In order to increase the frequency of bus service, the Rajkot Municipal Corporation (RMC) has introduced two more air-conditioned buses on its Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) corridor.
Following this, commuters will now get a bus at each of 18 bus stops on the 150-feet Ring Road every 20 minutes.
With this the number of buses plying on the 10.7 km-long corridor from Gondal Chowkdi to Madhapar Chowkdi has risen to four.
The civic body plans to deploy 10 buses on BRTS corridor before November end. The idea is that commuters should get a bus at every bus stop every eight minutes once all the 10 buses are deployed.
Reports suggest that on an average, 5,000 commuters use buses daily and the number is expected to increase in the coming days as number of buses on corridor increases.
The BRTS project is being implemented under Centre sponsored Jawaharlal Nehru Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) in the city.
RMC started running semi-high floor AC buses on BRTS corridor from October 1 in the city. With a view to popularize the service amongst the masses as a viable public transport, RMC is not charging anything from commuters for the first three months.
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