The newly launched electric buses in the city will ply on a new route, connecting Lucknow to the rural areas around, starting October 25. This will be the first time that such a service will be deployed in these areas, wherein commuters will be able to travel to and from the city, in the comfort of new state-of-the-art e-buses. The trials for the same are currently underway.
Comfortable and affordable travel for all
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The new routes will be covered by 10 electric buses, all of which will be fully air-conditioned. The fares for the e-buses will range from ₹5 for 3 km to ₹37 for more than 25 km. Here’s the full price chart for the same: Complete Price Chart:
- Up to 3 km- 05. 00
- 3.1 km to 06 km- 11.00
- 6.1 km to 11km- 16.00
- 11.1 km to 15 km – 21.00
- 15.1 km to 20 km- 26.00
- 20.1 km to 25 km- 32.00
- over 25.1 km- 37.00
Labelled as Route-1102, the stretch covers a distance of 30.2 km, which includes 28 scheduled stoppages. The service will start from Ghantaghar Chowk and end at Mal Thana. Here’s a more detailed description, including all the stoppages:
➡Ghantaghar Chowk➡Koneshwar Chauraha➡Tehseenganj➡Thakurganj➡Balaganj Chauraha ➡Era hospital➡Dubagga Petrol Pump➡Dubagga Fruit and Vegetable Market➡Sitapur Bypass➡Dubagga Bus station➡ Andhe Ki Chowki➡Lal Nagar Kheda➡Samadh Nagar➡Bhakharbagh➡Haluapur Square➡Hafiz Kheda➡Kasmandi Kala➡Wajid Nagar➡Madavanna➡Himmat Kheda➡ Nabi Panah➡Bhatta Chouraha➡Messidha➡Mal Thana
Leveraging technological advancement for the rural benefit
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These new buses can run up to 120 km instead of the earlier 80 km, on a single charge. This means that these buses are capable of covering more areas now. As per the City Transport, MD Pallav Bose, this is why the decision to run e-buses in rural areas has been finalised.
