KOLKATA: The previous rickety, rundown buses have changed to abig, swanky avatar however the condition of bus-stops had, so far, remained woeful. Now, the state shipping department has made up our minds to upgrade the bus-stops, entire with toilets and water dispensers. West Bengal Transport Corporation (WBTC) has started revamping 20 stops in and around the city and earmarked 20 more.
“We are standardising the bus stands. So some distance, the bus stops have been built in step with the style and whims of native councillors. Some are very big, some rudimentary, while some are fancy however tricky to make use of. Some are too ‘posh’ however saved below lock and key. There are bus stops on roads, where no bus plies, like the one on Shakepeare Sarani. We even have stands on all sides of a highway that is ceaselessly one-way,” said Naryan Swaroop Nigam, managing director, WBTC. “So, we are eliminating these anomalies and setting up bus stands after detailed discussion with the police. Besides including passenger friendly amenities, we are taking bus stops a couple of yards from the street intersections so that passengers boarding and alighting the automobiles can not congest the crossings.”
Two terminuses—one at Garia and the opposite at Jadavpur—can be built as style stands. The Garia facility will be the swankiest, with a cafeteria, toilet blocks and an entertainment zone that can offer free Wi-fi services. To be built at a value of Rs 10.7 crore, the bottom ground of the two-storey construction will have the bus stand and the opposite amenities. The first ground can be used as parking lot for cars within the congested Garia space. The Jadavpur terminus can be a smaller version of the Garia facility however it is going to have equivalent passenger amenities.
The other stands, 20 of them, may not have the cafeterias and entertainment zones however will have toilets, water ATMs—a gadget from where commuters can purchase water bottles—and electronic boards that can display the real-time movement of buses on the routes. Each bus stand can be built at an estimated price of Rs three.35 crore.
“In the primary phase, we've got selected 20 stands at puts within the city, like Joka, Thakurpukur, Parnashree, Kudghat, Patuli, Ballygunge, Paikpara, Dum Dum, Airport, Howrah, Dakshineswar, Chapadali. The amenities to be built at those puts will later be replicated in other portions of the town. The especially rundown stops within the middle of the town will also be renovated soon,” said a WBTC reliable.
Nigam identified the corporation had labored in opposition to offering advanced bus services and passenger amenities. “Buses will also be tracked online and through apps. Commuters can go browsing and get data, such because the trip time of a selected course and availability of buses on that course,” he said. “Our subsequent big step is augmentation of bus stands to verify seamless embarkation and disembarkation. Once the stops are in a position, we can prohibit buses from stopping halfway, to allow passengers either to alight or board the automobiles.”
In the second one phase, the corporation will absorb 20 more stands for renovation. Those can be at puts around the city and past, akin to Amta, Ariadaha, Domjur, Ghatakpukur, Harimohan Ghosh College, Dunlop, Madhyamgram, Munshigunj, Tikiapara, Gadiara, Amtala, Namkhana and Usti.
“We are standardising the bus stands. So some distance, the bus stops have been built in step with the style and whims of native councillors. Some are very big, some rudimentary, while some are fancy however tricky to make use of. Some are too ‘posh’ however saved below lock and key. There are bus stops on roads, where no bus plies, like the one on Shakepeare Sarani. We even have stands on all sides of a highway that is ceaselessly one-way,” said Naryan Swaroop Nigam, managing director, WBTC. “So, we are eliminating these anomalies and setting up bus stands after detailed discussion with the police. Besides including passenger friendly amenities, we are taking bus stops a couple of yards from the street intersections so that passengers boarding and alighting the automobiles can not congest the crossings.”
Two terminuses—one at Garia and the opposite at Jadavpur—can be built as style stands. The Garia facility will be the swankiest, with a cafeteria, toilet blocks and an entertainment zone that can offer free Wi-fi services. To be built at a value of Rs 10.7 crore, the bottom ground of the two-storey construction will have the bus stand and the opposite amenities. The first ground can be used as parking lot for cars within the congested Garia space. The Jadavpur terminus can be a smaller version of the Garia facility however it is going to have equivalent passenger amenities.
The other stands, 20 of them, may not have the cafeterias and entertainment zones however will have toilets, water ATMs—a gadget from where commuters can purchase water bottles—and electronic boards that can display the real-time movement of buses on the routes. Each bus stand can be built at an estimated price of Rs three.35 crore.
“In the primary phase, we've got selected 20 stands at puts within the city, like Joka, Thakurpukur, Parnashree, Kudghat, Patuli, Ballygunge, Paikpara, Dum Dum, Airport, Howrah, Dakshineswar, Chapadali. The amenities to be built at those puts will later be replicated in other portions of the town. The especially rundown stops within the middle of the town will also be renovated soon,” said a WBTC reliable.
Nigam identified the corporation had labored in opposition to offering advanced bus services and passenger amenities. “Buses will also be tracked online and through apps. Commuters can go browsing and get data, such because the trip time of a selected course and availability of buses on that course,” he said. “Our subsequent big step is augmentation of bus stands to verify seamless embarkation and disembarkation. Once the stops are in a position, we can prohibit buses from stopping halfway, to allow passengers either to alight or board the automobiles.”
In the second one phase, the corporation will absorb 20 more stands for renovation. Those can be at puts around the city and past, akin to Amta, Ariadaha, Domjur, Ghatakpukur, Harimohan Ghosh College, Dunlop, Madhyamgram, Munshigunj, Tikiapara, Gadiara, Amtala, Namkhana and Usti.
Bus stands set for revamp with toilets, water ATMs
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