UP Govt starts trial run of electric buses in Lucknow

Pradesh Government has started the trial run of electric buses in state capital Lucknow. Very soon the buses will be running in 14 cities of the state.

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The prototype type trial of buses started today in state capital Lucknow during which four buses will ply for around 180 km daily. After the success of the trial 700 buses will start running in 14 cities.

These AC luxury AC buses have comfortable seats and many security features also which includes GPS tracking system cctv. Panic button and automatic doors.

These buses will have normal fare like any other bus and it can run for 120 km in 45 minutes after one time charging.

600 buses will run in cities like Lucknow, Kanpur, Agra, prayagraj, Varanasi, Ghaziabad, Meerut, Jhansi, Aligarh, Moradabad and Bareilly with the help of Central Government funding while state government will fund for the buses in Mathura Vrindavan Gorakhpur and Shahjahanpur.