BMTC has x000 buses, and with those many buses, it runs y000 routes. The route to bus ratio comes to around xx, and here is how it compares with some other bus systems.
City | Buse | Routes | Ratio |
Mumbai | tbd | ||
Chennai | tbd | ||
London | tbd | ||
Paris | tbd | ||
Bangalore | tbd |
While high route to bus ratio may provide a picture that the bus system has good reach and coverage, that may be misleading because the high ratio could imply lower frequencies. In case of BMTC, it has deployed a significant number of buses on long point to point routes, and further, has variations (333A, B, C, D etc) to add more buses on large PTP routes. Running more routes means you have fewer buses on each route, and hence the frequency is expected to be lower (fewer buses deployed on each route). Perceived reliability of a bus service depends on wait time at bus stops, and that in turn depends on on two key aspects
Since BMTC operates in mixed and congested traffic conditions, it can guarantee punctuality at point closer of origin. Larger the route, further the bus stop from origin, harder it is to predict arrival times. Shorter route, in theory, give you better chances of running predictable schedules.
Other way of increasing commuter preception on reliability is to offer higher frequencies. Current examples of this would be BMTC's 335E (Majestic to ITPL) and 365 (Majestic to Benerghatta Park) Volvo routes.
Beyond the simple description above, there are further detailed ideas and suggestions on how BMTC can improve on its routing system. Refer to these pages for some:
Based on major discussions in praja we have seen that the main issue in switching over to public transport is not knowing the routes of the buses as majority board are in Kannada only. Hence I just thought of starting this blog where any query regarding BMTC routes would be answered. Answers will be based on the frequent routes available as it is impossible to know the timings of each and every bus plying on 2000 odd routes in Bangalore. any person who wished to know the route may please post the same in this blog.
Book to hold together all other wikis and posts related to the crowdsourcing driven BMTC Maps project. Edit this wiki page as the project grows.
A few folks at Praja are trying to create some handy, cool and easy to understand maps for buses. In the initial phases their focus has been on the volvo routes.
Attached is the completed vajra map. The plan is that there will be one more map/side which will accompany this map, which shows each route individiually in a straight line - showing ALL the stops. Now to create this map, we need to collect data regarding the list of all the stops the bus stops at. This complete info is not mentioned on the BMTC site.
Can we do this true Praja style? Below is the first list of bus routes. We will make 2 more posts to cover all the vajra routes. We need to make sure that all the bus stops covered by the route are covered in "via places".
How to fill the table?
If you have bus stops to add, make sure you do that in the correct order. Suppose I have to add murugeshpallya to route number 335E. Since it comes between Manipal Hospital and AECS Layout. I will add it in between the two. Then I will add my praja-id under the "revised by" column. Since the bus route is not complete yet the answer to the last column is No. If you think the route is complete change that to yes so that we can get working on that.
335E |
Majestic (KBS) |
Kadugodi Bus Station |
Mayo Hall, Manipal Hospital, Murugeshpallya, AECS Layout, ITPL |
shekhar_mittal | No |
If you are having trouble adding it urself, just make a comment below this wiki and we will make the changes ourself.
Route Number | Origin | Destination | Via Places | Revised by | Is it final? |
2 |
Majestic (KBS) |
J.P.Nagara PH VI |
Corporation, JC Rd./Lalbagh Rd, RV Road, Lalbagh Main Gate, South End Circle, Jayanagara 4th Block, 9th Main Jayanagar, SSMRV, J P Ngr 15th Cross, Sarakki |
Narayan82 | yes |
195 |
Chandra Layout |
Shivajinagara Bus Station |
Income Tax Layout, Vijayanagara, Tol Gate, Magadi Road, Rajajinagar 6th Block, Okalipuram, Majestic (KBS), Maharani College, Vidhan Soudha, GPO, Indian Express |
SB_YPR | Yes |
276 |
Majestic (KBS) |
Vidyaranyapura |
Central Talkies, Malleshwaram Circle, Malleshwaram 11th Cross, Malleshwaram, 15th Cross, Malleshwaram 18th Cross, IISC, Sadashivanagar Police Station, Devasandra, CPRI, MS Ramaiah Hospital, Kuvempu Circle, BEL Circle, BEL Hospital, Nanjappa Circle,... |
IDS | No |
365 |
Majestic (KBS) |
Bannerghatta National Park |
Maharani College, Nruptunga Road,Richmond Circle, Shanthi Nagar, Wilson Garden Police Station,Dairy Circle, jayadeva fly over, Bilekahalli, Arekere Gate, Hulimavu Gate, Meenakshi temple, Kalena Agrahara, Gottigere, Bannerghatta |
Narayan82 | Yes |
505 |
Electronic City |
ITPL |
Bommanahalli,Agara,Marathahalli Bridge, Kundalahalli Gate,Sri Sri Sathya Sai Hospital. |
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201R |
Srinagara |
C.V.Raman Nagara |
Mysore bank colony,Hosakerahalli, Kamakhya, Banashankari, Jayanagar 5th Block, Jayanagar 9th Block, BTM Layout, Madivala, Koramangla water tank, Dell, Domlur 100 ft road,Indiranagar 100ft road,CMH Road/CMH Hospital, Thippasandra Cross, BEML Gate, Bagmane Tech park. |
SB_YPR | No |
258C |
Majestic (KBS) |
Nelamangala |
Central Talkies, Malleshwaram Circle, Malleshwaram 11th Cross, Malleshwaram, 15th Cross, Malleshwaram 18th Cross, IISC, Yeshwanthpura, Goraguntepalya, Peenya, Jalahalli Cross, Dasarahalli, Makali, Binnamangala |
SB_YPR | No |
276G |
Vidyaranyapura |
Electronic City |
Sadashivanagara Police Station, Maharani's College, Cauvery Bhavan,Shantinagar,Wilson garden,Dairy circle,Silk board,Bommanhalli,Singasandra |
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305D |
