Punjab govt revises bus fare for buses to run under BRTS scheme
Kanwar Inder Singh/ royalpatiala.in
Punjab state transport department has issued a notification, revising bus fare for the buses to be run under (Bus rapid transit) BRTS scheme. Currently this scheme is available at Amritsar.
Amritsar MetroBus (Amritsar BRTS) is the bus rapid transit system (BRTS) in the city of Amritsar. Amritsar MetroBus allows easy travel to different places in city like the Golden Temple, Jallianwala Bagh, Guru Nanak Dev University and Khalsa College for nominal fares. The time gap or frequency between two buses on the same route is five minutes. The project was commenced on 19 September, 2013[13] and was launched on 28 January, 2019 with the cost of ₹545 crore
Some of the key features of Amritsar BRTS are:
Automatic Doors at metro Stations for passengers safety
Overheard bridges for pedestrians
Two different lanes for movement of buses in both directions
Intersections will act as boarding place for the buses
Complete Air conditioned buses
Automated doors of all buses
Lifts for commuters at Metro Stations on elevated corridor
A special Metro smart Card similar to that like in Metro Rails
Smart Announcements at Metro Stations and in Metro Buses similar to those in Metro Railways
Retrofitted Metro Stations on elevated corridor
July 13,2021
