Mumbai: With all those who are fully vaccinated to travel by local trains from August 15, the best transportation business expects a daily increase in Pancion Bus by 4-5 lakh on the feeder route 51.
“Our current daily rider is around 21 lakh and we hope this goes beyond 25 lakh, “said an official.
The effort has planned to use more buses on the feeder route outside the train station from August 15.
The first day became a public holiday, it did not expect in a hurry, but would spread the maximum number from Monday outside the station in the center, port and western lines.
The best will reduce several routes along the north-south axis (parallel with the railway) because commuters make a switch to a local train.
“The point-to-point trip from the station to the office or your workplace for the last miles connectivity will be in demand.
Until now, office visitors and workers will be among our daily passengers.
After college and school restart, we will be back, us Will add more motorists, “said an official from the best traffic wing.
Best has a buildup of around 35 lakh every day before the pandemic.
“I am ready to go with a suburban train to the office because I was fully vaccinated, but the bus also played an important role in my journey,” said Dinesh Salian, a Kalyan resident whose office was in Nariman Point.
He remembered how he would wait in the queue outside the CSMT to take a bus for Nariman Point.
Best has been asked not to bring standes.
So, unless it increases the frequency and distributes more buses on a busy route, it won’t be able to serve in a hurry.
The best plan to have an inspector outside the larger train station like CSMT, Churchgate, Kurla, etc.
to assess the crowd and use a wireless system to request the closest depot or wadala control room to send more buses to clean rush.-Somit.Sen
Best see 100% increase in feeder routes from August 15
