaug and Dadar at ₹60.
Around 1,726 people availed HOHO and open deck heritage bus tours, while 25,000 visited Ganesh pandals across the city with the help of the BEST all-night bus service.
This HOHO bus service was available for ordinary, limited as well as air-conditioned bus services that operate during night hours.
The response for these services has been overwhelming and shall increase such provisions keeping in mind the requirements of the commuters going forward. This year the excitement was double among the devotees as they are visiting after a gap of two years, official added.
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