MSRTC plans to reduce bus services on 23 more routes

  • | Friday | 23rd February, 2018

NASHIK: The Nashik division of Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation MSRTC ) has decided to slash 23 more city bus routes where the load factor was the lesser than 45. "So far we have marked 23 routes that can be discontinued after the exams are over (in the month of April) which is a normal exercise. This staff is used to run buses on inter-city routes during vacation and then is brought back when the schools re-open. It is a regular practice to cut down city bus schedules during vacation. Those who want passes will get them and the centers will be available as they were this year," the official said.

NASHIK: The Nashik division of Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation MSRTC ) has decided to slash 23 more city bus routes where the load factor was the lesser than 45."So far we have marked 23 routes that can be discontinued after the exams are over (in the month of April) which is a normal exercise. But the routes will not be re-operated in the month of June as normally expected," a senior MSRTC official said.The MSRTC, Nashik division, has already decided to cut down the number of buses operating in the city stating that city transportation was responsibility of the civic body and operation was running into huge losses."Since January 2017, we started the exercise of cutting down buses from 245 to current 155. The MSRTC faced loss of Rs 10 for every km undertaken in the city. Now, by reducing number of kilometers we have been able to cut down on the losses," the official said.On an average, the Nashik city division earned Rs 3.62 crore by running buses across 9.46 lakh km per month in the year 2017-18 as against earning of Rs 4.03 crore by running buses across 13.21 lakh km during the year 2016-17."The ratio has become better and we plan to cut down about 3,500 km during the forthcoming vacation, after the month of April. It is a regular practice to cut down city bus schedules during vacation. This staff is used to run buses on inter-city routes during vacation and then is brought back when the schools re-open. Like June 2017, the staff will not come back in June 2018 and instead the routes and buses will be cut down," the official added.When asked if the MSRTC was going to open up bus pass centers again during the next year, the officials said the pass centers - currently spread across all bus stands and in the select colleges and schools where they are held only in first week of every month - will be open next year as well."Pass centers are not an issue. Those who want passes will get them and the centers will be available as they were this year," the official said.

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