Majestic (KBS) |
channasandra |
Halsoor, KGF, ITPL |
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331A |
Shivajinagara Bus Station |
Kadugodi Bus Station |
Trinity Circle, Command Hospital, Domlur, Kodihalli, Manipal Hospital, Murugeshpalya, HAL, Marathahalli, Kundalahalli Gate, Graphite India Ltd, ITPL, Hope Farm, |
SB_YPR | No |
333P |
Majestic (KBS) |
ITPL |
Corporation, Military Accounts, HAL Main Gate, |
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333R |
Majestic (KBS) |
Marathahalli Bridge |
Maharani's College, Corporation,Domlur HAL Main Gate |
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333T |
Nagarabhavi BDA Complex |
ITPL |
Pappareddypalya, Ambedkar College, Nagarbhavi Circle, Chandra Layout, Income Tax Layout, Vijayanagara, Tol Gate, Magadi Road, Rajajinagar 6th Block, Okalipuram, Majestic (KBS), Maharani College, Corporation, Mayo Hall, Command Hospital, Domlur, Kodihalli, Manipal Hospital, Murugeshpalya, HAL Kalyanamantapa, Marathahalli, Kundalahalli Gate |
SB_YPR | Yes |
333W | Majestic (KBS) | Doddakenahalli Wipro | Corporation, Richmond circle, Domlur, Manipal, HAL, Marathahalli, Belandur | ss87 | No |
335E |
Majestic (KBS) |
Kadugodi Bus Station |
Corporation, Mayo Hall, Command Hospital, Domlur, Kodihalli, Manipal Hospital, Murugeshpalya, HAL, Marathahalli, Kundalahalli Gate, AECS Layout, ITPL, Hope Farm |
SB_YPR | No |
335EA |
Yeshwantpura |
ITPL |
Swastik ,KR Circle, Corporation |
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356C |
Majestic (KBS) |
Electronic City |
Corporation, Shantinagar, Wilson Garden Police Station, Dairy Circle, Madiwala, Bommanahalli, |
SB_YPR | No |
356M |
Majestic (KBS) |
Anekal |
Corporation, Shantinagar, Wilson Garden Police Station, Dairy Circle, Madiwala, Bommanahalli, Electronic City, Narayana Hrudayalaya, Chandapura |
SB_YPR | No |
356N | Majestic (KBS) | Narayana Hrudayalaya | Corporation, Shantinagar, Wilson Garden Police Station, Dairy Circle, Madiwala, Bommanahalli, Electronic City, | SB_YPR | No |
365 J | Majestic (KBS) | Jigani | Corporation, Shantinagar, Wilson Garden, Dairy Circle, MICO check post, IIMB, Arekere Gate, Hulimavu, Meenakshi Temple, Gottigere, Bannerghatta | SB_YPR | No |
365 | Majestic(KBS) | Bannerghatta national park | Corporation, Shantinagar, Wilson Garden, Dairy Circle, MICO check post, IIMB, Arekere Gate, Hulimavu, Meenakshi Temple, Gottigere, Bannerghatta | SB_YPR | Yes |
356Q | Majestic(KBS) | Electronic city | Corporation,South end, Jayanagar 4th block, BTM, Silk board, Bomanahalli | ss87 | No |
10 | Majestic(KBS) | Avalahalli BDA Lyt | Cottonpet/Goodshed Road, Chamarajapet, Hanumantanagar, Srinagar, Muneshwara block | Srivastava | Yes |
45G | Majestic(KBS) | Chennammana Kere | Cottonpet/Goodshed Road, Chamarajapet, Hanumantanagar, SBM Bank colony, Hosakerehalli Cross | Srivatsava | Yes |
360B |
Majestic(KBS) |
Attibelle |
Corporation,Shantinagar,Wilson garden,Dairy circle,Silk board,Bommanahalli,Electronic city,Chandapura | ss87 | No |
362E | Shivajinagar | Electronic city | Brigade road junction,elgin,Adugodi,Madiwala,Bommanahalli | ss87 | No |
365P | Majestic (KBS) | Anekal | Corporation, Shantinagar, Wilson Garden, Dairy Circle, MICO check post, IIMB, Arekere Gate, Hulimavu, Meenakshi Temple, Gottigere, Bannerghatta, Jigani |
SB_YPR | Yes |
373G | Srinagar | Electronic city | Hanumanthanagar, Basavanagudi, Jayanagar 4th block, BTM, Silk board, Bommanahalli | ||
373GR | Rajarajeshwari nagar | Electronic City | Nayandahalli, BTM, Silk board, Bommanahalli | ||
375A | Kengeri Shirke | Electronic city | Kengeri, JSS, Chennasandra, Uttarahalli, Banashankari, BTM, Silk board | ||
402T | Yelahanka Satellite Town | ITPL | Hebbal, Mekhri Circle, Majestic, Corporation, Domlur, HAL, Marathahalli | ||
411L | Shantinagar | ITPL | Wilson garden, Shantinagar, Dairy circle, Koramangla Water tank, DELL, HAL, Marathahalli | ||
500A | Hebbal | Banashankari | Nagavara, Hennur Cross, Kalyana Nagar, Channasandra, Tin Factory, K.R.Puram Rly. Station, Marathahalli, Bellandur, Agara, Silk board, BTM Layout, Jayanagar 9th Block, Jayanagar 5th Block | SB_YPR | No |
Below is the live view of the spreadheet meant for preparing a feed for Google Transit. If you want to contribute open this link in a separate window.
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Route 100.JPG | 20.73 KB |
A few folks at Praja are trying to create some handy, cool and easy to understand maps for buses. In the initial phases their focs is on the volvo routes.
Attached is the completed vajra map. The plan is that there will be one more map/side which will accompany this map, which shows each route individiually in a straight line - showing ALL the stops. Now to create this map, we need to collect data regarding the list of all the stops the bus stops at. This complete info is not mentioned on the BMTC site.
Can we do this true Praja style? Below is the SECOND list of bus routes. The First list can be found here We need to make sure that all the bus stops covered by the route are covered in "via places".
How to fill the table?
If you have bus stops to add, make sure you do that in the correct order. Suppose I have to add murugeshpallya to route number 335E. Since it comes between Manipal Hospital and AECS Layout. I will add it in between the two. Then I will add my praja-id under the "revised by" column. Since the bus route is not complete yet the answer to the last column is No. If you think the route is complete change that to yes so that we can get working on that.
335E |
Majestic (KBS) |
Kadugodi Bus Station |
Mayo Hall, Manipal Hospital, Murugeshpallya, AECS Layout, ITPL |
shekhar_mittal | No |
If you are having trouble adding it urself, just make a comment below this wiki and we will make the changes ourself.
