Archive · 4 Oct 2026
Bharat Taxi Plans Expansion to 12 Uttar Pradesh Cities
Bharat Taxi is an app that people can use to book rides.
It already works in five cities in Uttar Pradesh.
The company plans to bring it to 12 more cities within a month.
Ayodhya, Agra and Meerut are expected to get the service before Navratri.
Nine other cities are planned for a later phase.
More than 50,000 drivers in the state have joined so far.
The network may also include people who drive motorcycles and auto-rickshaws.
The expansion is being prepared ahead of busy festival travel.
Bharat Taxi plans to expand into 12 more Uttar Pradesh cities within a month.
Ayodhya, Agra and Meerut are slated to join before Navratri.
The next phase is planned to include nine additional cities, among them Mathura, Firozabad and Rae Bareli.
The service is currently available in Lucknow, Gorakhpur, Varanasi, Kanpur and Prayagraj.
More than 50,000 drivers in Uttar Pradesh have joined the platform; plans also include two- and three-wheeler drivers.
- Who
- Bharat Taxi, with Uttar Pradesh government preparations cited by the article.
- What
- Plans to extend its app-based transport network to 12 more cities, including taxi and two- and three-wheeler drivers.
- When
- The article is dated October 3, 2026; the expansion is planned within a month, with Ayodhya, Agra and Meerut targeted before Navratri.
- Where
- Uttar Pradesh, India.
- Why
- To provide more transport options during festival-season travel and connect local drivers with passengers.
- Planned expansion
- 12 additional cities within a month
- Before Navratri
- Ayodhya, Agra and Meerut
- Currently served cities
- Lucknow, Gorakhpur, Varanasi, Kanpur and Prayagraj
- Next-phase cities
- Firozabad, Muzaffarnagar, Mathura, Hapur, Sitapur, Hathras, Etawah, Mirzapur and Rae Bareli
- Drivers already connected
- More than 50,000 in Uttar Pradesh
- Planned vehicle options
- Taxis, two-wheelers and three-wheelers