Mumbai BRTS is a
bus rapid transit system in
Mumbai
Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — List of renamed Indian cities and states#Maharashtra, the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian States and union territories of India, state of Maharashtra and the ''de facto'' fin ...
, India.
History
The project was taken up by the
MCGM,
B.E.S.T Undertaking, and
MMRDA
Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) is a body of the Government of Maharashtra that is responsible for preparation oRegional Plan for MMRand the infrastructure development of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region. The MMRDA was se ...
to ease the traffic conditions of
Mumbai
Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — List of renamed Indian cities and states#Maharashtra, the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian States and union territories of India, state of Maharashtra and the ''de facto'' fin ...
and improve bus services. A BRTS fleet consisting of the BEST Undertaking's CNG powere
JCBLCerita buses,
Tata Starbus
Tata Starbus is a range of buses manufactured by Tata Motors. Tata Starbus is available in comprehensive range of variants, with or without low floor, with seating capacity of 16 to 67, it is available with options of diesel engine and also more ...
es, and
Tata Marcopolo Buses was introduced in 2008. However, the BRTS did not have dedicated lanes and had to share roads with regular traffic with no right of way privileges. This resulted in a system that was a BRTS only in name.
The project to provide a BRTS with dedicated lanes was first proposed in 2003.
On 7 September 2012, BEST announced that it would build BRTS with dedicated lanes on
Ghatkopar-Mankhurd Link Road (GMLR).
The project will cost and will require widening the GMLR and paving the service road with concrete.
Bus routes for Mumbai can be viewed o
Mumbai Bus Routes
In 2015 it was revealed that Mumbai's first BRTS corridor would actually be along the
Western Express Highway
The Western Express Highway, abbreviated to WEH (officially Ali Yavar Jung Marg after the former Governor of Maharashtra), is a major north–south 8-10 lane arterial road in Mumbai, India, stretching from the suburb of Mira Road to Bandra. T ...
. BRTS service is also planned for the
Eastern Express Highway
The Eastern Express Highway, abbreviated to EEH, is a city express highway serving the cities of Mumbai and Thane. It is one of the busiest and most important roads in the Mumbai Metropolitan Area and is a part of the National Highway 48. It ...
.
Hindustan Times
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File:Mumbai-BEST-Kinglong-Bus.jpg, The BEST Air-Conditioned King Long buses.
See also
* BEST Bus
The Brihanmumbai Electricity Supply and Transport Undertaking (BEST) is a civic transport and electricity provider public body based in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. It was originally set up in 1873 as a tramway company called "Bombay Tramway Com ...
* Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport
The Brihanmumbai Electricity Supply and Transport Undertaking (BEST) is a civic transport and electricity provider public body based in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. It was originally set up in 1873 as a tramway company called "Bombay Tramway Co ...
References
External links
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mumbai Brts
2008 establishments in Maharashtra
Transport in Mumbai
Bus rapid transit in India