Ama Bus


Ama Bus is a public transport bus service run in Odisha. The Capital Region Urban Transport, a special purpose vehicle, formed under Housing and Urban Development Department of the Government of Odisha operates a fleet of 390 buses to and from the capital. The buses currently operate in two phases, another phase would be established, covering major urban destinations across the Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Puri, Rourkela, Sambalpur, and Berhampur. The service was inaugurated by the List of [Chief Ministers of Odisha|Chief Minister of Odisha], Naveen Patnaik on 6 November 2018.

Features

The buses are equipped with Wi-Fi, closed-circuit television cameras, online ticketing systems, Advanced [Driver Assistance System|ADAS] and a smartphone application. Automated fare collection system is also there for commuters in the form of the Odyssey City Card.

Infrastructure

Bus Queue Shelters (BQS)

Back-lit display signage board with city map, seating arrangements, poly-carbonate semitransparent roof cover, dustbins, vertical signage posts including Global Positioning System based public information system showing real time information of the plying Mo Buses are featured in the bus queue shelters. The public information system is linked to the Bhubaneswar Operations Centre of the Bhubaneswar Smart City Limited.

Depots

Mo Bus depots are assigned places in the served cities where the maintenance of Mo Bus is carried out alongside night parking and workshop facilities.

OD Terminals

The origin–destination terminals are state-of-the-art bus terminals operated by Capital Region Urban Transport for the origins and destinations of the routes established.