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Metro feeder service starts rolling
7 November, 2007
Shastri Park Station Gets 12 Buses, 19 More Routes Soon
The much-awaited Delhi Metro feeder
buses finally hit the roads on Monday as they plied on feeder routes
catering to the Shastri
Park metro station on Line 1.
"The average occupancy on Day 1 stood at about 20 persons per bus, with some buses ferrying over 30 persons and other less than 15. The response has been good as the buses ferried about 2,000 persons till 7.30 pm on 96 feeder trips," said Anuj Dayal. Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC)'s chief spokesperson.
The buses remained crowded from Shastri Park right up to Geeta
Colony and Akshardham but were not getting the expected crowds from
other more distant stops on Monday. "The buses are very comfortable
as they are fan-cooled and have good seats too. And unlike the earlier
feeders, they bring you straight to the metro station," said Rizwana,
a commuter. The 12-bus strong feeder fleet - which started operations at 10
am - ran at a frequency of 10 minutes on the assigned route between
Shastri Park Metro station and Vasundhara Enclave and moved via
Geeta Colony Road, Akshardham
Temple, Noida
Link Road, Mayur Vihar Phase-1, Mayur Vihar Phase-1 Extn., Chilla
Sarda Bangar and Dharamshila Cancer Hospital.
Source: Times of India
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