Tata DTC buses clock over 1 billion km

The green, red, orange and occasionally blue Tata Marcopolo buses that have been serving the Delhi Transport Corporation have come to achieve a significant milestone by crossing the staggering 1 billion or 100 crore kilometer mark. The CNG fuelled Tata Marcopolo buses have been plying on the National Capital Region tarmac for over seven years now. A total of 2,682 these buses are serving the DTC as of now. This also happens to be one of the largest CNG powered bus services in the world.

Operating from 22 bus depots spread across Delhi, these buses from Tata have clock 4.70 lakh km on a daily basis. Of these, 6 depots operated by Tata were rated as the top 10 depots in Delhi. Tata Motors has around 3.500 employees serving in the maintenance team for the Tata Marcopolo buses serving the DTC.

Ravi Pisharody, Executive Director, Commercial Vehicles, Tata Motors, said, “It is very gratifying to have competed over a billion DTC kilometers, a true testament to the durability and quality built into every Tata bus. This has been backed by our strong and dedicated team of employees, with excellent exposure in fleet management, delivering 24x7 services, ensuring bus services for commuters every day for the last 7 years. As a leading partner to State Transportation units, we at Tata Motors will continue to work with them in providing the right product and service solutions, enabling them to create and maintain a sustainable public transportation systems for SMART CITIES, with continuous improvements backed by technology. We would like to extend our gratitude to DTC and the commuters of Delhi, and look forward to completing many more such milestones in the years to come.”

Shri C. R. Garg, Managing Director, Delhi Transport Corporation said “We at the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) have always worked towards developing an efficient public transport system for the city. The completion of 1 billion kilometers in seven years by Tata Motors buses operating under DTC, is indeed a remarkable accomplishment and we wish to extend our appreciation to the company on attaining this milestone. Tata Motors’ buses have served the citizens of New Delhi well, providing the city with a range of buses of superior quality, ensuring smooth and comfortable transit for all. DTC’s association with Tata Motors has been fruitful and we hope to continue this partnership in the years to come.”