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10/11/06
Another Major Route Change
These route changes are being mentioned on this site before they do on the official BEST site!
The route of bus number 68 has changed, though its starting and ending points remain the same at Wadala and Ballard Pier. The bus continues along its older route, leaving from Ballard Pier through Thakurdwar. Then instead of continuing on the Eastern side of the tracks, it takes the following route: Sukh Sagar, Babulnath Junction, Peddar Road, Haji Ali, Race Course before rejoing its older route at Mahalaxmi.
86 now follows the same route as 88 from Opera House to Metro, passing thorugh Thakurdwar and Chira Bazaar.
There are other route changes as well, but I am not sure of the exact routes as they haven't been updated on the BEST site. There is a bus to NCPA and the route of 77 also has been changed - it now comes west to Haji Ali before continuing to Mahalaxmi along the same route as 68, 124 and 351.

18/1/06
Finally, I travelled in one of the redesigned buses. As far as I can see, it's not only the painting that is new. From the feel of the engine, I think the buses are completely new, and not just the old ones revamped. Buses from the Wadala and Deonar depots are also new now.

Change of route of 41: 41 used to initially go from J Mehta Marg to Ferry Wharf. Now, instead of J Mehta Marg, it goes from Ferry Wharf to Walkeshwar, making it the second bus to go to Ferry Wharf from Walkeshwar (42 is the other one)


7/10/05
Changed bus routes: Bus number 87 Ltd. instead of going to Mantralaya via Mahatma Gandhi Road (Fashion Street), now goes to CST via Mahapalika Marg, and then to Mantralaya via D.N. Road.
Bus number 62, instead of travelling on its low frequency route from Hutatma Chowk to Kurla station (W), now has a higher frequency. It starts from J Mehta Marg, and ends at Kurla Station (W), via Haji Ali and Tardeo.

New bus paint scheme: Some buses (most from Backbay and Colaba Depot) have a new paint scheme, with the bus route at the back as well. This can be seen on routes 132 and 133. There is an 'MUTP' on the front, suggesting this redesign has been initiated by the Mumbai Urban Transport Project.

Bus number 31 L?: It was thought that bus number 31 Ltd. was going to restart judging from the '31 Ltd' on the bus stops at Marine Drive and Chowpatty. However, that has not happened.

New bus stop: CCI now has an up bus stop with the buses 108, 137 and 138 stopping there.

26/03/05

The new fares are as follows:

THE BRIHANMUMBAI ELECTRIC SUPPLY AND TRANSPORT UNDERTAKING

BUS FARE STRUCTURE W.E.FROM : 25/01/2005

KMS

ORDINARY

LIMITED

AIR CONDITIONED

 

ADULT FARE

CONCESSIONAL FARE (RS)

ADULT FARE

CONCESSIONAL FARE (RS)

ADULT FARE

(RS)

(RS)

(RS)

3

4

1

4.5

1

13

5

4.5

2

5

3

17

7

5

3

6

3

19

10

7

3

8

4

25

15

9

4

10

5

29

20

11

5

12

6

33

25

13

6

15

7

37

30

14

7

16

8

41

35

15

7

18

9

45

Above 35 Kms

Rs.2 for every addl. 5 Kms or part thereof

(Maximum)

Rs.2 for every addl. 5 Kms or part thereof

(Maximum)

Rs.5 for every addl. 5 Kms or part thereof

 

1) LUGGAGE FARE FOR ORDINARY AND LIMITED SERVICES.

Luggage fare will be equivalent to the corresponding Adult fares subject to the minimum luggage fare of Rs.4.00 and maximum luggage of Rs.15.00.

2) BLIND PERSONS :-  A flat fare of Rs. 1/- to totally blind persons, irrespective of the distance travelled

3) NUTRITION SURCHARGE :

The Nutrition surcharge is 10 paise on tickets up to Rs.2/- and 15 paise on tickets above Rs. 2/-.

4) As per Govt Notification, Home Dept. No. MVA-689/CT-988/TRA-2 dated 1st September 1989 �Where the place of boarding the stage carriage or the place of alighting from the stage carriage is not a stage point approved by the Regional Transport Authority concerned, the distance travelled shall for the purpose of charging the fares, be calculated from the immediately preceding stage point so approved or as the case may be the immediately succeeding stage point so approved�.

Clarification : Fares are charged not on the basis of distance from one stop to another stop but from one stage stop to another stage stop

11/11/04

AC BUSES RECORD LOSS

The BEST AC buses are recording a loss of Rs. 1.75 lakh a day. The buses are, on an average only 35% full. The primary reason for this loss is the growing popularity of cars. Even during summer, the seats are barely 50% full. Another reason is in the mornings, the north bound buses remain almost empty, while in the evening, it's the opposite.

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2/10/04

CHURCHGATE BUS STOPS CHANGED

The buses going to the bus stop at Churchgate on the east  side of the station have been lessened to avoid congestion. This bus stop used to get very crowded especially during the evenings. Now only buses coming from Hutatma Chowk (70, 85, 106, 122, 132 and  A1) stop at the Churchgate stop. The only exception here is A2 that also stops here. The other buses (76, 82, 89, 92L, 93L, 121 and 134) will now only stop at the stop before the signal towards Mantralaya.

67 SPOTTED AT KEMPS CORNER!: Bus number 67 was spotted at the turn to Kemps Corner from under the Kemps Corner flyover. It could not have been another bus as no other bus takes that turn. Perhaps it was a hired bus, in which they had not changed the route number and destination!

5/7/04

BEST DOES MAJOR ROUTE CHANGE

BEST has changed a lot of routes from the 1st of July 2004. The routes affected in South Mumbai are 132, 133 and A4. 132 and 133 earlier shared the same route, each going the opposite direction from Colaba to Tardeo and back to Colaba. The earlier route in brief was: Colaba - Metro - Prarthana Samaj - Tardeo - Breach Candy - Marine Lines - Churchgate - Colaba. 133 used to go from the Metro route wheras 132, first to Churchgate. This has been stopped and 132 now goes only from Colaba to Tardeo and not back to Colaba via Churchgate, Marine Lines and Breach Candy. 133 now goes from Colaba to August Kranti Maidan near Nana Chowk via Metro, Prarthana Samaj, Tardeo and Breach Candy. A4 used to go from Hutatma Chowk to Ghatkopar via VT and then onwards on the eastern side. A4 stopped plying on public holidays because of bad buisness and finally of the 1st of July 2004, the route was changed. A4 now goes via Marine Lines and onwards on the Western side and then at Dadar turns east towards Ghatkopar.

   Route 133

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