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New App: tracking the Chennai Metro City bus in real-time!

Posted on: 06/May/2022 11:11:13 AM
Passengers need to download the App. Register the location. Then, they can access info on the location of bus stands within 1 km of their residence. Further, the app will also provide bus route details, current location and arrival times at the bus stop.

The State Government of Tamil Nadu launched this App on Wednesday

The Tamil Nadu government on Wednesday launched a mobile app, ‘Chennai Bus’, to make travelling hassle-free for commuters in Chennai. The App, launched by Transport Minister S S Sivasankar, will provide the location of the bus on a real-time basis.

In Chennai Metro City, a total of 3,233 buses are operated by the Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC).

Around 25 lakh passengers travel on it daily. The entire fleet of 3,454 buses has been fitted with GPS and passengers can identify 602 routes and locate 6,026 bus stops.

The Secretary of the Department of Transport, K. K. Gopal, observed:

“The application will help passengers reach suburban railway stations, Metro rail stations and airports without any inconvenience,”