sinnar: increased frequency of buses on rural roads in Nashik | Nashik News
Nashik: The Nashik Parivahan Mahamandal Ltd (NMPML) – the transport wing of Nashik Municipal Corporation (NMC) – has increased the frequency of buses on routes like Sinnar, Trimbakeshwar from half an hour to 15 minutes and added 14 new buses.
This was done in view of increased passenger attendance in rural areas due to the ongoing wedding season. NMPML will also increase bus frequencies to Pimpalgaon from the current half hour to 15 minutes from Monday.
Milind Band, the managing director of NMPML, said school exams are underway and student attendance will decrease in the coming days once the summer vacation begins. “But at the same time passenger traffic on the routes to rural areas like Sinnar, Trimbakeshwar and Pimpalgaon will increase in the coming days due to the wedding season,” he said.
“Previously, only 14 buses were operational on two routes from Nashik to Trimbakeshwar and Sinnar with half hour frequencies. We have now added 14 more buses on both routes with 15 minute frequencies. A total of 28 buses are operational on both routes,” he said.
Additionally, the number of buses on the Nashik-Pimpalgaon route will increase from seven to 14 from Monday.
The NMC launched city bus service on July 8, 2021, with 27 buses on 11 routes. Initially, passenger attendance was 5,300 per day and daily income was Rs 1.30 lakh per day on average. Now, the daily income of the transportation service has risen to Rs 16.65 lakh, while passenger footfall has increased up to 55,000.
NMPML deployed two contractors to operate, maintain and manage the bus service for 10 years.
This was done in view of increased passenger attendance in rural areas due to the ongoing wedding season. NMPML will also increase bus frequencies to Pimpalgaon from the current half hour to 15 minutes from Monday.
Milind Band, the managing director of NMPML, said school exams are underway and student attendance will decrease in the coming days once the summer vacation begins. “But at the same time passenger traffic on the routes to rural areas like Sinnar, Trimbakeshwar and Pimpalgaon will increase in the coming days due to the wedding season,” he said.
“Previously, only 14 buses were operational on two routes from Nashik to Trimbakeshwar and Sinnar with half hour frequencies. We have now added 14 more buses on both routes with 15 minute frequencies. A total of 28 buses are operational on both routes,” he said.
Additionally, the number of buses on the Nashik-Pimpalgaon route will increase from seven to 14 from Monday.
The NMC launched city bus service on July 8, 2021, with 27 buses on 11 routes. Initially, passenger attendance was 5,300 per day and daily income was Rs 1.30 lakh per day on average. Now, the daily income of the transportation service has risen to Rs 16.65 lakh, while passenger footfall has increased up to 55,000.
NMPML deployed two contractors to operate, maintain and manage the bus service for 10 years.