<p>Bengaluru: The Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) says it will run 300 metro feeder buses in the city by April, adding 179 vehicles in the next four months. </p>.<p>On Saturday, the bus operator introduced eight new metro feeder routes, taking the total to 141. The buses now run on 38 feeder bus routes and make 2,264 trips per day. </p>.<p><strong>The new routes are as follows: </strong></p>.<p>MF-25A: Dasarahalli 8th Mile to Suvarna Nagar via Nelagadaranahalli and Nagasandra. One bus will run on this route and make 16 trips per day. </p>.<p>MF-29: Jalahalli Metro Station to Madanayakanahalli via Sidedahalli and Kudurugere Colony. Three buses will make 48 trips per day. </p>.<p>MF-30: Jalahalli Metro Station to Jalahalli Metro Station via Kanteerava Studio, Sumanahalli Jn, Sunkadakatte, Herohalli Cross, Andrahalli, Thigalarapalya, Nelagadarahalli and Dasarahalli 8th Mile. Two buses will make 20 trips per day. </p>.<p>MF-31: Jalahalli Metro Station to Jalahalli Metro Station via Dasarahalli 8th Mile, Nelagadarahall, Thigalarapalya, Andrahalli, Herohalli Cross, Sunkadakatte, Sumanahalli Jn and Kanteerava Studio. Two buses will make 20 trips per day. </p>.<p>The BMTC currently operates nine-metre-long buses on metro feeder buses. It will soon run 120 nine-metre-long electric air-conditioned buses procured under the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP). </p>.<p>On Saturday, Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy inaugurated the new bus route NICE-10 at Madavara. Twenty-one buses will ply on this 44-km route, making 147 trips. The route will connect Madavara Jn (BIEC) on Tumakuru Road to Electronics City Wipro Gate via NICE Road linking Magadi, Mysuru, Kanakapura and Bannerghatta roads. </p>.<p>The buses will run every 10 minutes from 6 am to 9 pm. The fare is Rs 35 plus Rs 25 toll. Shakti scheme beneficiaries don’t have to pay anything. </p>.French airport provides makeshift base for Indians on grounded flight.<p><strong>New airport bus</strong></p>.<p>The BMTC also introduced a new airport bus service (Vayu Vajra) from Tumakuru Road (Madavara, BIEC). Five buses will ply on the new route KIA-18 and make 27 trips per day. </p>.<p>The BMTC has 132 Volvo buses in its Vayu Vajra fleet, making 912 trips over 17 routes. </p>.<p>This apart, the BMTC introduced a new bus route (BC-8) from Chikkabanavara to Sumanahalli Jn via Dasarahalli 8th Mile, Andhrahalli, Herohalli Cross and Sunkadakatte. Six buses will make 56 trips on this route. </p>
<p>Bengaluru: The Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) says it will run 300 metro feeder buses in the city by April, adding 179 vehicles in the next four months. </p>.<p>On Saturday, the bus operator introduced eight new metro feeder routes, taking the total to 141. The buses now run on 38 feeder bus routes and make 2,264 trips per day. </p>.<p><strong>The new routes are as follows: </strong></p>.<p>MF-25A: Dasarahalli 8th Mile to Suvarna Nagar via Nelagadaranahalli and Nagasandra. One bus will run on this route and make 16 trips per day. </p>.<p>MF-29: Jalahalli Metro Station to Madanayakanahalli via Sidedahalli and Kudurugere Colony. Three buses will make 48 trips per day. </p>.<p>MF-30: Jalahalli Metro Station to Jalahalli Metro Station via Kanteerava Studio, Sumanahalli Jn, Sunkadakatte, Herohalli Cross, Andrahalli, Thigalarapalya, Nelagadarahalli and Dasarahalli 8th Mile. Two buses will make 20 trips per day. </p>.<p>MF-31: Jalahalli Metro Station to Jalahalli Metro Station via Dasarahalli 8th Mile, Nelagadarahall, Thigalarapalya, Andrahalli, Herohalli Cross, Sunkadakatte, Sumanahalli Jn and Kanteerava Studio. Two buses will make 20 trips per day. </p>.<p>The BMTC currently operates nine-metre-long buses on metro feeder buses. It will soon run 120 nine-metre-long electric air-conditioned buses procured under the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP). </p>.<p>On Saturday, Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy inaugurated the new bus route NICE-10 at Madavara. Twenty-one buses will ply on this 44-km route, making 147 trips. The route will connect Madavara Jn (BIEC) on Tumakuru Road to Electronics City Wipro Gate via NICE Road linking Magadi, Mysuru, Kanakapura and Bannerghatta roads. </p>.<p>The buses will run every 10 minutes from 6 am to 9 pm. The fare is Rs 35 plus Rs 25 toll. Shakti scheme beneficiaries don’t have to pay anything. </p>.French airport provides makeshift base for Indians on grounded flight.<p><strong>New airport bus</strong></p>.<p>The BMTC also introduced a new airport bus service (Vayu Vajra) from Tumakuru Road (Madavara, BIEC). Five buses will ply on the new route KIA-18 and make 27 trips per day. </p>.<p>The BMTC has 132 Volvo buses in its Vayu Vajra fleet, making 912 trips over 17 routes. </p>.<p>This apart, the BMTC introduced a new bus route (BC-8) from Chikkabanavara to Sumanahalli Jn via Dasarahalli 8th Mile, Andhrahalli, Herohalli Cross and Sunkadakatte. Six buses will make 56 trips on this route. </p>
