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56 special e-buses for women in Delhi, peak-hour routes announced
The Story in Brief
The Delhi government has introduced 56 special electric buses for women, focusing on peak-hour travel for working women and college students. The service includes 30 Ladies Special trips across 15 high-demand routes and 26 University Ladies Special (U-Spl) trips on 13 routes.
Announced by the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC), the e-buses operate on key arterial roads and near major educational hubs. Officials said the dedicated service aims to improve safety and reduce overcrowding on regular buses during morning and evening rush hours.
The initiative is part of Delhi's larger push to electrify its public bus fleet, replacing older diesel buses with zero-emission electric vehicles. No date has been set for expansion, but the DTC will monitor ridership to assess demand on these specific routes.
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Delhi's public transport network has long struggled with women's safety and overcrowding. The e-buses aim to fill gaps left by the phasing out of diesel buses and the delayed rollout of electric buses under the FAME-II scheme. Each e-bus saves roughly 1 lakh litre of diesel annually. The key signal to watch is ridership data in the first month: if these dedicated trips attract full capacity, DTC may expand the model to more routes and shift the policy from pilot to permanent.
Source: ndtv.com
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