The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) on Monday introduced the first 24 feeder buses of its new fleet of 400 buses. lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung flagged off the new fleet of 24 DMRC feeder buses which will ply on four new State Transport Authority (STA) approved routes. DMRC’s smart cards will be valid for travel on these buses.
“These buses are a part of a new fleet of 400 buses that the DMRC is going to introduce on 80 STA approved routes in a phased manner within the coming year,” said Anuj Dayal, Executive Director (Corporate Communications), DMRC. While 300 buses will be low-floor, the remaining 100 will be standard floor. These buses will have a seating capacity for 26 passengers. These buses will be equipped with CCTV cameras and will be monitored through the Global Positioning System (GPS). Electronic display boards will prominently display the destinations on the buses.
An SMS-based information system has been started to give details about the feeder bus service to commuters. Accordingly, anyone can SMS <BUS STOP CODE> to mobile no. 9968955370 to get live availability status of Metro feeder bus on mobile. DMRC is currently operating a fleet of 117 buses on 14 routes across the city with an average ridership of 55,000. Maximum ridership of 67,565 was recorded on May 22 on these feeder buses. There are five home depots — Shastri Park, Kohat Enclave, Janakpuri West, Dwarka Sector 10 and Chhatarpur.