Amritsar BRTS
Amritsar MetroBus (Amritsar BRTS) is the bus rapid transit system (BRTS) in the city of Amritsar, Punjab, India. Amritsar MetroBus allows easy travel to different places in city like the Golden Temple, Jallianwala Bagh, Guru Nanak Dev University and Khalsa College for nominal fares. The time gap or frequency between two buses on the same route is five minutes. Construction and Operation The project was commenced on 19 September, 2013 and was launched on 28 January, 2019 with the cost of . Construction work started on 26 February, 2015. In September, 2016, 90% of work was completed. Amritsar BRTS is based on Ahmedabad BRTS model and was constructed on the lines of Metrobus (Istanbul). Volvo Buses showed its interest in BRTS project at the holy city of Amritsar. The Amritsar MetroBus operates with 93 Air-conditioned AT buses by Tata Marcopolo. After the launch MetroBus recorder ridership of 41,000 passengers within one week. Amritsar BRTS authorities sold more than 8,000 ...
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