NASHIK: For the first time, a trial run of new CNG buses with passengers was conducted on some routes in the city yesterday. At this time free ticket service was provided to the passengers throughout the day. The journey of Nashikites was pleasant with these new and state-of-the-art buses, the passengers welcomed this bus service positively.
The technical trial run of these buses will be completed in the next two days. This is the second trial of these buses. After removing the glitches in the previous trial run, these buses ran at full capacity in Nashik Road, Pathardi, Borgad, Tapovan, Panchavati and Satpur suburbs without any technical problem.
The trial run began at 8 am from Tapovan and Nashik Road bus depots. Five buses from Tapovan depot and four buses from Nashik Road depot were launched simultaneously. The buses run on a total of nine routes from both the places till 4 pm then returned to the main depot at Tapovan. The day-long journey included CNG & diesel buses. The first passengers were carried in these buses. Special travel tickets were also given to these passengers. The GPS system along with the computer system was tested through a trial run.
“The technical glitches found in the last trial have been removed. For the first time, buses were carrying passengers. The regular passengers were given tickets. Technical inspections of the buses carried out. The trial is set to continue for another two days.” – Milind Band, General Manager, Transport
No shortage of CNG
There will be no shortage of CNG for bus service in Nashik. This is because MNGL will provide a separate tanker service. The filling time for CNG buses is different, so it will not be a hindrance to other vehicles and buses in the city. CNG buses carry 180 kg of gas. In the current situation, 100 kg of gas will be enough. On an average, buses will run at a rate of 4.5 to 5 km per kg. A bus will cover a distance of 200 km every day.
Trial run routes
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Tapovan Depot Route No. 101 – Tapovan to Bardan Phata (via CBS, civil hospital, Satpur, Ashoknagar)
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Route No. 103 – Tapovan to Symbiosis College (via CBS, Civil, Pawannagar, Uttamnagar)
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Route No. 104 – Tapovan to Pathardi village (Dwarka, Nagji, Indiranagar, Vanvaibhav)
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Route No. 152 – Symbiosis College to Borgad (Shivaji Chowk Lekhanagar, Highway, Mhasrul)
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Route No. 156 – Tapovan to Bhagur (Dwarka, Bytco, Deolali Camp)
Nashik Road depot
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Route No. 202 – Nashik Road to Bardan Phata via Dwarka, College Road, Satpur, VIP, Carbon Naka
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Route No. 207 – Nashik Road to Ambad Village via Dwarka, Highway, Lekhanagar, Garware.
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Route No. 257 – Nashik Road to Nimani, Jail Taki, Sailani Baba, Nandurgaon, Nandurnaka, Tapovan
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Route No. 273 – Nashik Road to Tapovan via Bytco, Dwarka, Shalimar, CBS, Panchavati
No shortage of CNG
There will be no shortage of CNG for bus service in Nashik. This is because MNGL will provide a separate tanker service. The filling time for CNG buses is different, so it will not be a hindrance to other vehicles and buses in the city. CNG buses carry 180 kg of gas. In the current situation, 100 kg of gas will be enough. On an average, buses will run at a rate of 4.5 to 5 km per kg. A bus will cover a distance of 200 km every day.
