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Double-Decker Buses To Expand Routes — Brings Improvements And Nostalgia Along
Double-decker bus service in India to expand routes soon. Double deckers to run through almost 70 routes. More details here.
Double-decker buses will now run for longer trips across India. The Transport Ministry has officially approved the service of double-deckers with a capacity of around 80 passengers.
The ministry has put forward over 70 routes, ranging between cities and even states.
Some of the main routes include, Delhi-Agra, Delhi-Jaipur, Lucknow-Gorakhpur, Vadodara-Mumbai, Srinagar-Jalandhar, Kozhikode-Kochi, Bengaluru-Mangaluru and Vishakhapatnam-Bhubaneswar.
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The ministry states that the new double-decker buses will have two service doors on the lower deck and two emergency exits for both upper and lower decks.
Nitin Gadkari, Minister of Road Transport & Highways, commented, "Double decker buses with high quality service and comfort can reduce the number of cars plying between cities in a big way. This is catching up in cities across the globe. If people get assured and good service, why will they take out their cars for long drive?"
Bus operators are yet to order builders to produce such a body design, but they believe that there will be a huge business potential to this, as these buses cover routes over 500 kilometers.
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Double-decker services have been in India, right from the 1930s. Though they were in limited numbers, they were a part of the ‘Indian nostalgia' for many. Because of their body shape, these buses tended to be a bit on the unsafe side. But since they are now going to be more common, we can expect better chassis and body designs.
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