BMTC launches upgraded ‘Namma BMTC’ app
1 month, 2 weeks ago

BMTC launches upgraded ‘Namma BMTC’ app

The Hindu  

The Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation has successfully migrated its Automatic Vehicle Location System data from a temporary cloud set-up to the Karnataka State Data Centre, ensuring enhanced digital infrastructure for commuters, according to BMTC officials. “BMTC has also rolled out an upgraded version of its mobile application, ‘Namma BMTC,’ offering improved real-time bus tracking and a more seamless user experience,” a senior BMTC official said. The updated app now enables live tracking of over 5,200 BMTC buses, including the latest BS6-compliant and electric buses. “With the migration to KSDC servers, the app benefits from enhanced data security, faster processing speeds, and improved uptime, making tracking more reliable.

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Namma BMTC app to be temporarily unavailable from Jan 15 to 30
2 months, 1 week ago

Namma BMTC app to be temporarily unavailable from Jan 15 to 30

The Hindu  

The Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation has announced that its Namma BMTC mobile app will be temporarily unavailable from 15 January to 30 January 2025. Suhasini Ramesh, a marketing professional who travels daily from Koramangala to Whitefield, said, “The Namma BMTC app is my go-to tool for checking bus timings. The Namma BMTC mobile app, available on both Android and iOS …

MTC to update its smart mobility application for Chennai customers soon
2 months, 2 weeks ago

MTC to update its smart mobility application for Chennai customers soon

The Hindu  

The Metropolitan Transport Corporation is set to refresh the Chennai Bus application with an upgraded version with several features, including e-ticketing. Holistic approach As part of the modernisation, the MTC is adopting a holistic approach with a three-pronged strategy of computerised depot scheduling, relaying of bus data in the application in real time, and creating infrastructure at important bus stops …

BMTC conducts survey for feeder bus routes for upcoming Yellow Line of Namma Metro
9 months ago

BMTC conducts survey for feeder bus routes for upcoming Yellow Line of Namma Metro

The Hindu  

The Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation has conducted a survey for the feeder bus routes of the Bengaluru Metro’s Yellow Line, which is set to begin commercial operations by this year end. The BMTC officials stated that a survey is being conducted to identify metro feeder service routes for the upcoming Yellow Line of Namma Metro. Therefore, we have decided to …

BMTC and BMRCL open up their real-time transit data for start-ups
9 months, 1 week ago

BMTC and BMRCL open up their real-time transit data for start-ups

The Hindu  

The Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation and Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. have opened up their real-time transit data as part of the ‘Enroute: A Mobility-As-A-Service Challenge’ for start-ups to enhance public transit efficiency. As part of this initiative, the non-governmental organisation World Resources Institute India, in collaboration with Villgro and Mercedes Benz Research and Development India, will conducted the ‘Enroute …

BMTC info boards appreciated, but accuracy remains an issue for commuters
1 year, 1 month ago

BMTC info boards appreciated, but accuracy remains an issue for commuters

The Hindu  

“At around 7.30 p.m., I reached Shivajinagar bus station recently and I was very happy after looking at the digital board there that the bus I was supposed to take would arrive in four minutes. Yet another day in J.P. Nagar, Shaheen Shasa, a regular bus commuter and also a member of Bengaluru Bus Prayanikara Vedike noticed on the digital …

Namma Metro to launch mobile app-based QR ticketing system on Rajyotsava day
2 years, 4 months ago

Namma Metro to launch mobile app-based QR ticketing system on Rajyotsava day

The Hindu  

: Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. is all set to launch a mobile app-based QR ticketing system from November 1. Prior to the outbreak of COVID-19, the BMRCL had plans to roll out the National Common Mobility Card and a mobile app-based QR ticketing system. People relying on public transport in the city are demanding that the BMRCL and Bangalore …

Bengaluru’s number of vehicles doubles in a decade, but BMTC fleet size remains stagnant
2 years, 10 months ago

Bengaluru’s number of vehicles doubles in a decade, but BMTC fleet size remains stagnant

The Hindu  

Bengaluru’s infamous traffic snarls may have inspired many a meme and film, the city’s population and private vehicle count may have exploded, but the fleet size of the public transport utility has remained unchanged. The BMTC has a fleet size of 6,763 buses and on an average, 25 lakh people are using the bus services every day. People advocating for …

BMTC introduces flat bus fare system in Bengaluru to replace daily passes; system aimed at minimising contact during travel
4 years, 9 months ago

BMTC introduces flat bus fare system in Bengaluru to replace daily passes; system aimed at minimising contact during travel

Firstpost  

The BMTC’s new flat fare system will minimise contact in buses during travel amid the coronavirus pandemic The Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation has introduced a new ‘flat fare’ system for passengers purchasing tickets from conductors. The move comes days after BMTC faced flak for forcing travellers to buy daily passes worth Rs 70 for short distance travel. The new flat …

BMTC baffled by intelligent transport
7 years, 4 months ago

BMTC baffled by intelligent transport

Deccan Chronicle  

Why hasn’t the Intelligent Transport System made it to BMTC buses yet? George announce a slew of new projects when little is being done to finish the existing ones, asks Ranjani Madhavan The government, which is often accused of neglecting bus transport which caters to the largest chunk of city commuters and spending hugely on the Metro Rail that hardly …

TRAFI App to enhance BMTC and metro services for its users
8 years, 4 months ago

TRAFI App to enhance BMTC and metro services for its users

Deccan Chronicle  

Bengaluru: In future, public transport users in Bengaluru will be hooked on to an app named TRAFI for their real-time information about all available public transport modes in the city, wherever they are, while on the go. TRAFI app developers have integrated data such as routes and coordinates of Metro services and BMTC services for urban Bengaluru and the app …

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