Bengaluru: Electric buses will soon be available on long-distance routes from the city to areas like Bidadi, Hoskote, and Attibele.
The Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) has identified 14 routes for 300 non-AC electric buses. All buses are expected to be rolled out by October.
The routes are: 226M KR Market-Bidadi, 226N Kempegowda Bus Station (KBS)-Bidadi, 276 KBS-Vidyaranyapura, 290E Shivajinagar-Yelahanka, 328H AttibeleHoskote, KBS3A KBS-Attibele, 360K KBS-Attibele, 401K YelahankaKengeri, 402B/402D KBS-Yelahanka Satellite Town, 401M YeshwantpurKengeri, 500D Hebbal-Central Silk Board, 500DH Attibele-Hebbal, 501C Hebbal-Kengeri, and 600F Banashankari-Attibele.