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Kolkata: Have you recently noticed the digital display board for the bus stop at Ji Nehru Road?
They are just part of a pilot project for the transport department and Kolkata police to make public transport systems smarter and more troublesome --free.
If successful, display the real board like this
The time information on the bus may be released throughout the city.
First, the ministry and Kolkata Police chose the section between Park Street and the crossing of Hazara to launch the project.
At present, the board can only see the information of the buses operated by the National Transportation utility.
A senior police officer said that the information on the private bus will also be displayed once the GPS installation on the private bus is completed.
"At the moment, all WBTC buses are part of the GPS --
The networked Pathadisha app.
We want private buses to be part of this system.
About 1,100 buses traveling along this corridor will have GPS equipment installed in the first phase, "said another Commissioner (I)Vineet Goyal.
In the end, all the buses traveling throughout the city will be GPS-enabled.
This is the most important section of the urban road network, and the demand for commuting is very high.
LED display and public address system will be available at all bus stops for live bus mobile input.
Narayan Swarup niam, general manager of West Bengal transport, said: "This will help the commuter to choose the bus he or she likes and plan the trip accordingly (WBTC).
In the near future, the digital display board will be synchronized with the subway information system so that commuters on the road can know the details of the subway operation.
This will provide a range of options for commuters.
Diffusion will be faster and more efficient.
"We want more people to use public transport to reduce road congestion.
"With very good technology, we can move more commuters from private transportation to public transportation," said a department official . ".
The system will also generate real
Passenger demand time data.
According to the data, the route can be reorganized or rationalized.
The technical bidding has been completed and the project cost is fixed at Rs 40.
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