Vasai Virar Transport Service

Excelling Through Consistency And Determination.

- Rajesh Rajgor

The Vasai Virar City Municipal Cor-poration (VVCMC) that was formed on July 3, 2009, started the Vasai Virar Transport Service (VVTS) on October 3, 2012. The fleet service provider started with its own fleet of 30 buses and added another 30 under the JNNURM scheme. With able leadership of the then MLA Hitendra Thakur and President of Bahujan Vikas Aghadi, VVTS paid attention to the potential of fleet operation and management early on and has realised its ambition to provide transport services at affordable prices, within the first three years of the corporation.

Determined to provide transport services and also expand operation, the corporation inked a partnership with Bhagirathi Transport Corporation Pvt. Ltd. (BTCPL) in 2012, in order to bring in experience, efficiency and accountability. The decision paved way for several route expansions and diligent operations across the region and also earned them the distinction of being the first municipal corporation in the country to have started the transport service within three years of formation. “This would not have been possible without the vision of our popular leader Shri Hitendra Thakurji and systematic management by the Mayor, Ex-Mayor, Deputy Mayors and the Transport Committee,” said Mr. Pritesh Patil, VVTS Chairman.

Operation and fleet

As of today VVTS has got 160 buses (VVMC 30 & BTCPL 130) with a mix of fleet from Tata, Eicher, Ashok Leyland and SML. They operate with one depot and six bus stations across the Vasai-Virar region. “The operation has 43 routes covering Vasai, Virar, Nallasopara and Naigaon and even connects Thane and Mulund.