The Mudrika Seva (

Ring road A ring road (also known as circular road, beltline, beltway, circumferential (high)way, loop or orbital) is a road or a series of connected roads encircling a town, city or country. The most common purpose of a ring road is to assist in reducin ...

bus service) is one of the most popular bus routes in

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. It was started by the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) in May 1974, and is now operated by both the Corporation and DIMTS' cluster buses. The service runs on Delhi's inner ring road, with major stops at

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, ITO, Delhi Gate, Kashmere Gate, DU North Campus, Model Town, Azadpur market, Shalimar Bagh,

Punjabi Bagh Punjabi Bagh is an affluent neighbourhood in the West Delhi district of Delhi, India. History The land of the nearby Madipur village was acquired by government of India to resettle Hindu and Sikh refugees from Pakistan. It was previously c ...

, Britannia Factory,

Rajouri Garden Rajouri Garden is a market and residential neighbourhood in West Delhi, India. The Main Market and Nehru Market are the key markets of the area. The population is largely Punjabi who migrated to Delhi, following the Partition of India, from Pak ...

, Naraina, and DU South Campus. The service's origins can be traced to a government report drafted in 1973. The report, titled "A Systems Approach to the DTC Bus Problem", recommended a radical reorganization of DTC routes, and called for a focus on direction instead of destination. This led to the creation of the Mudrika Seva on the ring road, with buses running on the road in both directions at 10-minute intervals. One variant of this service, the Teevra Mudrika Seva (TMS), originating and ending at DTC's Wazirpur depot, plies via

, instead of passing through

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and

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, to join the Ring Road at Indraprastha depot. This service is the second longest bus route operated by DTC and is a lifeline for many commuters because of its high frequency. A second variant, the Outer Mudrika Service (OMS), is the longest route operated by DTC with a length of . It was started in 2002, the same year

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began its operations. The service originates from Uttam Nagar Terminal in

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, takes 6 hours to complete its journey, and covers distant parts of Delhi. It has its major stops at

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, Peeragarhi,

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, Mukarba Chowk,

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, Laxmi Nagar, Akshardham,

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, Sarai Kale Khan, Ashram,

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, Sangam Vihar,

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, Saket,

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, R.K. Puram,

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, and

Janakpuri Janak Puri is an affluent neighborhood in the South West district of Delhi, India. It is located near the Delhi Cantonment area and is accessible by road and Delhi Metro via multiple lines as well as train because of its nearest railway stat ...

. A third variant, the Yamuna Mudrika Service (YMS) is another circular bus route operated by DTC in the parts of Delhi east of the

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river, comprising the districts of

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, North-East Delhi, and Shahdara. The route originates and terminates at Mori Gate Terminal, and its major stops include Mori Gate,

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, Geeta Colony, Ganesh Nagar,

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, Trilokpuri, Kalyanpuri, Anand Vihar ISBT, Seemapuri, Nand Nagri,

, and Bhajanpura. A fourth variant, the West Delhi Mudrika (WDM), has a length of and takes 2.5 hours to complete its journey. Its starts and ends at Madhu Vihar, with major stops at Janakpuri,

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, Naraina, Shadipur,

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, Rajouri Garden, Tilak Nagar and Uttam Nagar.

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