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Attention Mumbaikars! You Can Soon Commute Daily In Luxury AC Buses

The Brihanmumbai Electricity Supply and Transport (BEST) plans to include luxury buses from Mercedes-Benz, Scania and Volvo into their fleet, reports stated.

Attention Mumbaikars! You Can Soon Commute Daily In Luxury AC Buses
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The Brihanmumbai Electricity Supply and Transport (BEST) plans to include luxury buses from Mercedes-Benz, Scania and Volvo into their fleet, reports stated.

With this, the transport body aims to attract passengers who prefer travelling by road in comfort of air conditioned (AC) without having to keep an anxious eye on the road or the fuel gauge.

The public transport undertaking seems to be gearing up for direct competition with app-based bus operators and aggregator cabs.

Commuters can work, browse or make calls enroute or simply catch a power nap while their daily commute will be at ease especially during this summer heat of Mumbai.

The fares will naturally be higher than the regular fares. BEST are looking at targeting corporate entities for the same, said officials. These buses will operate from the western and eastern suburbs of Borivali and Thane and going to south Mumbai.

They will be similar to the luxury buses that currently ply on inter-city routes. Reports stated that the bus will consist cushioned seats and headrests, laptop and mobile charging points on every seat, bottled water will be available and importantly, limited halts between the suburbs and the city, among other amenities.

These halts will depend on the route, the number of passengers, a common office destination like the Bandra-Kurla Complex, Worli, Nariman Point, Lower Parel and Prabhadevi.

The starting points are likely to be from Thane, Mulund and Ghatkopar in the eastern suburbs and Borivali, Goregaon and Andheri in the western suburbs. However, pick-up and drop points will depend on the demand.

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