Route | Origin | Destination | Via Places | Revised by | Is it final? | |||||
356P |
Basavewshwaranagar |
Electronic City |
Sujatha, Majestic (KBS) Wilson Garden Police Station, Madiwala, Bommanahalli, Electronic City |
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356Q |
Majestic (KBS) |
Electronic City (Wipro Gate) |
Corporation, Lalbagh Main Gate, Southend Circle, Jayanagar Bus tand, Jayanagar 9th East Block, BTM Layout, Bommanahalli, Hosa Road, Electronic City |
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411K |
Bannerghatta National Park |
Marathahalli Bridge |
Gottigere. Meenakshi Temple, Hulimavu Gate, Arekere Gate, IIMB, MICO check post, Dairy Circle, Koramangala 80Ft Road, Dell, Domlur, Kodihalli, Manipal Hospital, Murugeshpalya, HAL Main Gate, HAL Kalyanamantapa |
SB_YPR | No | |||||
411L |
Shanti Nagar Bus Station |
Kadigodi |
Siddapura, Hombegowda Police Station, Koramangala 80ft Road, Dell, Domlur, Kodihalli, Manipal Hospital, Murugeshpalya, HAL Main Gate, HAL Kalyanamantapa, Marathahalli Bridge, Kundalahalli Gate, Hope Farm |
SB_YPR | No | |||||
500 KR |
Kenchenhalli Gate |
ITPL |
BEML Complex, Hoskerehalli Cross, BSK, BTM Layout, Agara, Kadabisanahalli, Kundanahalli Gate,Sri Sathhya Sai Hospital |
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500D |
Hebbala |
Central Silk Board |
Manyata Tech Park, Nagavara, Hennur Cross, Kalyana Nagar, Channasandra, Tin Factory, K.R.Puram Rly. Station, Marathhalli Bridge, Bellandur, Agara |
SB_YPR | Yes | |||||
500DB |
Hebbala |
Hope Form |
Manyata Tech Park, Nagavara, Hennur Cross, Kalyana Nagar, Channasandra, Tin Factory, K.R. Puram Rly. Station, Marathahalli Bridge, Kundalahalli Gate, Sathya Sai Hospital |
SB_YPR | No | |||||
500K |
Vijayangara |
ITPL |
Attiguppe, Deepanjalinagar, Nayandahalli, PESIT, Hosakerehalli Cross, Kamakhya, Banashankari, Jayanagar 5th Block, Jayanagar 9th Block, BTM Layout, Agara, Bellandur, Marathahalli, Kundalahalli Gate, Sri Sathya Sai Hospital |
SB_YPR | No | |||||
500KG | global Village | ITPL | R.V.College of engineering, Banashankari, BTM, Silk board, agara,Marathahalli | |||||||
500KM |
Kalyani Magnum (JP Nagar) |
ITPL |
Jayanagar 9th Block East, SI Apartment (HSR), Agara, Kadabisanahalli, Kundalahalli Gate, Sri Sri Sathya Sai Hospital |
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500KS |
Kengeri Housing Board QRTS |
Kadugodi Bus Station |
RV College, Kattariguppe, BSK, Marathahalli |
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500N |
Vijayangara |
ITPL |
Attiguppe, Deepanjalinagar, Nayandahalli, PESIT, Hosakerehalli Cross, Kamakhya, Banashankari, Jn. of Sarjapura Road, Graphite India Ltd. |
SB_YPR | No | |||||
500 NA | Slk board | ITPL | Agara, Bellandur, Marathahalli, Kundalahalli Gate, Graphite India | SB_YPR | Yes | |||||
600M | Chikkalasandra | Electronic city | , Banashankari, BTM, Silk board, Bommanhalli, Singasanrda | ss87 | ||||||
600KC | Nagarbhavi BDA complex | Electronic city | Nayandahalli, Hosakerahalli, Banashankari, BTM, Silk board, Bommanahalli | ss87 | No | |||||
500NC | Banashankari | ITPL | Graphite India, Marathahalli, Bellandur, agara,Koramangla,Dairy circle,East end | ss87 | No | |||||
500P |
Chikkalasandra Bus Station |
ITPL |
Padamanabhanagar,Devegowda Petrol Bunk,BSK BDA Complex,Mono Type, Corporation,Banashankari |
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500W |
ISRO Layout |
ITPL |
Banashankari, BTM Layout, Jn. of Sarjapura Road, Marathahalli Bridge, Kundala Halli, Graphite India Ltd |
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505 | Electronic City | ITPL | Singasandra, Bommanahalli, Silk board, Agara, Bellandur, Marthahalli | ss87 | No | |||||
505 A |
Domlur |
Electronic City (Wipro Gate) |
Dell IT Complex , Koramangala water Tank, Madiwala, Singhasandra, Konappana Agrahara |
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600K |
Vijayangara |
Narayana Hrudayalaya |
Attiguppe, Deepanjalinagar, Nayandahalli, PESIT, Hosakerehalli Cross, Kamakhya, Banashankari, Jayanagar 5th Block, Jayanagar 9th Block, BTM Layout, Bommanahalli, Konappana Agrahara, Electronic City, Hebbagodi. |
SB_YPR | No | |||||
600KA |
Vijayangara |
Electronic City (PH II) |
Vijayanagar, PES College, BSK, BTM Layout, Central Silk Board, Bommanahalli, Electronic City, Electronic city Phase II |
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BMTC has recently launched a document providing the red board bus routes an dnumber of buses allocated to it along with the number of trips-though timings havent been provided I think we can make use of it a bit
I have attached the document along with the file-please go through the same
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data courtesy navshot.
