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Panel’s suggestions of routes for premium bus service

KOCHI: The Steering Committee of the Kochi Corporation has suggested 10 routes for operating Volvo AC buses in the city. The council, which is to meet on Tuesday, will also discuss the 14 routes suggested by the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation, which will manage the bus service till the formation of a Special Purpose Vehicle.

The routes proposed by the Kochi Corporation are the following: 1. Fort Kochi-Aluva (UP Bridge, Kundannoor, Vyttila Bypass, Aluva, Nedumbassery Airport). 2. Fort Kochi-Info Park (Kaloor-Kadavanthra road, Subhash Chandra Bose road, Vyttila, Irumpanam, Infopark) 3. Aroor-Info Park (Kumbalam, Kundannoor-Maradu, Thripunithura, Irumpanam, Kakkanad) 4. Aroor-Angamaly (Kumbalam, Vyttila, Kalamassery, Aluva, Athani) 5. Poothotta-Aluva (Thripunithura, Vyttila, Kalamassery, Aluva) 6. Poothotta-Info Park (Thripunithura, Irumpanam, Kakkanad) 7. Eda Kochi-Angamali (Edakochi, Thevara, South Railway station, SA road, Vyttila bypass) 8. Mattanchery-Pookattupady (Palluruthy, Aroor, Kunnadoor, Palarivattom, Pookattupady) 9. Munambam-Chottanikara (Munambam, Goshree, Kaloor, Kadavanthra, Thiruvankulam, Chottanikara) 10. Fort Kochi-Kakkanad (UP Bridge, Kundannoor, Thripunithura, Irumpanam, Kakkanad)

The Routes proposed by the KSRTC are the following: 1. Thevara-Info Park 2. Eda Kochi-Palluruthy-Thripunithura 3. Fort Kochi-Aluva, 4. Mattanchery-Aluva 5. Aroor-Aluva, 6. Poothotta-Aluva 7. South Railway station-Aluva.

8. Njarakkal-Kakkanad 9. Goshree Bridge-Thripunithura

10. Ernakulam-Vega Land, 11. Ernakulam-Nedumbassery

12 Ermnakulam-Vyttila, 13. Ernakulam-Kakkanad 14. Ernmakulam-Aroor.

Kochi Corporation is yet to launch the bus service whereas the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation has started operating the service.

The bus service has been launched for the cities with the support of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission.

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