100 new govt buses flagged off; MTC gets 58 low-floor coaches
The New Indian Express|August 05, 2024
CHENNAI has received its first batch of 58 non-AC low-floor buses which are disabledfriendly and have kneeling facility for wheelchair ramp.
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100 new govt buses flagged off; MTC gets 58 low-floor coaches

The buses have a ground clearance of 400mm (it is 650mm for normal MTC deluxe buses and 850mm for others).

The new batch of 58 buses is part of the 100 buses flagged off by Sports Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin on Sunday, which includes 30 new regular buses and 12 refurbished buses.

The Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC) has introduced these buses as deluxe service in about nine high demand routes on Sunday and will finalise the routes after studying the operational constraints if any arises due to road curves, height of speed breakers, and subways. While conventional MTC buses are 11m long, the low-floor buses are 12m long and will require more space navigating tight areas during peak hours, according to the MTC crew.

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