Highlights
1. The area from across the canal to NIT has been connected to this service, initially 10 buses are being run.
2. Union Minister Krishnapal Gurjar and Transport Minister Moolchand Sarma flagged off buses
Good news for Faridabad Districts of Haryana. Now they will not have to use auto or their personal means to move from one part of the city to another. The Faridabad Metropolitan Development Authority has started city bus service from Saturday. Union Minister of State Krishnapal Gurjar and Transport Minister Moolchand Sharma flagged off this bus service from Ballabhgarh Bus Depot.
The special thing is that the maximum fare of these buses is 30 rupees, that is, passengers will be able to travel across the city by sitting in AC buses for a minimum fare of 10 rupees and maximum rupees 30 rupees. For this, the selected routes have also been selected. The routes designed for city bus service touch the entire city, that is, the route covers all parts of the city. Initially, 10 buses are being run. After this, their number will be increased according to the demand. Not only this, city bus service will be safest for women. Because all kinds of security arrangements have been made in the bus.
Buses will run on 4 routes now
Route number 902: The bus will run from NIT bus stand at 7.15 am. Its route will be Hardware Chowk, Bata Metro Station, Hardware Chowk, Dabua Colony, Mulla Hotel and BK Chowk.
Route number 904: The bus will leave Ballabgarh at 7.00 am. From Bypass Road, Sector 37, Palla Chowk, Sector 30, Khedi Bridge, Escorts Sector 14/15, Sector 12 will reach Badarpur Border at 8.05 am. It will run from Ballabhgarh at 6.24 pm and reach Badarpur at 7.29 pm.
Route number 905: Puri Pranayam Society will run from Sector 28 Metro Station to Sector 89, Amrita Hospital, Anmol Society. This bus will run from Sector 28 at 7.00 am. Puri Pranayam Society will arrive at 7.38 pm. In the evening Sector 28 to 6.56 will run and Puri Pranayam Society will arrive at 7.34 pm.
Route number 906: Neelam will run from Azraunda metro station to Bata metro station via BPTP, Naharpar, Khedipul Chowk and Metro Hospital. Bata will run from the metro station at 7.00 am. Neelam Chowk will arrive at the Ajaraunda metro station at 7.38 pm. In the evening, this bus will run from Bata Metro at 7.40 am and will reach Neelam Azraunda metro station at 8.18 am.
Greater Faridabad benefits the most
With the introduction of city bus service, people of Greater Faridabad will benefit more. Because the people living in the societies here had to use private means to move to other parts of the city or to pay a high fare in auto.
The maximum fare is up to 30 rupees
CNG-run city bus service is fully air-conditioned. There is a minimum fare of 10 rupees and a maximum fare of 30 rupees. Along with this, smart card facility will also be provided on the lines of metro to travel in these buses. The traveler will get a discount of up to two rupees for traveling with a smart card.
Buses have this facility
In these 37 seats buses, 74 passengers will be able to travel together. Each seat of this bus has a fan, annunciation system, three CCTV cameras and fire system. In such a situation, these buses will be the safest for women. The special thing is that a display has also been installed inside the bus, in which about every stoppage will be displayed. The price of a bus is said to be around 87 lakh rupees.
