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Indore Relaunches Organised Transport With Electric AC Buses
Indore has restarted its organised public bus service after almost 20 years.
The new buses use electricity instead of conventional fuel.
They have air conditioning to make journeys more comfortable.
Cameras and live tracking are meant to improve safety and monitoring.
Women can use panic buttons in emergencies.
Passengers will be able to pay digitally or through UPI.
Special passes will be available for students and differently-abled passengers.
The buses will connect Indore with several cities, and the fleet may eventually grow to 150 buses.
Indore relaunched organised public transport on Wednesday after nearly two decades.
The new buses offer air conditioning, CCTV, panic buttons and live tracking.
Digital and UPI ticketing, along with concessional passenger passes, will be available.
AICTSL will operate inter-city services linking Indore with cities including Ujjain, Bhopal and Ahmedabad.
The PM E-Bus Seva fleet currently has 70 buses and is planned to grow to 150.
- Who
- The Madhya Pradesh government and Atal Indore City Transport Services Limited, along with participating officials and bus operators.
- What
- Indore relaunched organised public transport using electric, air-conditioned buses with safety and digital-ticketing features.
- Where
- At the Atal Indore City Transport Services Limited premises in Indore, Madhya Pradesh.
- When
- Wednesday; the articles do not provide a calendar date.
- Why
- To revive organised public transport after nearly two decades and expand connections to other cities and important destinations.
Key facts
- Current electric fleet
- 70 buses operate under the PM E-Bus Seva.
- Planned fleet
- The electric-bus fleet is planned to increase to 150 buses.
- Bus features
- Air conditioning, panic buttons for women, CCTV surveillance and live tracking.
- Payment options
- Digital and UPI ticketing will be available.
- Passenger concessions
- Concessional, student and differently-abled passenger passes will be offered.
- Inter-city destinations
- Routes will connect Indore with Dhar, Ratlam, Ujjain, Bhopal, Jabalpur, Khandwa, Ahmedabad, Jaipur and Nagpur, among others.
- Service programmes
- The launch covered the Chief Minister Sugam Parivahan Seva and PM E-Bus Seva Vandan programme.
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