Route Number :R01 | |||
Route Name: Koramangala | Pick up | ||
BTM Layout Bus stand | 7:30 AM | 8:00 AM | 8:30 AM |
Maruthi Nagar BTM Lyt stg 1 via Advaith petrol bunk | 7:38 AM | 8:08 AM | 8:38 AM |
St.John's Hospital | 7:42 AM | 8:12 AM | 8:42 AM |
CG Corel(Aiswarya dept stores) | 7:46 AM | 8:16 AM | 8:46 AM |
Raheja residency | 7:48 AM | 8:18 AM | 8:48 AM |
Sukh sagar | 7:52 AM | 8:22 AM | 8:52 AM |
Vinayaka temple | 7:54 AM | 8:25 AM | 8:55 AM |
Bethany School | 7:56 AM | 8:27 AM | 8:57 AM |
National games village ( 80 ft road) | 7:58 AM | 8:29 AM | 8:59 AM |
Sonyworld | 8:00 AM | 8:34 AM | 9:04 AM |
Egipura signal | 8:02 AM | 8:36 AM | 9:06 AM |
Hero Honda Signal | 8:06 AM | 8:41 AM | 9:11 AM |
BTP | 8:22 AM | 9:04 AM | 9:35 AM |
Route Number :R02 | |||
Route Name: IIMB | Pick up | ||
Meenakshi Temple | 7:20 AM | 7:50 AM | 8:15 AM |
Arakere | 7:23 AM | 7:55 AM | 8:20 AM |
IIM B | 7:25 AM | 8:00 AM | 8:25 AM |
Bannergatta Main Road (Near HoneyWell) | 7:26 AM | 8:01 AM | 8:26 AM |
Ranka Colony | 7:27 AM | 8:03 AM | 8:28 AM |
Delmia SW | 7:29 AM | 8:05 AM | 8:30 AM |
VET school | 7:30 AM | 8:08 AM | 8:33 AM |
Divakar hospital | 7:32 AM | 8:10 AM | 8:35 AM |
RelQ( JP nagar) | 7:33 AM | 8:13 AM | 8:38 AM |
Shoppers Stop | 7:34 AM | 8:14 AM | 8:39 AM |
BTM water tank | 7:37 AM | 8:18 AM | 8:43 AM |
BTP | 8:20 AM | 9:00 AM | 9:25 AM |
Route Number :R03 | |||
Route Name: HSR Layout | Pick up | ||
Bommanahalli Junction | 7:30 AM | - | 8:45 AM |
Silk Board flyover | 7:33 AM | - | 8:48 AM |
5th Main ORR junction | 7:34 AM | - | 8:49 AM |
HSR BDA complex, 14th Main | 7:36 AM | - | 8:51 AM |
17th Main, 17th Cross | 7:37 AM | - | 8:52 AM |
19th Main, 22nd Cross | 7:40 AM | - | 8:55 AM |
24th Main, 22nd Cross | 7:42 AM | - | 8:57 AM |
27th Main, NIFT | 7:43 AM | - | 8:58 AM |
27th Main, Meenakshi Apartments | 7:44 AM | - | 9:00 AM |
27th Main, ORR junction | 7:46 AM | - | 9:02 AM |
SunCity, ORR | 7:48 AM | - | 9:04 AM |
Sarjapura Road (Shobha Garnet Apts) | 7:49 AM | - | 9:05 AM |
Bellandur | 7:50 AM | - | 9:07 AM |
Intel | 7:52 AM | - | 9:09 AM |
Innovative Multiplex(Salarpuria Supreme) | 7:58 AM | - | 9:15 AM |
Marathahalli (bridge) | 8:00 AM | - | 9:17 AM |
Martahalli market | 8:01 AM | - | 9:18 AM |
BTP | 8:22 AM | - | 9:30 AM |
Route Number :R04 | |||
Route Name: Anjanapura | Pick up | ||
J.P.Nagar 9th phase - Anjanapura Bus Stop | 7:17 AM | - | 8:05 AM |
Konankunte Old Bank Colony - Bus Stop | 7:22 AM | - | 8:10 AM |
Konankunte Old Police Station | 7:23 AM | - | 8:11 AM |
Family Mart Circle | 7:28 AM | - | 8:20 AM |
J.P.Nagar 6th Phase - Bus Stop | 7:32 AM | - | 8:23 AM |
JP Nagar 15th Cross Circle (UTI ATM) | 7:35 AM | - | 8:27 AM |
Raghavendra Mutt Circle | 7:38 AM | - | 8:33 AM |
Shanti Poly Clinic | 7:40 AM | - | 8:35 AM |
Cool Joint | 7:45 AM | - | 8:40 AM |
Jayanagar 3rdBlock | 7:50 AM | - | 8:50 AM |
Ashoka Pillar | 7.57 AM | - | 8.57 AM |
KH Road Bus stand | 8.05 AM | - | 9.10 AM |
BTP | 8:20 AM | - | 9:30 AM |
Route Number :R05 | |||
Route Name: Chikkalasandra | Pick up | ||
Chikkalsandra( Brigade Apartments) | 7:22 AM | - | 8:20 AM |
Banashankari 3rd Stage After Indian oil Pentrol Pump(H S Cyber Centre) ) | 7:25 AM | - | 8:23 AM |
Banashankari 3rd Stage ( SBI Bank ATM ) | 7:28 AM | - | 8:25 AM |
Devegowda Petrol Pump | 7:29 AM | - | 8:29 AM |
Banashankari 2nd Stage(Prashanth Nursing Home (Next to UTI Bank ATM)) | 7:31 AM | - | 8:31 AM |
BSK BDA Complex ( park) | 7:34 AM | - | 8:34 AM |
In Front of Monotype bus stop | 7:38 AM | - | 8:37 AM |
KR Road (Uma Maheshwari Temple). | 7:40 AM | - | 8:40 AM |
Garadi Apartments | 7:42 AM | - | 8:42 AM |
Natkallappa Circle ( Infront of Canara Bank staff training centre) | 7:44 AM | - | 8:45 AM |
SRS Petrol Pump | 7:46 AM | - | 8:48 AM |
R.V.Teacher College | 7:48 AM | - | 8:52 AM |
