MTC tests its new, revamped website
Ram.Sundaram@timesgroup.com
Chennai:14.12.2019
After a three-year delay, the Metropolitan Transport Corporation’s (MTC) website, with updated features, is finally ready. A test run was conducted on Friday.
Comments were invited from the public on how to develop the revamped site. Those interested in offering suggestions can email the corporation at mtc@tn.gov.in.
However, the site is shut now for improvisations and based on suggestions from stakeholders, http://mmc.tn.gov.in will be formally launched by transport minister M R Vijayabaskar soon.
The site has route-wise details of bus operations along with timings and fare charts for different services (ordinary, deluxe and express). The list of all bus stops on a route will also be displayed alongside this, said an MTC official.
Official announcements, change in bus routes due to unexpected situations such as protests and rain will be uploaded regularly along with financial performance of the corporation and contact details of all senior officials and branch managers.
The old site was shut a few years ago and MTC’s internal technical team had worked on building the revamped site. “Bengaluru and Mumbai had introduced websites with real-time info a long time ago. It’s high time MTC launches it,” said R Rengachari, a transport activist. He said it will be a great help to students, office-goers and regular bus users, particularly senior citizens, to plan their work accordingly.
All a passenger needs to know is the route number and this too will be available once the LAMB app is launched, said a senior transport department official.
The Locate and Access My Bus (LAMB) app will display a list of nearest bus stops available to commuter on a Google map. By choosing the stop name, the app will provide information on the estimated arrival time of the next five buses there with route numbers. The app will also provide a list of buses available between any two stops in the city, he added.
The revamped MTC website
Ram.Sundaram@timesgroup.com
Chennai:14.12.2019
After a three-year delay, the Metropolitan Transport Corporation’s (MTC) website, with updated features, is finally ready. A test run was conducted on Friday.
Comments were invited from the public on how to develop the revamped site. Those interested in offering suggestions can email the corporation at mtc@tn.gov.in.
However, the site is shut now for improvisations and based on suggestions from stakeholders, http://mmc.tn.gov.in will be formally launched by transport minister M R Vijayabaskar soon.
The site has route-wise details of bus operations along with timings and fare charts for different services (ordinary, deluxe and express). The list of all bus stops on a route will also be displayed alongside this, said an MTC official.
Official announcements, change in bus routes due to unexpected situations such as protests and rain will be uploaded regularly along with financial performance of the corporation and contact details of all senior officials and branch managers.
The old site was shut a few years ago and MTC’s internal technical team had worked on building the revamped site. “Bengaluru and Mumbai had introduced websites with real-time info a long time ago. It’s high time MTC launches it,” said R Rengachari, a transport activist. He said it will be a great help to students, office-goers and regular bus users, particularly senior citizens, to plan their work accordingly.
All a passenger needs to know is the route number and this too will be available once the LAMB app is launched, said a senior transport department official.
The Locate and Access My Bus (LAMB) app will display a list of nearest bus stops available to commuter on a Google map. By choosing the stop name, the app will provide information on the estimated arrival time of the next five buses there with route numbers. The app will also provide a list of buses available between any two stops in the city, he added.
The revamped MTC website
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