The Capital Region Urban Transport (CRUT) has decided to continue with the reduced fares of AC buses of its Mo Bus services for the next two months. Ticket prices of AC Mo Buses that were slashed up to 38% in December last would continue till March 31.
The decision was taken at a meeting held here on Wednesday in the presence of CRUT MD Arun Bothra.
“There has been an overwhelming response after the reduction of AC ticket fares and rationalisation of the overall fare structure. In November, our ridership was around 84,000 and the revenue was around Rs 11.75 lakh. The ridership in January was an average of 1 lakh and the revenue Rs 12 lakh per day,” said CRUT General Manager Dipti Mahapatro.
While the revenue had dropped by 1% in December compared to November, a consistent growth of 5% is seen till date as compared to December, Mahapatro added. She further informed that there was a 22%- boost in AC ridership in December.
“While 4.3 lakh people travelled in AC Mo Bus in November, 5.5 lakh footfalls were recorded in December. In January, the growth has been a consistent 9% in ridership. As on January 27, 4.7 lakh people have traveled in AC Buses,” she said.
Mahapatro further added, “The move is aimed at encouraging more commuters to use public transport services, which would significantly reduce the number of vehicles on the roads as well as the pollution level which will contribute in decreasing carbon footprint in the capital region.”