Public Works Minister (PWD), Rao Narbir Singh inaugurated the second route number 112 of the Gurugram city bus service on Friday. He flagged off the bus from Sector 10 City bus depot and also travelled in the bus.
The Minister said likewise the first route, 25 buses will be plied on the second route. The route will begin from Krishna Chowk in sector 2 to village Ghata. On either side of this route, 38 bus stops have been made. Thus, a total of 76 bus stops have been constructed. This route no.112 is about 20 km long.
The Minister said the city bus service is already being run on route number 212, on which 25 buses are being plied. On the whole, a total of 50 buses of Gurugram city bus service are being plied on two routes in Gurugram city.
The second route, will cover all the major junctions, including Krishna Chowk in sector-2- Dharam colony, Katarpuri, Columbia Hospital, Rezangla Check, Sector 23, Tau Devi Lal Park, HSVP Market Sector 22, Palam Vihar Check, Krishna Check, Hanuman Temple, Ram Check, Udhyog Vihar Phase 5, 2 and 3, Shankar Check, Mollsari Avenue Metro Station, DLF Phase 3, village Nathupur, Sikanderpur, Khushbu check, Shiv Nadar School, Sector 42/43 metro station, Genpact check, Sector-53/54 metro station, Vatika Business Center, Vatika Tower, Sector 54 Check Metro Station, Sector 55/56 Metro station, golf course extension road and the route ends at village Ghata.
In order to provide the people of Gurugram city with the facility of public transport, a special purpose vehicle (SPV) has been created by the government, GMDA, Gurugram Municipal Corporation and HSIIDC.
“The first route of this city bus service was inaugurated by the Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on September 2, 2018. In the current financial year, 200 buses would be provided for the bus service, in the first phase,” Rao said.
The passengers of this bus service would have to pay Rs 10 till 5 stops, then Rs 20 from 5 to 20 stops and Rs 30 over 20 stops. Digital ticketing facility has been started in these buses, where a discount of Rs 2 is being given on the purchase of a digital ticket.