Aug 28, 2019, 09:36 IST
GURUGRAM: There is good news for commuters travelling to Gurugram from Faridabad and neighbouring cities. The Gurugram Metropolitan City Bus Limited (GMCBL) has come up with four new routes. These new routes of the city bus service — Gurugaman— will be inaugurated by chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Wednesday.
One of the new routes (number 119 ) of the city bus service will also cater to the residents of Faridabad as it will ply between IFFCO Chowk and NIT Faridabad. The areas which will be covered by this route include Baliyawas, Mangar, Pali zone, Sainik Colony, Masjid, RK Hospital, Metro Mor, Khushboo Chowk, Bristol Chowk, Sikanderpur metro station and MG Road. The services from IFFCO Chowk will begin at 7am and commence at 6pm. Commuters will be able to complete the entire journey in one hour and fifteen minutes. From NIT Faridabad, the first bus will depart at 8.30am and the last bus is scheduled for 7.25pm.
Similarly, another route will cover the distance between Gurugram bus stand and Palam Vihar. This route will include Sector 12 Chowk, CRPF Camp Chowk, Rajeev Nagar Chowk, Ashok Vihar 2 & 3, Park View Residency and Cosmos Executive Apartment, among others. The duration of this route will be 30 minutes. The first bus will depart from the Gurugram Bus Stand at 7.45am and the last bus at 5.45 pm. From Palam Vihar, the last bus is scheduled for 6.20pm.
Meanwhile, commuters will soon be able to take a bus service that will be a loop service between Rajiv Chowk, Huda City Centre and Rajiv Chowk. This route will ply through Medanta, sectors 40, 44, 46, Huda City Centre, Sector 31/40 Housing Board Colony, Jharsa, among others.
The fourth bus route will cover the distance between IFFCO Chowk to Dundahera.