Airport buses to ply in March

Airport buses to ply in March
S Praveen Dhaneshkar, D H News Service, Bangalore:
Forty Volvo buses with frequency of 10-15 minutes each will ply to Devanahalli.


So what if the roads to BIAL are still on the drawing boards? The Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) is ready with the detailed routes and rate card for its air-conditioned Volvo “Airport buses,” promising a smooth ride to Devanahalli.

The BMTC has released the fares of the soon to be introduced ‘Airport Bus Service’ to BIAL, connecting the airport from eight locations of the city. “Forty Volvo buses with frequency of 10-15 minutes each will ply to Devanahalli. It would offer the commuter value for money, comfort and safety and reduce travel time” said Dastagir Sherieff, Chief Traffic Manager (Operations) BMTC.

The first batch of the ‘Airport Bus’ is expected to be delivered to BMTC by Volvo during the first or second week of March. These buses will be numbered as BIAL 1 to 7 for the first seven routes that are expected to hit the roads in the last week of March.

ROUTE TO BIAL

* Electronic City: Seven buses via Bommanahalli, Silk Board, Agara, Maratahali, K R Puram Railway Station, Hebbl, Yelahanka (Outer Ring Road)

* J P Nagar 6th Phase: Five buses via Jayanagar 4th Block, Lalbagh, Corporation, Cauvery Bhavan, Vidhana Soudha, High Grounds (Le Meridian, Windsor Manor Sheraton, Hotel Grand Ashoka), Guttahalli, Mekhri Circle, Hebbal and Yelahanka

* MCTC on Mysore Road: Five buses via Vijayanagar, Rajajinagar 1st Block, Yeshwantpur Bus Station, Malleshwaram Bus Station, Sadashivanagar Circle, Hebbal and Yelahanka

* Whitefield: Five buses via ITPL, Mahadevapura, K R Pura Railway Station, B Channasandra, Kalyan Nagar, Hebbal and Yelahanka

* Jeevan Bima Nagar: Five buses via Indiranagar, Halasoor, M G Road (Taj Residency, Hotel Oberoi), Indian Express, J C Nagar, Mekhri Circle, Hebbal and Yelahanka

* Koramangala: Five buses via Diary Circle, Shanthi Nagar Bus Station, Richmond Circle (Hotel Chancery Pavillion, Ramanashree, Woodlands, Bowring Club, Bangalore Club), J C Nagar, R T Nagar, CBI Office, Hebbal and Yelahanka

* HAL Airport: Five buses via HAL, Suranjandas Road, Indiranagar, Old Madras Road, MEG Centre, Coles Park, St John’s Road, J C Nagar, Mekhri Circle, Hebbal and Yelahanka