[Update May 29: Read this and this for experiences around BMTC Airport buses.]
The BMTC has released the fares of the soon to be introduced ‘Airport
Bus Service’ to BIAL, connecting the airport from eight locations of
the city. These buses will be numbered as BIAL 1 to 7 for the first
seven routes that are expected to hit the roads in the last week of
March.
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Jeevan Bima
Nagar:
Five buses. Indiranagar, Halasoor, M G Road (Taj Residency, Hotel
Oberoi), Indian Express, J C Nagar, Mekhri Circle, Hebbal and Yelahanka
HAL Airport:
Five buses. HAL, Suranjandas Road, Indiranagar, Old Madras Road, MEG
Centre, Coles Park, St John’s Road, J C Nagar, Mekhri Circle, Hebbal
and Yelahanka
Koramangala:
Five buses. Diary Circle, Shanthi Nagar Bus Station, Richmond Circle
(Hotel Chancery Pavillion, Ramanashree, Woodlands, Bowring Club,
Bangalore Club), J C Nagar, R T Nagar, CBI Office, Hebbal and Yelahanka
MCTC on Mysore
Road:
Five buses. Vijayanagar, Rajajinagar 1st Block, Yeshwantpur Bus
Station, Malleshwaram Bus Station, Sadashivanagar Circle, Hebbal and
Yelahanka
J P Nagar 6th
Phase:
Five buses. Jayanagar 4th Block, Lalbagh, Corporation, Cauvery
Bhavan, Vidhana Soudha, High Grounds (Le Meridian, Windsor Manor
Sheraton, Hotel Grand Ashoka), Guttahalli, Mekhri Circle, Hebbal and
Yelahanka
Electronic City:
Seven buses. Bommanahalli, Silk Board, Agara, Maratahali, K R Puram
Railway Station, Hebbal, Yelahanka (Outer Ring Road)
Whitefield:
Five buses. ITPL, Mahadevapura, K R Pura Railway Station, B
Channasandra, Kalyan Nagar, Hebbal and Yelahanka
“Forty Volvo buses with frequency of 10-15 minutes each will ply to
Devanahalli. It would offer the commuter value for money, comfort and
safety and reduce travel time” said Dastagir Sherieff, Chief Traffic
Manager (Operations) BMTC.
The first batch of the ‘Airport Bus’ is expected to be delivered to
BMTC by Volvo during the first or second week of March.
source: Deccan Herald Feb 12,2008 Airport
buses to ply in March
Comments
holy crap!
Color Brochures, On-Line Booking, Web Info !
Mcadambi,
A BRT on exclusive lanes is being considered from BIAL to Hebbal & also on the eastren part of ring road (Hebbal to Silkboard via Beniganahalli, Marathalli & Sarjapur road).
Temporary BRT is of no use as lanes will be overrun & might actually cause more confusion.
We have color brochures, on-line booking & all info about the bus services now.
However, as of now, timings are, at best indicators since they would need more experience in operating the service to know patronization levels before establishing a firm schedule that is dependable & reliable.
online booking of bus tickets to bia
BMTC service to Airport a big hit
http://www.thehindubusine...
Naveen - could a temporary Bus rapid corridor be planned between Whitefield, Electronics City and BIA?
BMTC
BMTC is the best in India. I have traveled many cities & the seen transport conditions but BMTC & KSRTC are the best.
Mohammed Ismail
BIAL Bus service operational Timings?
I did a lot of search but was not able to get the timings for the BMTC Volvo buses from ITPL to BIAL
Can someone help me to get the timings charts?
BMTC Rates, schedules & frequency
While at BIAL I had picked up some BMTC schedules and rates here they are
Routes
-- Praveen Sundaram AkA PhotoYogi
-- PhotoYogi
Schedule
You can see the schedules
You can see the schedules and book seats online on the Airport Shuttle Volvos through http://www.viaworld.in
People have already started reserving seats. I tried a mock booking till the payment page and it works fine. Only issue is that the list of pick-up points gets mixed up with other city names.
I don't now why the airport website hasn't been updated with flight schedules or shuttle timings. The site surely needs lots of improvements in terms of aesthetics, navigability and content.
