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BMTC Feeder service to City Railway Stations!
Written By kbsyed61 - 23 June, 2010
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Deccan Herald carried a news item quoting BMTC about its plans to start a feeder service connecting BMTC Bus Stand and the City Railway Station.
"...A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) is in the offing between the BMTC and the South-Western Railways to introduce free mini bus services between the city railway station and the BMTC bus stand.
Passengers now have to rely on auto services to get to the bus stand. They are charged Rs 14, the minimum fare, for the half a kilometre distance between the bus stand and the railway station.
But within a week’s time, three mini buses would ply between the two stops from 5 am to 10 pm every day. The Corporation is also planning to launch bus services from Yeshwanthpur and Cantonment railway stations to different destinations in the city and a fleet of 40 buses will be on service..."
http://www.deccanherald.com/content/76974/riding-infoway-airport.html
Courtesy - Deccan Herald
Any body remember this? Around this time last year, Praja team had made a presentation to BMTC suggesting such feeder service. Hope BMTC does it right and continues it.
COMMENTS
ss87 - 24 June, 2010 - 17:12
A blue swaraj mazda gas been spotted entering railway station with the letters "Free service" . Hopefully now many people can come over to majestic and take a bus home rather than walking to majestic or citing the same reason for taking an auto-it will save us from being at the mercy of auto drivers
pathykv - 25 June, 2010 - 02:49
It is a great relief to have shuttle buses bet. City Rly. Stn. and Bus Stn. I read in TOI that City Station also will have 40 buses to various destinations. These can be of Vayu Vajra type with provision for luggage.
Ultimately when the Majestic Bus Station is revamped there should be seamless interchange bet. trains/ BMTC buses/KSRTC buses and Metro trains.
K.V.Pathy
Railway Passengers to get Volvo Ride
ss87 - 1 July, 2010 - 16:25
Passengers to get Volvo connectivtiy soon-BMTC plans to start off with Yeshvantapur railway station and is waiting for the permission for the same. it first plans by diverting Volvo 258C bound to Nelamangla via the station
For more news on same
http://bangaloremirror.com/article/10/2010070120100701033439476b001588/Rail-passengers-may-get-Volvo-connect
KBS- SBC Station Shuttle - More publicity needed
Vasanth - 25 August, 2010 - 11:41
Railway station to Majestic shuttle has been introduced after a long battle with Railways. It is free of cost. Please use that in case of travelling by Train:
Vasanth - 23 June, 2010 - 08:16
Atlast we are able to get this after a long wait... A big sigh of relief. I was not taking train due to problem of reaching railway station. It is no more now...
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