BMTC commuters’ wait for Mobility cards continues

National Common Mobility Card (NCMC) will be implemented by the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) from March 30, 2023, but not by the BMTC. Bus commuters will have to wait a while longer to use the NCMC for their daily commute. The Bengaluru Metropolitan Transportation Corporation (BMTC) said that their buses will not be […]

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BMTC buses not yet UPI savvy

QR ticketing in BMTC buses delayed as the transport corporation fails to provide Paytm soundboxes. Issuing of daily bus tickets through Unified Payments Interface (UPI) is getting delayed as the Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) has failed to provide Paytm soundboxes to Volvo AC buses. A BMTC official said, “We planned to provide  Paytm soundboxes […]

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BMTC has no plans to reintroduce pink buses

The state’s transport corporation had launched exclusive buses for women but discontinued them due to poor ridership. The government planned to reintroduce them again but so far it has not. The Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) does not plan to reintroduce pink buses for women, an official from BMTC said.. The buses were discontinued due […]

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BMTC gearing up for app relaunch

BMTC has laid the groundwork for the relaunch of its mobile application. Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) officials are working on the procedures of installation of live trackers in its buses. The BMTC mobile application is not working since 2021. A Priyanka, System manager, BMTC, said that the official application to track the live location […]

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Most BMTC bus cameras don’t work

Women fear for safety as they often encounter inappropriate touching in buses. Of the 3000 CCTV cameras installed by Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) in its fleet of 6500 buses, only 1000 of them are operating. A senior official of the BMTC office said that the remaining 2000 were yet to receive proper connections. The […]

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E-Tickets for bus travel in Bangalore

BMTC buses to launch online booking of tickets soon with Kannada and English language settings. After the e-pass, Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) is coming up with electronic tickets (e-tickets) for passengers. This e-ticket will be launched very soon in collaboration with Tummoc, a Bangalore based start-up. According to Arnab, coordinator of BMTC, “Many commuters […]

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