Ashoka Pillar | 7:50 AM | - | 8:54 AM |
Wilson garden post office | 7:55 AM | - | 9:04 AM |
Doubble Road (Infront of Depot) | 8:00 AM | - | 9:10 AM |
BTP | 8:20 AM | - | 9:40 AM |
Route Number :R06 | |||
Route Name: Basaveswaranagar | Pick up | ||
Pavithra Paradise | 7:30 AM | 8:00 AM | 8:30 AM |
Basveshwara 8th Main | 7:32 AM | 8:02 AM | 8:32 AM |
Water Tank | 7:34 AM | 8:04 AM | 8:34 AM |
Shankar Mutt | 7:36 AM | 8:06 AM | 8:36 AM |
Mahalakshmipuram (GD Naidu hall road) | 7:38 AM | 8:08 AM | 8:38 AM |
RajajiNagar 1st Block | 7:40 AM | 8:12 AM | 8:42 AM |
RajajiNagar 16th Cross | 7:42 AM | 8:14 AM | 8:44 AM |
KLE college | 7:43 AM | 8:17 AM | 8:47 AM |
Rajajinagar Old Police Station | 7:45 AM | 8:18 AM | 8:49 AM |
Rama Mandir | 7:47 AM | 8:21 AM | 8:51 AM |
BTP | 8:20 AM | 9:00 AM | 9:30 AM |
Route Number :R07 | |||
Route Name: Jalahalli | Pick up | ||
Bagalkunte (Widia School) | 7:10 AM | - | 8:10 AM |
8th Mile | 7:15 AM | - | 8:15 AM |
Dasarahalli | 7:18 AM | - | 8:18 AM |
Jalahalli cross | 7:20 AM | - | 8:20 AM |
BEL Circle | 7:30 AM | - | 8:30 AM |
Gokula | 7:35 AM | - | 8:35 AM |
Mathikere | 7:39 AM | - | 8:40 AM |
Yeshwantpura TOLL Gate (boarding for all Yeshwantpura passengers). | 7:42 AM | - | 8:45 AM |
Malleswaram 15th cross ( veena stores) | 7:49 AM | - | 8:52 AM |
Malleswaram circle | 7:52 AM | - | 8:57 AM |
Seshadri puram | 7:55 AM | - | 9:05 AM |
Gutahalli | 7:57 AM | - | 9:08 AM |
Cantonment Station | 8:00 AM | - | 9:13 AM |
Ulsoor lake (Foto Flash) | 8:10 AM | - | 9:23 AM |
BTP | 8:20 AM | - | 9:45 AM |
Route Number :R08 | |||
Route Name: Vijayanagar | Pick up | ||
GKW layout bus stand | 7:05 AM | 7:45 AM | 8:15 AM |
Chandra Layout Bus Stand | 7:10 AM | 7:50 AM | 8:20 AM |
Nagarbhavi Circle | 7:15 AM | 7:55 AM | 8:25 AM |
Canara Bank Colony | 7:19 AM | 7:59 AM | 8:29 AM |
Moodalapalya Bus stop (seetharam kalyana mantap) | 7:23 AM | 8:03 AM | 8:33 AM |
Saraswathi Nagar Bus Stop | 7:25 AM | 8:05 AM | 8:35 AM |
Indian bank | 7:27 AM | 8:07 AM | 8:37 AM |
Vijayanagar Exchange | 7:30 AM | 8:11 AM | 8:41 AM |
Vijayanagar bus stand | 7:32 AM | 8:13 AM | 8:43 AM |
Maruthi temple | 7:35 AM | 8:15 AM | 8:45 AM |
5th main crossing Hampi nagar | 7:37 AM | 8:18 AM | 8:48 AM |
Attiguppe ( Near chandralayout petrol pump) | 7:40 AM | 8:21 AM | 8:51 AM |
Deepanjali nagar | 7:42 AM | 8:23 AM | 8:53 AM |
Bapujinagar Bustand | 7:44 AM | 8:25 AM | 8:55 AM |
Sirsi Circle ( Burial ground ) | 7:46 AM | 8:28 AM | 8:58 AM |
In front of Bangalore Club (rich mond circle) | 7:56 AM | 8:40 AM | 9:10 AM |
Via Residency road, MG road, Ulsoor lake | 8:10 | 8:45 AM | 9:05 AM |
BTP | 8:20 AM | 9:05 AM | 9:30 AM |
Route Number :R09 | |||
Route Name: Yelhanka | Pick up | ||
Yelahanka police Station Circle | 7:05 AM | - | 8:05 AM |
Yelhanka new town main bus stop | 7:15 AM | - | 8:15 AM |
Vidyaranyapura Last bus stop | 7:25 AM | - | 8:25 AM |
Vidyaranyapura SBI | 7:27 AM | - | 8:27 AM |
Vidyaranyapura first bus stop | 7:29 AM | - | 8:29 AM |
Doddabomsandra Petrol bunk | 7:31 AM | - | 8:32 AM |
Kuvempu circle | 7:36 AM | - | 8:40 AM |
Gowri apts ( new BEL road) | 7:38 AM | - | 8:41 AM |
Sanjay nagar Janata bazar | 7:43 AM | - | 8:46 AM |
Sanjay nagar water tank | 7:44 AM | - | 8:47 AM |
CBI | 7:48 AM | - | 8:51 AM |
RT nagar police station | 7:50 AM | - | 8:53 AM |
RT Nagar HDFC bank | 7:52 AM | - | 8:55 AM |
JC nagar Police station | 7:57 AM | - | 9:00 AM |
Nandi durg road ( Airtel) | 7:59 AM | - | 9:02 AM |
Coles park | 8:03 AM | - | 9:06 AM |
Frazer town post office | 8:04 AM | - | 9:08 AM |
East Station | 8:06 AM | - | 9:10 AM |
Cox town circle | 8:08 AM | - | 9:11 AM |
Isolation hospital | 8:23 AM | - | 9:28 AM |
BTP | 8:30 AM | - | 9:45 AM |
Route Number :R10 | |||
Route Name: ITPL | Pick up | ||
Railway Gate Near Sai Baba Ashram | 7:25 AM | - | 8:35 AM |
