DeshGujarat presents first look of prototype of the bus that would be on road under the Janmarg Bus Rapid Transit System(BRTS) project in May 2009 in Ahmedabad. Such buses will start trial runs from next week onwards in the BRTS corridor that has been already partially built in the western part of the city of Ahmedabad.

Following are some of the major features in new BRTS bus.

-Non A.C. bus
-Length of the bus: 12 meter
-Width: 2.5 meter
-Height 3.00 meter
-Floor height: 940 mm(0.94 meter)
-Sitting capacity: 35 passengers+driver
-Standing capacity: 50 passengers
-Total capacity: 85 passengers
-Diesel-B.S. III
-Width of right side door: 1.8 meter
-Width of left side door: 1.45 meter
-Numetic doors which can be controlled by driver
-Injection molded Grey color sits
-Anti skid silicon PVC flooring
-Chases by Tata company
-Approximate price per bus: Around 27 lakh
-Buses to be bought as of now: 50 buses
-Contract: Chartered Speed Private Limited Company has been given contract for bus procurement, operation and maintenance for seven years on Rs 34.11 per Km rate.
-Higher powered 24 valve engine(183 HP as against 120/130)
-Can carry people without having struggle
-Allows for smoother pickup
-Reduction in engine noise, smoke and temperature
-Bharat Stage -III compliant
Comfortable Riding Quality at a reasonable price through a combination of Air suspension and leveler suspension
-New generation breaks, Power steering
-Flat floor so that passenger can move inside the bus easily and more capacity
-Easier maintenance
-Washable,
-Molded seats
-IP 65 code for electronics weather protection
-Special anti-skid flooring
-A 2.2 m wide, driver operated doors on the right hand side(Single station to serve both direction traffic). This is the first time that a bus with right hand side doors will be introduced in India.
-At level boarding to give metro like convenience, Left-side door for flexibility(Initial period going out of corridor)
-Yellow colored handrail for visually challenged to see
-GPS enabled driver console. This will enable real time tracking of buses and also facilitate sending messages to the driver
-36 seats with an option for adding two more seats
-Special LED displays on three sides to enable passengers to read the destination easily
-Ticket validating machine inside the bus to make traveling more passenger friendly
-Big sliding windows with tinted glass to give a contemporary look

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