MTC Introduces AC Volvo Buses in Chennai CITY

September 12, 2007 at 8:20 am (Traveling)

The much awaited Volvo Air Conditioned City buses are to hit the Chennai City Roads from September 17, 2007. This news item was published in Tamil Daily “Daily Thanthi” on Wednesday. Although, the routes on which the buses are to ply have not been announced, the buses are expected to be pressed on some famous routes such as 21G, A18, 70, and 19 G. On the first phase, MTC is going to introduce 10 buses.

The buses have many passenger friendly features including

 – Tilting the bus on left or right side and increasing the height of the bus according to the requirements. (volvos need this to run on our roads 😦 )

– The suspension would also ensure jerk-free travel for commuters

 – Physically-challenged and elders can board the buses with their wheel chairs.

 – provision for wheel chairs to be fastened with the seats.

 – LED scrolling boards will also be in place in the front, rear and sides of the vehicle for route information.

 – Automatic doors in the front and rear with sensors, provision for laptop connection and mobile phone charger, channel music system and public announcement (PA) system to give information to passengers will be the other attractions.

So Chennaites can go for a rock on these buses. The idea of the state government is to bring the people travelling by their four wheelers to the buses, thus reducing the number of vehicles on road. The coming months will tell, whether the government succeeds in this.