48% of BMTC users hold a pass: SurveyBMTC’s recent survey of 5 lakh passengers revealed that about 48% of the people who use BMTC services are pass-holders. The remaining 52% b...
24 Jan, 2019, 11.04 AM IST
Two years on, commuters continue to suffer as BMTC squats on real-time dataTwo years on, commuters continue to suffer as BMTC squats on real-time data, refusing to share it on its platforms.
14 Dec, 2018, 11.31 AM IST
BMTC seeks 18% jump in ticket fareBMTC officials ascribe rising costs of operations for the fare revision proposal. “For every ₹100 we spend on operations, BMTC gets only ₹8...
23 Jul, 2018, 10.46 AM IST
Now, commuters in Bengaluru can reserve seats on BMTC busesThe subject of allowing advance booking had come up during a recent interactive meeting between IT companies, BMTC, the transport departmen...
18 Jul, 2018, 05.23 PM IST
Walkers will overtake buses in 5 years, predicts BMTC MDBMTC’s air-conditioned services cater to around 70,000 passengers a day while Namma Metro’s daily ridership is about 3.6 lakh.
09 Jul, 2018, 11.41 AM IST
After facing technical hurdles, BMTC turns to 'closed-loop smart card'While a closed-loop card can be used only for BMTC services, an open-ended card helps its holder to use it across services such as BMTC, KS...
25 Jun, 2018, 11.03 AM IST
BMTC to display real-time data on buses at stationsThe transport utility, Ponnuraj said, has worked out a formula where the service provider will not only instal display boards but also shar...
21 Dec, 2017, 01.39 PM IST
BMTC to set up free clinics at Majestic, Yesvantpur bus terminalsWhile the BMTC has provided space to set up the facilities, the health department will run the clinics under the National Urban Health Miss...
27 Nov, 2017, 11.17 AM IST
BMTC is on road to recovery as government waives Rs 120-cr TaxDr Ekroop Caur, outgoing managing director of BMTC, said the corporation had shelled out an additional Rs 205 crore due to wage revision an...
05 Jul, 2017, 11.04 AM IST
BMTC to metro: Make good feeder bus lossOf the 14 Metro stations in North Bengaluru, BMTC's feeder services connect four stations: Nagasandra, Jalahalli, Peenya and Goraguntepalya.
21 Jun, 2017, 11.35 AM IST
Digital switch: Smart cards to replace students' BMTC bus passIn June last year, BMTC partnered with Axis Bank to launch what it calls India's first open loom EMV (Europay, MasterCard and Visa) card sy...
07 Jun, 2017, 10.55 AM IST
BMTC to cut bus fares in rivalry with Ola and UberFor successive stages, the fares are likely to remain the same as now.Also, BMTC may not introduce any reductions to the day and monthly pa...
03 Apr, 2017, 10.48 AM IST
BMTC bid to cut loss: Happy hours on buses in BengaluruBMTC's gross revenue from premier bus services (ticket fare and commercials) stood at Rs 199 crore in the eight months from April 2016.
19 Jan, 2017, 12.04 PM IST
BMTC buses fuel cost to be calculated using fuel automation softwareBMTC depots have automatic fuel gauges and radio frequency identification tags on each bus to keep the account of of fuel that has gone int...
17 May, 2016, 08.33 PM IST
BMTC to go intelligent, will introduce vehicle tracking, electronic ticketing & passenger information systemsAccording to BMTC insiders, close to 90% of BMTC’s bus routes, numbering almost 6,400, have been digitised and 5,873 buses, out of a total ...
02 May, 2016, 04.43 AM IST
Infosys red-lights BMTC on poor service and upkeepInfosys has decided to end its 20-year relationship with public transport utility BMTC upset over its lack of understanding of commuter nee...
31 Mar, 2016, 10.51 AM IST
Meet Prema Ramappa Nadapatti, the first and the only female driver of BMTCPrema simply turned her passion for driving into a full-time job. So, she learnt to drive a lorry and got herself a heavy transport vehicle...
02 Feb, 2015, 12.44 PM IST