Park & Ride, E-ticketing system from Jan 1, Transport State Minister

Programme to be launched from Makumbura MTC

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While implementing the ‘Park & Ride' system, the Transport Ministry is to introduce the ‘E-ticketing' system for buses from January 1, Transport State Minister Dilum Amunugama said.

Addressing the media in an event in Kandy he said the first service of the Park & Ride system would be launched from the Makumbura Multimodal Transport Centre (MTC).

“The Park & Ride system is a method which implements for people do their day-to-day activities without driving their vehicles to the Colombo City, ” he said.

“The people who arrive in the Colombo city by their vehicles can use the allocated parking areas to their vehicles. Then they can use this air-conditioned luxury bus service to reach the town and return to their parking place after completing their duties,” the State Minister said.

This system is designed to run a city-bus every 15 minutes, he said.

“One row of seats on each of these buses we’re removed to have more space. Those buses have been applied with chemical paint which is resistant to COVID-19 virus. If the virus falls on the surface in the buses, the virus will be destroyed. Also, these buses have wifi facilities and GPS tracking facilities. A mobile application has been launched to locate the next bus arrival on the system,” Minister Amunugama said.

“The Ministry had also decided to introduce E-ticketing system, so there is no need for using currency bills on the buses,” he said. “The IGP also informed to arrest crew members of buses transporting passengers in addition to the seat lines under the Covid bus fare revision and to take legal action against them,” the State Minister added. (Chaturanga Samarawickrama)

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Lol Sunday, 06 December 2020 02:55 PM

DAY DREAMING

Joseph Sunday, 06 December 2020 03:38 PM

Good move

Lion Sunday, 06 December 2020 03:43 PM

This is the only pressing problem we have while we are being attacked by corona from 1side and starvation from the other side .

BigEars Sunday, 06 December 2020 03:46 PM

A hollow statement. How can this be done without the development of the infrastructure.

rushdib6 Sunday, 06 December 2020 09:19 PM

Will the MP'S and Ministers and their families also use this instead of driving into the city.

Ellen Monday, 07 December 2020 06:52 AM

Made this statement while sitting on what can be vaguely described as a brain. This was tried a few years ago and was an utter failure. It's far too demeaning for big headed car owners to get into a bus. Politicians should set an example. They need at least four vehicles to from A to B.

ahamed ijaaz Monday, 07 December 2020 08:33 AM

lol this is a joke, university of Moratuwa did the research study in 2003, that's 17 freaking years ago. last time they had something similar from Moratuwa to Colombo, but our fat office people are too egoistic to use public transport so no point (SUV mindset to look down on everyone) , I see the same will repeat again, just waste of resources and time.

sunil Monday, 07 December 2020 08:40 AM

and where is is the so called land to park vehicles and take the bus will you be charging for that also

BuffaloaCitizen Monday, 07 December 2020 09:27 AM

Repetition of bull shit.

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