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Mumbai: Mumbaikars have got a new gift from BEST. Country’s first Electric AC Double Decker Bus service is starting in Mumbai. It was told that the first new double decker bus will run from Bandra-Kurla Complex to Bandra Station from Tuesday.
To make travel more convenient for Mumbaikars, BEST is introducing electric AC double decker bus for the first time in its fleet. These buses will ply on CSMT to Nariman Point, Colaba to Worli and Kurla to Santacruz routes in South Mumbai.
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The minimum fare of this bus has been kept at Rs.6. The special feature of this double decker is that these buses are air-conditioned, more seating area, CCTV, can run 120 km on a single charge for three hours. By the end of March, 50 double decker AC electric buses from BEST will come into service.
It is yet another milestone achievement for us, as we delivered the first set of SWITCH EiV 22 to BEST today. This is India’s first electric air-conditioned double-decker bus. These carbon-neutral buses are equipped with latest technology, highest safety & best-in-class features. pic.twitter.com/jeQaPiwets
— Dheeraj Hinduja (@hinduja_dheeraj) February 13, 2023
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900 AC Double Decker
BEST is planning to introduce electric air-conditioned double-decker buses to reduce pollution on Mumbai’s roads. A total of 900 AC double decker buses will run in Mumbai in the next two years. In the first phase, 200 double decker buses will be inducted into the fleet.
BEST has 3,680 buses in its fleet
BEST has a fleet of over 3,680 buses, which includes 2,440 Ordinary AC and Non-AC CNG buses, 396 Electric AC and 25 Hybrid AC buses. According to BEST, keeping in view the increasing number of passengers, new AC and non AC buses will be inducted into the service.