BIAL Bus service operational?
I did a lot of search but was not able to get the timings for the BMTC Volvo buses from Electronic City to BIAL
Can someone help me to get the timings charts?
Naveen : Taxis
User Interaction Designer
Bangalore
Narayan - Abt Bus/Taxi HookUp
Narayan - read this report in the papers yesterday - sounds great !
Since a taxi will have to be waiting at the bus stop on arrival from airport, they would require advance notice, & not after your arrival as time may be too short to arrange & their taxis may all be engaged.
In contrast, when one is going to the airport, most people arrange taxi pickups well in advance (upto 24 hrs earlier), so they have made clear that you would need to call from, say Delhi to have advance notice of a requirement of a taxi - this would give them time to arrange the service & have it ready on arrival.
By the way, did you push this through ? :)
Bus & Taxi
User Interaction Designer
Bangalore
suvarna?
don't depend on it!
BMTC's First Mile Connection
BMTC & KSRTC services
BMTC's BIAL special buses ready
Now this is what can be termed as International standard airport
cap cals
Capacity calculations
Drive safe. It is not just the car maker which can recall its product.
ADS
bmtc has not updated their website yet. so official info gotilla.
anyhow, according to this hindu report, they are also also adding 116 suvarna buses apart from the 40 volvo buses. for 2 hr links need 16 buses for 15 minutes frequency. so that should add up 16x7=112.
The Hindu (Take a bus to catch the plane)
on route planning
... BMTC plans to operate 116 Suvarna coaches and 40 Vajra (Volvo) coaches to the new international airport. The buses will be operated round the clock under the “Airport Dedicated Service” brand and will offer seamless, unhindered and uninterrupted travel between important areas of the city and to the international airport’s arrival and departure lounges.
The corporation conducted a feasibility study with traffic engineering consultant M.N. Sreehari on the operation of dedicated bus services to the new airport. After receiving feedback from the public, BMTC has finalised the route network, fleet strength on each route, frequency of service and the fare structure.
The study kept in mind the tentative frequency of arrival and departure schedules of flights at the new airport to make available required number of buses at a given point of time. The corporation will continue to adjust the operating timings till they match with the travel requirements of the airport.
Services originating in the north-eastern region of the city traverse the shortest available routes, while many other services are planned to converge at Hebbal Junction.
on fares
The corporation said the fare structure of Vajra services would be far below autorickshaw and taxi fares. The fare structure for Suvarna services, though not finalised, is likely to be on a par with ordinary BMTC services.
Despite high cost of operations considering high procurement cost of buses and less seating capacity, the corporation said the fares will be kept low to make the concept popular. While the minimum fare is kept at Rs. 80 between Hebbal and the airport, the maximum fare will be Rs. 200 from Electronics City.
on features and future plansVajra coaches are specially configured for the comfort and safety of passengers and security of their baggage. The front portion of the coach, separated by a glass partition, accommodates passengers’ baggage while passengers can sit on comfortable seats numbering 31. Public address system, LCD panel showing real-time route information, entertainment videos, internet connectivity, mobile handset charger, newspaper and helper are the other facilities inside the coaches.
As for Suvarna coaches, a few are being built at BMTC’s facility adjacent to its central office in the city. BMTC managing director Upendra Tripathy told The Hindu that till BMTC builds required number of coaches, new Parisara Vahini coaches will be deployed.
The corporation plans to build a state-of-the-art multi-utility traffic transit centre, for the benefit of air travellers at Hebbal. It is also in dialogue with the Bangalore International Airport Authority Ltd. (BIAL) to offer check-in facilities at important pick-up points in the city.
On whether BMTC had got permission from BIAL to operate the service, Mr. Tripathy said BMTC is the sole bus-based public transport provider within 25 km radius of the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike and the international airport comes within its jurisdiction.
Bus frequencies, travel time and number of buses don't add up
Drive safe. It is not just the car maker which can recall its product.
Bus Service frequencies
I checked with Mr. Tripathi. The frequency is of Vayu Vajra and Suvarna buses combined. Just the Vayu Vajras will be as per your calculations.
However, one thing I forgot to ask, is if this service is 24x7. Any idea ?
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