Delhi: 18 New Bus Routes Identified To Ease Congestion On Trans-Yamuna Region; Check List Here

The Delhi government has identified 18 new bus routes to solve the traffic congestion in the Trans-Yamuna region in East Delhi. The initiative, which has been assisted by IIT Delhi, comes as the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) is set to add 3,800 new electric buses to its fleet to ramp up the last-mile connectivity for the commuters.

According to news agency PTI, this route rationalisation has been strategically designed to extend bus services to the maximum uncovered areas. These new routes are expected to bring relief to previously unserved localities and touch over a thousand bus stops. 

Delhi Transport Minister Dr Pankaj Kumar Singh, as quoted by NDTV, said, "This route rationalisation is an important step towards making the Trans-Yamuna area commuter-friendly and reducing congestion. Our focus is to provide reliable, affordable, and last-mile green mobility solutions to every citizen of Delhi.”

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What Are The Proposed New Routes?

The 18 new routes, which have been proposed to ease the congestion, will start from three main points- East Vinod Nagar, Shastri Park, and Ghazipur. Below are the details of the routes from these three nodal points:

• East Vinod Nagar: 11 new routes are set to be opened from East Vinod Nagar.

• Patparganj Industrial Area to Priyadarshini Vihar

• Ganesh Nagar to Shastri Park Metro

• Karkardooma Metro Station to New Mandoli Industrial Area

• Usmanpur-2 Pushta to Mandoli Jail Road

• Anand Vihar ISBT to Akshardham Metro Station

• Mayur Vihar Phase 1 to Mayur Vihar Metro Station

• Geeta Colony to Mansarovar Park Metro

• IP Extension Metro to New Ashok Nagar

• East Azad Nagar to Tahirpur 

• Preet Vihar Metro to Preet Vihar

• New Ashok Nagar Metro to New Ashok Nagar (Metro Connectivity).

• Shastri Nagar: 4 new routes are set to be opened from Shastri Nagar:

• Seelampur Metro Station to Shiv Vihar

• Maujpur-Babarpur to Karawal Nagar-T

• Gokulpuri Metro Station to Sabhapur Village

• Maujpur-Babarpur to Maujpur-Babarpur Metro

• Ghazipur: 3 new routes are set to be opened from Ghazipur. 

• Ghazipur Dairy Farm to Mayur Vihar Phase 1 Metro

• Anand Vihar Metro to Harsh Vihar Jail Road 

• Ashok Nagar Extension to Metro Station

These new routes would mean more economical travel for people belonging to areas like Mandoli, Tahirpur, Karawal Nagar, and Mayur Vihar to get direct connectivity to the metro.