Recently the CM had given the green signal.
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Expansion
AC double-decker electric roadways buses will be run from Lucknow to five big cities. 20 buses will be purchased in the first phase. Tenders have been made for this. With the arrival of these buses, not only will the journey of passengers become easier, the fare will also be lower than others.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has recently launched the state’s first AC double-decker electric city bus. This bus is being run by the Urban Transport Directorate between Kamta bus stand and Amausi. Now Uttar Pradesh Transport Corporation (Roadways) administration is also going to run AC double-decker electric buses.
Roadways administration has issued tender for 20 buses in the first phase. Many big companies including Ashok Leyland have applied for the supply of buses. These buses will run between five big cities from Lucknow. Sources say that these buses will be run from Lucknow to Ayodhya, Varanasi, Kanpur, Prayagraj and Gorakhpur. Four buses will be run on each route.
The work of purchasing buses is expected to be completed in three months. After this they will be taken out on the streets. The special thing is that for the first time, double-decker buses are being included in the roadways fleet. Currently there are about 12 thousand buses in the fleet. Of these, three thousand are contracted buses and the rest are roadways buses.