[sustran] dedicated busway, more buses

[Ananthakrishnan]

Volvo buses from Sweden are to be placed on select routes in Bangalore,
Southern India.
The State Transport Minister, C.R.Sageer Ahmed said the first phase of the
Metro Bus Project involved a 12 km dedicated track between Jayanagar Bus
Station and Shivajinagar Bus Station, passing through Basavanagudi and
Krishnarajendra Market.

The buses of new design with three articulated compartments, can carry upto
270 passengers. While they have a tight turning circle, they need a
dedicated track to avoid accidents and to be able to move fast, the Minister
said.

The Government plans to seek the assistance of the Swedish Development
Agency to fund the purchase of the Volvo buses. The buses are expected to be
on Bangalore roads by December.  Volvo produces trucks near Bangalore and it
is likely that some buses would be built within India.

Mr.Sageer Ahmed said the Government is in the process of adding another 600
buses to the fleet of 2,200 for the city. While the BMTC would add 100
buses, private operators would add 500.

Reports say Bangalore roads cannot take more than 2,500 buses, and some of
the existing roads are already handling an overload of motor traffic.

(Excerpts from The Hindu, India, July 30, 2000)

G.Ananthakrishnan, Chennai, India
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