Wednesday, May 17, 2006
One of the Good Things in Bangalore
I know I have been complaining abt Bangalore a lot on occasion. But I must reiterate its not all that bad. All I ususally mean, is that its no Bombay. Of course, I am biased towards my home city. Who wouldn't be? It also helps that I grew up next to the sea!
No, dont worry.. nobody has a gun to my head... This is being written of my on volition. :-)
What made me say this all of a sudden? Well, the initiative is not very new. Almost three months have elapsed now. The Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC), suddenly grew some brains, and implemented something every office goer would dream about - AC Public Transport. Yes, thats right, they introduced the AC Volvo bus for commuters.
The Volvo that plies on Bangalore Roads
Now thats smart thinking. A lot of people use this bus, on my route to work. After 8 am, its quite tough to get a seat in these buses. I hear, however, that en route to Electronics City, the buses go empty.
Whats better, is that these buses make travel economical. For a distance of nearly 12 kilometres, from my house to work, the fare is substantially cheaper than auto, and not that much more expensive that the regular bus. (Why auto? well Bangalore did not begin as a big enough city to have taxis!)
The fare :
No, dont worry.. nobody has a gun to my head... This is being written of my on volition. :-)
What made me say this all of a sudden? Well, the initiative is not very new. Almost three months have elapsed now. The Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC), suddenly grew some brains, and implemented something every office goer would dream about - AC Public Transport. Yes, thats right, they introduced the AC Volvo bus for commuters.
The Volvo that plies on Bangalore Roads
Now thats smart thinking. A lot of people use this bus, on my route to work. After 8 am, its quite tough to get a seat in these buses. I hear, however, that en route to Electronics City, the buses go empty.
Whats better, is that these buses make travel economical. For a distance of nearly 12 kilometres, from my house to work, the fare is substantially cheaper than auto, and not that much more expensive that the regular bus. (Why auto? well Bangalore did not begin as a big enough city to have taxis!)
The fare :
Auto: Rs. 100/-It gets better! The frequency, again on my route, which btw is Airport Road to ITPL, is amazing - every 30 minutes! So its convenient as well. What more can anyone ask for? It gives u comfort with convenience. And one can always trust Volvo to give you a comfortable ride.
Regular BMTC Bus: Rs 9/-
AC Volvo: Rs 24/-
posted by zoxcleb @ 09:33 
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Lucky you but relax I have no intentions to go jealous again ;)
Gr8 buses I am commuting via blueline for 4 hours each day and its horrible. I wish the capital will learn from Banglore.
Gr8 buses I am commuting via blueline for 4 hours each day and its horrible. I wish the capital will learn from Banglore.
@tanvi
one would hope so... u need to be studing, rather than getting jealous!
read abt ur commute... but i guess its all well in the end.. optimism.. that keeps me going..
i hope the capital leanrs only this part from blore.. and nothing else. :-)
@advitiya
now that i will agree with. the metro, from the pictures i have seen are amazing..
and today it was madness.. as crowded as a bombay local in rush hour (flowing with traffic!).
one would hope so... u need to be studing, rather than getting jealous!
read abt ur commute... but i guess its all well in the end.. optimism.. that keeps me going..
i hope the capital leanrs only this part from blore.. and nothing else. :-)
@advitiya
now that i will agree with. the metro, from the pictures i have seen are amazing..
and today it was madness.. as crowded as a bombay local in rush hour (flowing with traffic!).
Its great... Simply superb.. I did try it out once.. Kewl...
Thnk god, They are changing with time...
Thnk god, They are changing with time...
Dude bombay locals are errr crazy... it's like you look and realise the fact that nobody in our country uses contraceptives...
And when its the last stop...good lord... Thank god I had a prior warning or else would have been crushed. They ran like there was gold inside the train!!!
And when its the last stop...good lord... Thank god I had a prior warning or else would have been crushed. They ran like there was gold inside the train!!!
@equilibrium
i wont go so far as to say that! its not a discrete world. there are good things, and there are bad things.. one good thing doesnt make it a rocking place.. and for all its bad things, this city does not suck! :-)
@praveen
yes it is a comfortable journey. yest went from EPIP to MG by the bus. only 30 bucks.. and extremely comfortable. actually enjoyed the bus ride!
@advitiya
so u've been in them! and yes, they are madness.. but its fun in a way. i used it for 4 years travelling one hour either way to college and back. from ur description i gather u were travelling at peak hours! and ur last stop was some major terminus. do u remember which one?
@tanvi
thats a good way to put optimism to use! :-)
i wont go so far as to say that! its not a discrete world. there are good things, and there are bad things.. one good thing doesnt make it a rocking place.. and for all its bad things, this city does not suck! :-)
@praveen
yes it is a comfortable journey. yest went from EPIP to MG by the bus. only 30 bucks.. and extremely comfortable. actually enjoyed the bus ride!
@advitiya
so u've been in them! and yes, they are madness.. but its fun in a way. i used it for 4 years travelling one hour either way to college and back. from ur description i gather u were travelling at peak hours! and ur last stop was some major terminus. do u remember which one?
@tanvi
thats a good way to put optimism to use! :-)
Yeah... one of my close friends is a die hard mumbaikar(did I spell that right) and he said if I did not travel in the local while visiting, I would be doing an injustice to the city. I had to save the ticket to prove to him that I did travel.
I was at IIT powaii and went from Vikhroli to Churchgate... you tell me where I changed...I don't remember that...
I was at IIT powaii and went from Vikhroli to Churchgate... you tell me where I changed...I don't remember that...
@equilibrium
hehe
@advitiya
yes u did spell it right :-)
and yes.. he's correct u know.. its just part of the mumbai experience :-P
Vikhroli to CCG? now thats a tough one.. esp considerin they on different lines.. u must have gone to VT.. unless u changed at Dadar! ahh.. those days!
@sujata
thanks.
ohio must be way better tho.
hehe
@advitiya
yes u did spell it right :-)
and yes.. he's correct u know.. its just part of the mumbai experience :-P
Vikhroli to CCG? now thats a tough one.. esp considerin they on different lines.. u must have gone to VT.. unless u changed at Dadar! ahh.. those days!
@sujata
thanks.
ohio must be way better tho.
Dadar! Now I remember!
We were a dramatics team from college for the IIT fest and we went all together singing weird songs and got on to the first compartment where there was a goat, fisherwomen and fodder... It was hilarious...our director freaked out...people were staring.. we were all dressed to go clubbing in the carriage compartment! Oh fun!
We were a dramatics team from college for the IIT fest and we went all together singing weird songs and got on to the first compartment where there was a goat, fisherwomen and fodder... It was hilarious...our director freaked out...people were staring.. we were all dressed to go clubbing in the carriage compartment! Oh fun!
@advitiya
LOL!!
that sounds hilarious.. am sure the local junta would have been quite amused too!
@jetru
ur claim abt the weather is all a matter of opinion. the lack of humidity here drives me nuts!
what on earth did ur last line mean?
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LOL!!
that sounds hilarious.. am sure the local junta would have been quite amused too!
@jetru
ur claim abt the weather is all a matter of opinion. the lack of humidity here drives me nuts!
what on earth did ur last line mean?
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