Whitefield ( Mayura Bakery ) | 7:30 AM | - | 8:40 AM |
Hope farm Circle | 7:32 AM | - | 8:42 AM |
Adarsh palm Meadows | 7:35 AM | - | 8:45 AM |
Kundanhalli circle | 7:40 AM | - | 8:50 AM |
AECS Centre 1st stage | 7:43 AM | - | 8:53 AM |
AECS Centre 2nd stage | 7:45 AM | - | 8:55 AM |
HLL office | 7:47 AM | - | 8:57AM |
BEML Layout | 7:50 AM | - | 9:00 AM |
Marthahalli | 7:58 AM | - | 9:09 AM |
BTP | 8:20 AM | - | 9:35 AM |
Route Number :R11 | |||
Route Name:Sahakar Nagar | Pick up | ||
Nagar -Police Out Post | 7:25 AM | - | 8:25AM |
Sahakar Nagar -Big Bazar (Yelhanka main road) | 7:30 AM | - | 8:30AM |
Hebbal Flyover | 7:35 AM | - | 8:35 AM |
Nagwara circle | 7:40 AM | - | 8:45 AM |
Hennur ring road junction | 7:45 AM | - | 8:55 AM |
Jal vayu vihar | 7:50 AM | - | 9:00 AM |
East point college | 7:55 AM | - | 9:03 AM |
Babusapalaya Bus stop | 7:58 AM | - | 9:10 AM |
Banaswadi Ring Road (Near Bagini) | 8:00 AM | - | 9:13 AM |
Rammurthy nagar cross ( Tamrind) | 8:02 AM | - | 9:15 AM |
Kasturinagar Water tank | 8:07 AM | - | 9:20 AM |
Kasturi nagar 2nd main cross | 8:10 AM | - | 9:23 AM |
4th main bus stop railway parallel road ( sadandnagar) | 8:12 AM | - | 9:25 AM |
NGEF layout Railway parallel road ( old level crossing) | 8:15 AM | - | 9:32 AM |
BTP | 8:20 AM | - | 9:45 AM |
Route Number :R19 | |||
Route Name:Rajarajeswari Nagar | Pick up | ||
Beml Layout Bus Stand | 7:25 AM | 8:00 AM | 8:15 AM |
R.R.Nagar Temple(Aladhmara Stop) | 7:28 AM | 8:04 AM | 8:18 AM |
Nayandahalli Bus Stand | 7:33 AM | 8:09 AM | 8:25 AM |
Janata bazaar | 7:38 AM | 8:15 AM | 8:33 AM |
Food World | 7:41 AM | 8:18 AM | 8:36 AM |
Hoskerehalli Corss | 7:45 AM | 8:23 AM | 8:40 AM |
Sita circle | 7:46 AM | 8:25 AM | 8:43 AM |
Bank Colony Bus Stop | 7:47 AM | 8:26 AM | 8:45 AM |
Srinivas nagar bus stop | 7:48 AM | 8:28 AM | 8:47 AM |
Hanumanth nagar Vesp Show room | 7:50 AM | 8:32 AM | 8:55 AM |
Gavipuram( Syndicate Bank) | 7:53 AM | 8:35 AM | 8:58 AM |
Rama Krishna Ashram | 7:55 AM | 8:36 AM | 9:00 AM |
Chamraj Pet (Uma Theatre) | 7:57 AM | 8:37 AM | 9:03 AM |
BTP | 8:20 AM | 9:30 AM | 9:45 AM |
Route Number :R20 | |||
Route Name: BTM | Pick up | ||
BTM 2nd Stage Bus stop(Maheadeshwar Nagar) | 7:37 A.M | - | 8:40 A.M |
Udupi Garden | 7:39 A.M | - | 8:45 A.M |
Gangotri circle | 7:41 A.M | - | 8:48 A.M |
Maruthinagar 7th Cross | 7:43 A.M | - | 8:51 A.M |
Airtel Office | 7:45 A.M | - | 8:54 A.M |
Kormangala BDA complex | 7:55 A.M | - | 9:00 A.M |
Ejipura singnal | 7:59 A.M | - | 9:05 A.M |
BTP | 8:35 A.M | - | 9:23 A.M |
Route Number :R21 | |||
Route Name: ISRO Layout | Pick up | ||
ISRO layout BMTC bus stop | 7:20 AM | - | 8:15 AM |
Kumarswamy Layout | 7:25 AM | - | 8:20 AM |
Dayanand Sagar College | 7:30 AM | - | 8:25 AM |
Kadirenahalli Cross | 7:33 AM | - | 8:30 AM |
Banashankari Temple | 7:38 AM | - | 8:33 AM |
Rajalakshmi Nursing Home | 7:41 AM | - | 8:38 AM |
Raghavendra Mutt Circle | 7:43 AM | - | 8:40 AM |
Ragi Gudda | 7:45 AM | - | 8:43 AM |
East End Circle | 7:47 AM | - | 8:45 AM |
Carmel Convent | 7:50 AM | - | 8:48 AM |
Sagar Automobiles(via diary circle) | 7:53 AM | - | 8:52 AM |
Adugodi Signal (Near Mico) via Diary Circle | 7:57 AM | - | 8:58 AM |
BTP | 8:25 AM | - | 9:30 AM |
Following routes came into existence after the first bus day in Bangalore City by BMTC
A book to group together posts that uncover Big10 related routing reform initiated at BMTC. Big10 is seen as an attempt to rationalize BMTC's routing scheme. Simply put, the concept consists of radial routes connecting peripheral areas with central business district, and the rings or local shuttles could provide angular or last mile connectivity. Concept may grow to be a success, or may not live on, regardless, good to keep a record of all Big10 talk here.
