Mumbai BRTS
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The Mumbai BRTS is a massive Bus Rapid Transit System taken up by the MCGM
, B.E.S.T Undertaking
, and Government of Maharashtra
to ease the traffic conditions of the city of Mumbai
, and to make public transport systems in the city safer.
The BRTS fleet consists of the BEST Undertaking's CNG powered King Long
buses, Tata Starbus
es, and Tata Marcopolo Buses
.
Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai
The Brihanmumbai Mahanagar Palika is the civic body that governs the city of Mumbai and is India's richest municipal organisation. Its annual budget is even more than that of some of the small states of India. It is also known as Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai or the Brihanmumbai...
, B.E.S.T Undertaking
Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport
The BEST ) is Mumbai's public transport service and electricity provider....
, and Government of Maharashtra
Government of Maharashtra
Government of Maharashtra is the government for the state of Maharashtra in Western India.It is an elected government with 288 MLAs elected to the legislative assembly for a 5 year term.-Ministers:...
to ease the traffic conditions of the city of Mumbai
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
, and to make public transport systems in the city safer.
The BRTS fleet consists of the BEST Undertaking's CNG powered King Long
King Long
King Long United Automotive Industry Co., Ltd or commonly known as King Long is a bus manufacturing company in Xiamen, Fujian province, People's Republic of China. It was founded in December 1988. Mainly focused on developing, manufacturing and selling large-and-medium-sized luxury buses and...
buses, Tata Starbus
Tata Starbus
Tata Starbus is a range of buses manufactured by Tata Motors. Tata Starbus is available in comprehensive range of variants, with or without low floor, with seating capacity of 16 to 67, it is available with options of diesel engine and also more environmentally friendly hybrid and CNG power plant...
es, and Tata Marcopolo Buses
Marcopolo S.A.
Marcopolo S.A. is a bus manufacturer founded on August 6, 1949, in the southern Brazilian city of Caxias do Sul, state of Rio Grande do Sul. The company manufactures the bodies for a whole range of coaches, e.g. microbus, intercity and touring coach...
.
Buses used