Routes of Volvo Low Floor A/C Buses in Ernakulam

There are around 41 Volvo low floor a/c buses plying throughout in Ernakulam and more buses are expected to start their services in the near future. The minimum bus in these low floor a/c buses is Rs. 10  and after that Rs. 1.50 per kms will be charged as of now. The low floor Volvo ac buses are a huge blessing and a great solution to the transportation woes of the people in Ernakulam.

I would like to provide you the the route information of the Volvo low floor ac buses in Ernakulam, which I have got from another source on the net.

Routes:
Fort Kochi - Cochin Airport (Via Thoppumpady, Kundannoor, Vyttila, Bypass, Aluva bypass) - 4 buses
Fort Kochi - Cochin Airport (Via Thoppumpady, MG Road, Kaloor, Aluva bypass) - 1 bus
Aroor - Angamaly (Via Vyttila, Bypass, Aluva Bypass) - 5 buses
Aroor - Angamaly (Via Thoppumpady, MG Road) - 2 buses
Fort Kochi - Infopark / Aluva (Via MG Road, Kaloor) - 2 buses
Fort Kochi - Aluva - Angamaly (Via MG Road, Kaloor) - 1 bus
Thevara/W.Island - Infopark / Aluva (Via MG Road, Kaloor) - 2 buses
Poothotta - Aluva (Via Menaka, Kaloor) - 2 buses
Ernakulam Jetty - Perumbavoor (Via Aluva) - 2 buses
Ernakulam - Moovattupuzha - 4 buses
Ernakulam - Kothamangalam - 2 buses
Ernakulam Jetty - Kothamangalam - 1 bus
Ernakulam - Koothattukulam - 1 bus
Parur - Perumbavoor (Via Aluva) - 2 buses
Mattanchery - Perumbavoor (Via MG Road, Aluva) - 1 bus
W.Island / Thevara - Perumbavoor (Via MG Road, Aluva, S.Vazhakkulam) - 1 bus
Vyttila-Vyttila Circular - 2 buses
Thevara - Aluva / Ankamaly (Via Container Road) - 2 buses
Kalady - Airport - Fort Kochi - 1 bus
Ankamaly - Aluva - Chottanikkara (Via Seaport-Airport Road) - 2 buses (will start operating soon)

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.