Comments on: Saving Volvo

By: TVm

TVm — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 12:02:28 +0000

A shocking news !!!
Trivandrum has only 16 buses whereas Cochin has 41 !!
How appalling !
Trivandrum needs more arterial roads rather than the tiny link roads which can be seen today !

By: vivek stanley

vivek stanley — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 07:10:54 +0000

1) The minimum cost should be brought down to something like Rs. 5. Currently, short distance travelers in Trivandrum are reluctant to get into JnNURM volvos because, 10 rupees for a 2 minute ride, which would otherwise cost just Rs3.50, feels too expensive.
2) A website — with apps to get the bus timings, routs, search, maps, etc. — should be launched, as the the buses are targeting techies at Technopark and Tourists. Both BMTC (www.bmtcinfo.com) and MTC(Chennai) (www.mtcbus.org) have excellent applications in their websites.

By: Ab @ AB Group

Ab @ AB Group — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 20:53:29 +0000

There are ways to save the volvo b9r’s.
(1)Ply them in more practical routes where there is much passenger movement. eg. Trivandrum – neyyattinkara.
(2)Make a new company as TMTC or Trivandrum Metro Transport Corporation. and make all the volvo’s , NoN A/c Low Floor’s and Ananthapuri buses under this company so that if one makes a loss also the other could neutralize this loss.

By: Rajesh

Rajesh — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 04:25:07 +0000

I fully agree not to conclude with just 5% bus plying. Lets wait for the remaining buses to come. Also KSRTC should rationalise the route and should cater to more populated route. May be once new buses comes, we can see more frequent buses and people will start accepting them. Lets wait

By: My week for 2010-01-31 « Srijith.V

My week for 2010-01-31 « Srijith.V — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 18:37:43 +0000

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By: Vinod/Kakka

Vinod/Kakka — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:00:09 +0000

KSRTC got the Trivandrum Volvos by paying 10% of the cost – which is miniscule. The operating cost of a Volvo cannot be much more than 1.5 times that of an ordinary bus. KSRTC is price gouging people in making this service more expensive than it ought to be. And is raising a huge ruckus.

KSRTC is a stupid organization. Trivandrum has 999 route numbers, not including the A/B/C/D etc, and it does it all with 300 buses. or 400. Indias biggest cities do not have these many routes or route numbers. Trying to change KSRTC is not something that should be attempted.

They are going to get another 120 buses (the Semi Low Floor ones) again for 10% price. They would again run it on profitable and other routes.

We need a transit authority that would fix routes, bring the arterial routes to under 100, make sure that each route has proper frequency, and run an efficient service. Currently, a KSRTC bus from EF to Kattakada, Neyyattinkara or Nedumancaud has a route number, but one from Thampanoor would not. And the private buses never had them.

Our public transport needs have to be provided by an able organization, and KSRTC is not that.

On 2 of the new Volvo Routes, both endpoints were “new” – no red buses start from Kaudiar/Sasthamangalam or Airport. If they run red buses on those routes and analyze them, that would be a lot of red ink too..

By: Anish Mohan

Anish Mohan — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 10:53:30 +0000

Saving volvo is the topic. “So drawing school/college students which are already using the public transport..” makes sense to increase revenue even at concession rate.

Every common man wishes he owns a car. So you can’t blame them.

For reducing traffic we need circular/chain services plying not more than 15km in a single trip. So ppl travelling in city can use chain service after parking vehicle in park lot.

So there may be a park lot, next to major bus station in city. This is irrelevant to ‘Saving volvo’.

By: Srijith

Srijith — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 07:51:27 +0000

Anish, sorry to say, but I wont agree with your view. Making Volvo services for students is not practicable. I believe you tried to relate it to Microsoft’s business model. But the scenario is different. Volvo itself is aimed to reduce traffic – which means reducing cars/bikes from the road and move them to public transport. So drawing school/college students which are already using the public transport is not a way. More Volvo have to be put in service.

By: Srijith

Srijith — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 07:48:32 +0000

I agree with that. Benchmarking something which is running on 10% of the planned system is pure evil! But the points said in the post are something which can be done in the initial phase itself, make people used to it and when more buses comes, people wont shy away from it. The post was inspired from the article in Mathrubhumi saying something like “KSRTC will think twice before accepting more Volvo, which are now ready to deliver from Bangalore factory.” This attitude of officials have to be changed.

By: aravind

aravind — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 06:43:54 +0000

@scorpiogenius:well its a valid point what u have mentioned, but Kerala is something where we cannot take anything for granted especialy when it come to TVM. I feel strongly that for all the 150 buses to hit roads, it will mainly depend on the outcome of this first phase, See our adminstration these people are not gutsy to face a bad situation and then convert the same situation in to good one. So being a well wisher for this great city we cannot hold ourselves back and wait until everything happens.”PREVENTION is better than CURE”.