Showing posts with label State Transport. Show all posts
Showing posts with label State Transport. Show all posts

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Sangameshwar-Ratnagiri-Devrukh

Lal Dabba waiting for the passengers at Sangmeshwar railway station. Most of the railway stations on K Railway are distant from the town. MSRTC serves a good purpose for most of the commuters.

A Devrukh-SangmeshwarRailway station-Devrukh bus waiting for arrival of the train!


ST Bus stop shelter at Nivali Phata, Ratnagiri

Passengers crowding to get inside a bus at Nivali Phata bus stop, Ratnagiri.


Passengers waiting for bus inside the shelter


Canteen inside the Shelter.


Lal Dabba photo taken at ST Bus stop Nivali Phata, Ratnagiri.


A Lal Dabba on study tour :) at Pawas, Ratnagiri

Wednesday, September 16, 2009

CNG Buses.

एसटीच्या ताफ्यात ६० सीएनजी बस
टू बाय टू सीटची रचना... ४५ सीट... डबल डोअर... आणि महत्त्वाचे म्हणजे इंधनासाठी पर्यावरणाला अनुकूल असा सीएनजी गॅस... अशी सारी वैशिष्ट्ये असलेल्या तब्बल ६० बस एसटी महामंडळाच्या ताफ्यात दाखल होत असून या महिनाअखेरीस त्या मुंबई-पनवेल-वाशी मार्गावर तसेच पुणे परिसरात धावू लागतील. 

सीएनजीवर धावणाऱ्या २५० बस वर्षअखेरीपर्यंत ताफ्यात दाखल करण्याचे उदिष्ट महामंडळाच्या डोळ्यांपुढे आहे. त्यातील दोन बसगाड्या मध्यंतरी मुंबई-पनवेल मार्गावर प्रायोगिक तत्त्वावर सुरू करण्यात आल्या. त्या थ्री बाय टू सीटच्या आणि सिंगल डोअरच्या होत्या. त्यांचा प्रवास कमी अंतराचा असल्याने प्रवासात येणाऱ्या बसस्टॉपची संख्या मोठी आहे. अशा परिस्थितीत एकाच दरवाजातून उतरताना खूप गदीर् होत असल्याने दोन दरवाजे करण्याची मागणी प्रवाशांकडून आली. एसटीच्या औरंगाबाद व पुण्याच्या वर्कशॉपमधील इंजिनीअर मंडळींनी त्यानुसार बसच्या रचनेत बदल केले. या नव्या रचनेच्या पहिल्या पाच बसगाड्या शनिवारपर्यंत ताफ्यात सहभागी होतील. एकूण साठ बसगाड्या ताफ्यात सामील होणार आहेत, अशी माहिती महामंडळाचे उपाध्यक्ष व व्यवस्थापकीय संचालक ओम प्रकाश गुप्ता यांनी दिली. 

त्यातील १५-२० बसगाड्या पुण्यासाठी तर इतर मुंबईसाठी असतील. अशोक लेलँडच्या ४६, आणि टाटा मोटर्सच्या १४ बसगाड्यांचा त्यात समावेश आहे. डिझेलवर धावणाऱ्या बसची किंमत सर्वसाधारणपणे साडेदहा लाख रुपये आहे. सीएनजी बसची किंमत १५ ते १५.५ लाखांच्या घरात आहे. एकदा गॅस भरला की बस सुमारे ३०० ते ३५० किमीपर्यंत धावते. 

Maharashtra Times, 16 Sep 2009


Saturday, May 9, 2009

ST Buses captured by Kuldip 2

Swargate Bus stand

Small S.T. Bus



Daemon Mask tied at the bottom of the front part of the Asiad Bus, as a part of belief or superstition that it would keep away S.T. bus from mishaps or calamities.


Shekhar Sidhaye, One of this Blog Contributors sitting at Ateet, Satara ST Stand, Below the ST buses timetable.I guess this time table must be providing answers or inspiration to the urge of wanderer inside him "Where to Go Next?".