BIG10, KSOL, KSBL - Route Details | |||||
Sl No | Route No | From | To | Via Places | No. Schedules |
1 | BIG10-1 | Police Housing Corporation | Kadugodi Bus Station | Domlur, HAL Main Gate, Marath Halli | 14 |
2 | BIG10-2 | ST.Patrick Church | Electronic City | Madiwala, Singasandra, Electronic City Infosys Parking Launge | 19 |
3 | BIG10-3 | M.G.ROAD(POLICE HOUSING CORP) | DOMMASANDRA | Domlur, Jakkasandra, Agara, Bellandur Gate, Kaikondarahalli, Kodatigate, Chandapura Cross | 8 |
4 | BIG10-4 | BRIGADE ROAD | BANNERGHATTA NATIONAL PARK | Mico Factory Junction, Bangalore Dairy Circle, Belekalli, Gottigere, Basavanapura | 8 |
5 | BIG10-5 | CORPORATION | KAGGALIPURA | Lalbagh main gate, Vijya college/South end circle, Banashankari, Jaraganahalli Cross, Talaghattapura, Shani Mahatma Temple | 10 |
6 | BIG10-6 | KENGERI HOUSING BOARD QURTS | CORPORATION OFFICE | K.R.Market, Sirsi Circle, M.C.T.C. Bus Station, Bangalore University, R.V.Eng. College, Kengeri, Hoysala Circle | 8 |
7 | BIG10-7 | KEMPEGOWDA BUS STATION | GOLLARAHATTI | MAGADI ROAD, KHB COLONY, KAMAKSHIPALYA, KOTTIGE PALYA, SUNKADA KOTTE, BYDRAHALLI | 7 |
8 | BIG10-8 | NELAMANGALA | BRV PARADE GROUND | Sivaji Nagar/Indian Express, Jalahalli Cross/Dasarahalli, Binnamangala | 12 |
9 | BIG10-9 |
Yelahanka Nes |
BRV Parede Ground | Sivaji Nagar/Indian Express, Vasantha Nagar/Cont .RLY STN, Hebbal | 8 |
10 | BIG10-10 | K.R.PURAM | TRINITY CIRCLE | Halsoor, Isolation Hospitol, Bennigana Halli, K.R.Pura Rly STN | 4 |
11 | KSBL | Police Housing Corporation Office | Police Housing Corporation Office | Richmond Circle, M.G.Statue, East Parade Church | 3 |
12 | KSOL | Bangalore Club | Bangalore Club | The Taj Residency Hotel, Halasuru Road(HCL Off), C.S.Cricket Stadium | 3 |
Place | First Bus | Last Bus |
K.R.PURAM | 0840 | 1905 |
TRINITY CIRCLE | 0800 | 1825 |
Place | First Bus | Last Bus |
ST.PATRICK CHURCH | 0730 | 2120 |
ELECTRONIC CITY | 0850 | 2220 |
Place | First Bus | Last Bus |
M.G.ROAD(POLICE HOUSING CORP) | 0730 | 1805 |
DOMMASANDRA | 0730 | 1915 |
Place | First Bus | Last Bus |
BRIGADE ROAD | 0600 | 2200 |
BANNERGHATTA NATIONAL PARK | 0620 | 2125 |
Place | First Bus | Last Bus |
KEMPEGOWDA BUS STATION | 0830 | 1900 |
GOLLARAHATTI | 0730 | 1800 |
Place | First Bus | Last Bus |
NELAMANGALA | 0600 | 1945 |
BRV PARADE GROUND | 0730 | 2115 |
Place | First Bus | Last Bus |
Yelahanka Nes | 0630 | 2120 |
BRV Parede Ground | 0730 | 2030 |
Place | First Bus | Last Bus |
K.R.PURAM | 0840 | 1905 |
TRINITY CIRCLE | 0800 | 1825 |
Place | First Bus | Last Bus |
CORPORATION | 0620 | 2100 |
KAGGALIPURA | 0540 | 2205 |
place | First Bus | Last Bus |
KENGERI HOUSING BOARD QURTS | 0730 | 1925 |
CORPORATION OFFICE | 0730 | 2030 |
Saw these buses plying on outer ring road near BTM layout yesterday & today.
Looks like an extension of Big10 concept, Big10 to Circle Routes to S (not sure what it stands for) routes?
Surprisingly, while the BMTC call center did not have any detail to offer, the buses seemed to quite fully loaded!. I got bumped from the call center guy to the control room to Vijayanagar Bus Stand (22952362). All were cordial, willing to help, but had no info to offer.
BMTC is prepping 140 buses ready for ABIDe's Big 10 proposal in addition to suggesting Volvos be used for the HOHO service. Does this mean that BMTC will remove/reduce current bus services operating on the 'Big 10' ? Although unlikely, this would the first step towards the rezoning principle talked about on praja by narayan82 and kbsyed (here and here).
Full story here: http://www.hindu.com/2009...
transmogrifier
Information first, cribs later! I finally managed to decode the mystery named Bellary Road Big 10. This one operates between Shivajinagar bus stand and Yelahanka. The route as I understand right now is:
From Shivajinagar bus stand - Indian Express Circle - Cunningham Road - Millers Road - Jayamahal Road - TV Tower, Mekhri Circle - CBI - Hebbal - Bytarayanapura - Yelahanka NES
From Yelahanka NES - Byatarayanapura - Hebbal - CBI - Mekhri Circle - TV Tower - Nandidurg Road - Cantonment Rly Station - Indian Express - Minsk Square - Cubbon Road - Central Street - Shivajinagar bus stand
I have been waiting for this service for a while now and when it finally happened, I have more cribs than positives to talk about. BMTC once again proved that they can be the worst when it comes to implementing a great vision. Here are my observations:
All my excitement around using public transport as a commute mechanism has evaporated a lot faster than I imagined. It is taking sheer will power and tons of patience to continue to resist the temptation of getting behind the wheels again!
What's your Bangalore Bus dream? I will tell you mine. Take local area bus to get to nearest Large bus stop in your sub-urb or locality. Or take your car to the Park And Ride Plaza in your sub-urb. Then change to a Big10. Dedicated lanes at places make sure you feel good about watching the cars wait in jams and chaos. Get down close to your office, then switch to Last Mile shuttle to reach office. Carry your bicycle on odd days, or try autos or taxis if you miss the local shuttle or are in a rush.
This is more like continuation of some comments on this crib about incomplete incomplete Big10/Circle routing work. Since BMTC is hard at work these days, if we talk doable suggestions and sense, good chance that some of these may get implemented. So let us put on our constructive hats and go.
So far, many of us here buy into the circular grid with direction-based radial and circular routes. Of the 12 Big10 routes, most are doing well we hear. 3 or more Circular routes in operation now. Some pictures to illustrate what we talk and understand of the eventual system that could be tried here.
Here is one picture.
And here is another.
What are the big next steps needed now?
Disclaimer: Talk at city level, use personal needs as examples, not summaries. Also, there is nothing new in this top-5 list, its only a distillation/summary of various recent discussions. Only value I am adding is - listing them in order of priority, and this ordering is based on small little surveys I keep doing with my friends, colleagues etc.
There are several ways of improving on this.
Improve select junctions, because direction based routing would require many to change the bus to get to their destination
Need these at Suburbs, essentially at entry point to CBD from sub-urbs. These would most likely be points in the vicinity of Outer Ring Road. Ex: Park at Marathahalli Plaza, and take the Bus, as the area has buses to almost anywhere in Bangalore.
