Public Transport

The idea of MaaS is well-established, a service which integrates multiple modes of transport while focusing on users’ preferences, enabling an end-to-end seamless journey from point A to point B and creating lucrative business opportunities for related players. However, bringing it to life seems a distant reality in India. It demands a leap of faith in public-private symbiosis, modern infrastructure ...

India has set an ambitious target of cutting its emission to net zero by 2070. As a result, Electric Vehicles are gaining momentum. The government itself has started taking firm steps in the direction by replacing the traditional buses with E-buses. Writes Shamik Joshi, Head-Mobility, Amnex Infotechnologies Pvt Ltd. However, the EV sector is still in its nascent stage and ...

In Kochi, inland transport was once the primary means of freight and passenger transport on the Vembanad Lake, and the system has been declining over the last few decades. There has been minimal investment and technology upgrades. With Kochi Water Metro, the scene is changing… With the Cochin Shipyard delivering two more boats, the Kochi Metro Rail Limited (KMRL) is ...

  It is time we think beyond buses and trains for public transportation, and utilize them optimally. Several state governments have already started revamping their public transportation system. Fuelled by disruptive technologies, the transportation sector is on the verge of massive transformation, says Aneri Patel, Co-Founder and Director, Amnex Infotechnologies Pvt. Ltd. in an interview with Trafficinfratech Amnex is a ...

S.V.R. Srinivas, the Commissioner, Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority, is sure in a hurry. Just about nine months in the office, he is pushing himself and his teams to complete the crucial projects that are long been awaited by the Mumbaikars. With a few days left for the opening of Metro line 2A and 7, Srinivas took time off to ...

Amnex solutions optimize operations of AICTSL; make public transport journeys accurate and reliable Indore, a fast-growing industrial city of Madhya Pradesh had been deprived of robust public transportation service for a long. It was in 2005, AICTSL (Atal Indore City Transport Service Limited) introduced organized public transport services using city buses, midi buses, BRT ibuses and sky bus services. The ...

Sameer Chikate, Business Head – Sales, KLAUS Multiparking India, answers a few questions from TraffiicInfraTech. The company has its expertise in multilevel parking solutions and has been bringing in technological innovations. How does multiparking System facilitate the motorists in navigating the parking space?   The expansion of metropolitan cities in India has resulted in the increased number of Vehicles. But ...

Amnex’s Automatic Fare Collection solution XUP makes the end-to-end payment process fast, easy and transparent. It is designed to minimize frictions, bring about a change in commuter behaviour, and reduce revenue leakages, says Shamik Joshi, Head- Products & Technology, Amnex. The traditional ticket purchasing system in which commuters purchase tickets physically through cash payment has many loopholes- it is time ...

Bentley’s Rail Design Application helped complete the 3D alignment in less than three months Expanding the Metro System in a Densely Populated Area The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation is working on its Phase IV expansion to improve rail connectivity between India’s capital and the further regions of the National Capital Region. The project includes constructing a new 104-kilometer metro railway ...

KR Jyothilal, Principal Secretary, Transport Department, Government of Kerala The Kerala Government has been taking initiatives to provide seamless travel by building an integrated multimodal urban transportation system in the state. The formation of Kochi Metropolitan Transport Authority is one major step in strengthening the mobility system in Kochi. KR Jyothilal, Principal Secretary, Transport Department, Government of Kerala, spoke to ...