170 More Low Floor Buses for Cochin

170 more low floor buses has been granted for Cochin on behalf of Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM), which is aimed at implementing modern bus systems in various cities and states across the country. In Kerala, the Kerala State Transport Corporation (KSRTC) has been given the responsibility to take care of the low floor bus services.

As of now Cochin has got 41 low floor bus services and out of these 18 are AC Volvo buses which have higher fare than the non AC buses. The low floor buses are gaining more popularity and the number of users are on a rise. The AC low floor buses in Cochin are provided by Volvo, whereas the non AC low floor buses are provided by Ashok Leyland.

Of the newly allotted 170 Low floor buses in Cochin, 50 are AC low floor buses where as the remaining 120 would be non AC low floor buses. The Capital City Thiruvananthapuram would also be getting 120 low floor buses of which 30 are AC buses and the remaining 120 non AC buses. The low floor Buses in Kochi are enjoying a better profit rate when compared with the low floor buses in Thiruvananthapuram.

The low floor buses would also be covering more nearby sub urban cities situated around Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram. In Thiruvananthapuram the cities which are proposed to be covered are Nedumangad, Neyyattinkara and Attingal, where as in Cochin the cities to be covered include Piravam, Kolencherry, Moovattupuzha, Cherthala  (Cherthala is not in Kochi, but in Alleppey District) etc. They have recently started an AC bus service to Perumbavoor Via Aluva and is getting a pretty good response.