Things like dedicated lanes just before crowded signals, or bus-only 15 second signals at large junctions, or "fast buses" with fewer stops.
This is slightly different from Last Mile shuttles. Instead of variants of same route to cover multiple roads near the origin and destination (like 333E vs 335A, or 333P vs 335E), run dedicated local area services to connect deeper areas to major bus stops. Helps with last mile also, and would make you and me take the bus even for our evening Foodworld and Foodbazaar trips.
Well, not really. But you would need to stop this summary/motherhood post here, because let us:
So here it is, an attempt at a prioratized summary. If there is interest, we can expand on each of the five items via separate detailed posts.
I have been seeing these new routes marked C-1 (for Circle 1 ?) for a few weeks now. Was waiting for some crisp annnouncement or press release, haven't noticed anything big yet, so posting.
Pretty colorful body, so much so that when I asked a few waiting passengers near Intel, they thought it was some private bus. Once you read the sign board carefully - 500 something - you may not have this confusion.
So will all the 500 routes get merged into this C-1? I haven't noticed any route merges (333P, 333E etc) on the Big10 routes yet, but this one may be different - 500D could simply be converted into C-1. Merging other 500 extensions may not happen sooon enough, though we know that converting major points on Outer Ring Road into bus exchange points (get off Circle route, get into a Big10, or a local route) will be the way to go.
Lets wait to see and hear more.
I happened to travel via shivajinagar instead of taking the bus to KBS to reach domlur from sanjay nagar. I reached indian express hoping to get 331-A. It did come but it was already full and around 10 more people got in to the bus. The bus was literally full with just about people managing to find place to stand. On the way I say two BIG-10s which were with more than half their seats unoccupied. Doesn't it make sense to extend BIG-10 running on arirport road toll indian express or shivajinagar? The Yalahanka BIG-10 seems to be doing good after extending it till shivajinagar. I cannot comment on other BIG-10s since I have never used them.
And I don't think I have to say anything on Blue-line and Orange-line buses. It is an idea which has completely gone wrong.
Saw this in this morning's DH. Not surprised that it is off to a slow start.
http://www.deccanherald.com/Content/Feb112009/city20090211117812.asp
'“We have no collection at all. Throughout the day we have got only Rs 30 by ferrying the distance,” said the driver of a Kendriya Sarige bus service.'.
'Nearly 66 buses in two opposite directions, namely the Blueline and the Orangeline buses, will ply the inner city roads.'
I will be helping the first point on Saturday. Why don't we do our Praja meeting at Cubbon Park/MG Road after taking one of these buses?
66 is a lot of buses. Do we need a Red Line (not the Delhi one), and a Green line as well. 4 CBD routes can be possible with 15 buses on each route some shorter and some longer with overlapping stops to change. The "shopping" stretch of MG Road has to be covered; buses should go from Richmond Road towards Residency Road and Mayo Hall. Is Volvo overkill for this - all this needs is those Jet Airways style buses at the airport - lots of standing place and lots of glass.
SB - any hopes of having a discussion with Prof Ramesh and RK on this? This is an excellent concept and should not be shut down because of lack of revenues.
Srivathsa
I noticed that they have started Big 10 services to Sarjapura road, which takes the following route :
Dommasandra -> Sarjapur signal -> Jakkasandra -> right to Wipro Koramangala -> left to BDA complex -> right to Sony World junction -> Domlur -> M G ROad Police Housing Corporation
Route details are updated in BMTC website, and it shows 15 minutes frequency.
Today i decided to to try one. I wanted to go to Sony world junction from Sarjapur signal. I got a bus without any problem.
For the return journey , at around 12:20 pm, i went at waited at the sony world junction (towards BDA complex road) hoping that the bus would come straight (as it had on the onward journey) To my dismay, a bus came at around 12:35 which took a left turn to 80ft road.
Not knowing which way the bus will turn, I went and waited on the inner ring road side of the junction, hoping to stop the bus before it reached the junction. The next bus turned up at 1:05 pm. It did not stop, because it was green signal and it went straight on the road to BDA complex road!!
OK. Now, i know the bus is not supposed to take a left turn at the junction, and went back to the original position. I kept waiting till 2 pm, and no Big 10 came. There was no bus waiting shed, and the scorching sun forced to terminate my Big 10 experiment.
I hope these are just initial hiccups, and I will continue to use these services.
A couple of points to BMTC:
Rgds,
Gizmo Freak.
8.22 am - Wife dropped me at the main road outside our complex, a Big 10 was waiting right then and there. Even better, the driver stopped for me to save me a 50 m walk till the bus stand. Good or bad, I wonder, but I did say thanks to him.
8.32 am - Our Big10 hits the Marathahalli Railway bridge.
8.44 am - 12 minutes to cross the bridge plus market area, not that bad.
8.52 am - I am out at HAL bus stand. 10 Rupees paid for the ride from Varthur Road till here.
Here is where I faced the biggest hurdle of this commute so far. Tell me how to cross the road when the signals HAL/Suranjan Das Road T junction make sure that Airport road always has traffic flowing in either direction at all points of time? There is no pedestrian island at the center (media area) as well. You got to be an athlete (sprint) as well as a monk (patience) to cross the road.
BTW, the same problem exists at Marathahalli/ORR signal as well. There is no pedestrian friendly signal stop, you got to cross one lane, then wait at median (and hope that no vehicle crushes your toes), and then cross the other lane. Two step process is fine, can live with that, but then, there must be a well made waiting area at the median.
Now, at HAL signal, I waited till 9.11 am, 19 minutes to be precise. Not a single bus came up from HAL/Airport road to take me on Suranjan Das Road towards CV Raman Nagar (office is at Bagmane Tech Park). 19 minutes is a lot of time.
9:11 am - Got into an auto. He refused to put on the meter. There was no time left to haggle (got a meeting at 9.30), so I said lets see. Along the way, he picked up another passenger, and requested me to "share" the ride. Great, why not.
9.24 am - I am at office, but have to first haggle with the auto driver over payment. He demands 45 Rs from both of us! I gave 35 (meter charge would have been about 26) and walked out all annoyed. Belag-belagge, yaake!?
62 minutes end to end, with 19 minutes wasted waiting at a bus interchange, and a thoroughly unpleasant last mile ride. What are the take-aways?
Recommendations?
Agree with me?