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MUMBAI: The BEST introduced 24 extra buses on busy routes in the city from Friday, thus increasing the service frequencies. But while doing so, it terminated some key routes, including the one linking Kurla station to Bandra Terminus. Officials said the cancelled routes were making losses.

“We have introduced eight extra buses on the busy route number 180 between Malad and Sion,” said an official. On another popular route, between Kurla station and MMRDA/Bandra-Kurla Complex, the BEST added five buses. On route number 459 Ltd, from Malad Depot to Mulund station, the BEST will now ply eight additional buses. With the inauguration of a new bus depot in Malad (W) last month, there are now three new bus services between this depot and Malad station. Assistant PRO D S Kharat said the extra buses will cater to office-goers. The BEST will also run extra buses from Borivli to Kandarpada on public demand.

Among those cancelled were a few routes for Sundays and holidays. “We have terminated route 218 (Kurla to Bandra Terminus) and AS-7 from Maheshwari Udyan to Backbay Depot via Worli, said a traffic wing official. The JVPD-2 route from Andheri station to JVPD bus station has also been cancelled. Commuters expressed displeasure over the cancellations. The cancelled buses on Sundays and public holidays are AS-2 (Mira Road to Worli), C-8 (Mantralaya to Shivaji Nagar via Eastern Freeway) and AS-707 (Andheri to Bhayander)

 

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