S.T. Belongs to all of us even poors'.


भटकभवानी : Look at the Destinations written on this GOA S.T. bus and refer Map of Maharashtra and Goa, and You will come to know how much she is going to wander around like Miraj, Kolhapur, Panji, Vasco, Gaganbawada, Kankawli, Sawantwadi.


Two Buses facing each other on Irwin Bridge, Saangli, Maharashtra.



आली नटरंगी नार....: Colorful ST at Guhagar 1





आली नटरंगी नार....: Colorful ST at Guhagar 2




Only 13 Passengers can stand,
Move the handle in upward direction to open the door.


S.T. in Mahabaleshwar Ghat.

Tuesday, November 11, 2008

Snaps from trip to Dapoli.

These are the snaps from my recent visit to Dapoli.
I boarded the Thane-Dabhol Night Express from Thane(CBS) at 9:30PM.
It was a night journey so only managed to click few good ones.
Enjoy!!!!!

View of the mandangadh fort from the mandangadh ST workshop.


Shri Gurudev Datt
A small temple outside the mandangad ST workshop.


Color of the Bus.
is it the reflection on the shirt?


Enjoying the evening by the window.


Backside of a Asiad bus Seat.
A Fire Station at Dapoli workshop.
ST Bus resting in trees shade.
Dogs resting in its shade
Ready for Duty!
A view of the ST workshop in dapoli.

Wishing All-A happy diwali.
I have always wondered who gets time to make these huge 'Akash-kandils'(lanterns).
An Indian Oil Refuelling station at the Dapoli Bus Depot.
Sun or Shade - the ST serves through all thicks and thins
ST bus entering a small town of Jalgaon, Dapoli.
One of my favorites snaps.

Colllege students Waiting at the windows for issuing concessional Passes.
ST offers monthly passes at concessional rates for Students at concessional rates.

Graffiti on one of the walls of Dapoli bus stand.



A nicely decorated general Stall at Pen ST bus stand


A Cucumber sellers stall at Pen.
Cool cucumber is hottest selling item at Pen.
Come Summer and the stall gets crowded by Water-Melons.

Pen Bus Stand by night.
A view of Panvel ST canteen at night.

Tuesday, October 21, 2008

ST Buses captured by Shekhar 2

MSRTC chi Kaanadi baheen seen at Miraj Depot


To reach Narsobaachi Waadi, one can take local bus (Kurundwaad) from Sangali. One such local bus is seen at Narsobaachi Waadi bus depot.

Asiad buses are converted to run on local routes, one such bus is parked at Sangali depot


Staff training bus parked at Thane Vandana Bus station


An old Ashok Leyland 'Lal Dabba' is seen along with an auto-rickshaw at Thane CBS


Front of Radhanagari - Pune 'Lal Dabba' at Karhaad bus depot


Interior of TATA bus used on local route between Miraj and Sangali twin cities


After certain years of service, all Asiad Buses are converted to run on local routes, here is interior of such bus on and Sangali route.


Steps of a front-door seen of Sangali-Miraj route


Satara Bus Depot canteen


Panvel ST workshop


Modified local ST seen at Panvel depot to refill diesel tank


Maintenance truck at Panvel ST Depot


Maintenance truck at Panvel ST Depot


Backside of Panvel bus depot canteen


MSRTC long bus seen at Thane CBS


MSRTC long buses seen at Thane CBS


MSRTC long buses seen at Thane CBS


MSRTC long bus seen along with "Lal Dabba' at Thane CBS


Pune-Thane Asiad Bus interior


Details of a headlight of Miraj-Thane Asiad Bus


Details of a headlight of an Miraj-Thane Asiad Bus


Radhanagari-Pune bus at halt at Karhad Bus depot


Kuldip seen in Miraj-Thane Asiad Bus


Crowd boarding Shirala-Akkalkot bus at Miraj depot


Kuldip is trying to make a phone call from - Thane Asiad bus. Airtel service provider had installed pay phones in Asiad buses, however it hardly proved to be useful.