Kalyan-Dombivli Municipal Transport
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Kalyan-Dombivili Municipal Transport (KDMT) is a public transport company, run by the Kalyan-Dombivali
Kalyan-Dombivali
Kalyan-Dombivli is a city and a municipal corporation with its headquarters located in Kalyan in Thane district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It was formed in 1982 to administer the twin townships of Kalyan and Dombivli...

 Municipal Corporation. This service serves the twin cities of Kalyan
Kalyan
Kalyan is a city in Thane district of Maharashtra, and a major railway station lying at the junction of the north-east and south-east lines of the suburban Mumbai division of the Central Railway, 53 km north-east of Mumbai. Kalyan is also a major Taluka place, a tehsil of the Thane district...

 and Dombivli
Dombivli
Dombivli or Dombivali is a town in Thane district, Kalyan tehsil in Maharashtra, India. It is located about fifty kilometres from the city of Mumbai, and about twenty kilometres from Thane. The population of the city, according to the 2011 census is 2,293,000,...

 as well as the villages around. It also has routes which serve Vashi
Vashi
Vashi is an upmarket residential as well as commercial township in the city of Navi Mumbai. It is a premier city in Navi Mumbai and was one of the first "nodes" developed by CIDCO.-Populace:...

 and CBD Belapur
CBD Belapur
CBD Belapur is the third most developed node of Navi Mumbai after Vashi and Nerul. CBD Belapur has a fairly vibrant Central Business District that is moving some of the economy out of congested central Mumbai into the hinterland. Belapur is also one of the largest assembly constituencies from this...

 in Navi Mumbai
Navi Mumbai
Navi Mumbai is a Planned Satellite City on the west coast of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It was developed in 1972 as a twin city of Mumbai, and is the largest planned city on the planet, with under the jurisdiction of the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation and a total area of . Navi Mumbai...

. It also offers overnight routes to various destinations.
It also has routes to Bhiwandi & Saravli M.I.D.C.

The company was founded in response to a lack of public transport affecting the area, which had become known as the great bus drought. KDMT came to provide for reliable transport.

Operations

Kalyan-Dombivali Municipal Transport ~ KDMT provides its services to various regions which are as follows

Titwala

Only Transport Service is provided by the KDMT which connect this Small Town to the City of Kalyan & Dombivili. Most of the nearby area is covered with KDMT routes.

Navi Mumbai

Predominately NMMT provides most of the services in the Navi Mumbai City internally as well as the Inter city connectivity, KDMT is an other option which can be used by the commuters to travel to & from Kalyan or Dombivili to Vashi & CBD Belapur (Navi Mumbai). Area of Services of KDMT in Navi Mumbai City currently is Vashi & CBD Belapur.

Thane City

With no Inter city Bus Service between Thane & Kalyan or Dombivili, KDMT plys Bus on Agra Road which connect Kalyan & Thane City. A single Route is Active in this area.

Depot & Important Plots

The KDMT uses compressed-natural gas-powered buses, and conventional diesel buses. All buses are tagged with a route number and its corresponding destination. They are displayed in the front (in Marathi).

Fares

The KDMT have several different options to pay the fares for the bus. The fares vary depending on the type. Paper Tickets are valid only for single journey. Commuter also have the option to buy monthly and quarterly passes. Student gets discounts on monthly and quarterly passes and senior citizen get discount for weekly, fortnightly, monthly and quarterly passes.

Single Journey Fares are valid only for single trip between any two points. They are issued on paper ticket by the bus conductor. All fare payments must be made in cash. The fare depends on distance of the destination. Single Journey fare are not valid for transfers.

All fares are in Indian Rupees.

Improvements & Future Plans

Administrative Goals for Future: To extend the KDMT's Service to following areas

1.Navi Mumbai,: Panvel, Khoperkairane

2.Thane

3.Mira - Bhyander

4.Mumbai : Mulund (East & West)

5.Mumbra - Diva - Turbhe

JNNRUM Financed Expansion Plan

See also

  • Transportation in Thane
    Transportation in Thane
    Thane is well connected to other regions by an extensive network of Railways and Roadways - including one national highway passing through Thane. As Thane is next to Mulund , Airoli and the Thane - Borivali/Mira Road ~ Ghodbunder Road, most parts of the city are easily accessible.- Public Transport...

  • BEST Bus
    BEST Bus
    The transportation wing of Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport Undertaking operates a large number of bus lines in the Mumbai metropolitan area. These buses are called BEST or B.E ST bus . BEST bus serves the entire Mumbai City. It also has operations outside city limits into neighboring...

  • Thane Municipal Transport
    Thane Municipal Transport
    The Thane Municipal Transport ~ T.M.T is the transportation wing of Thane Municipal Corporation, which operates a large number of bus lines in the Thane metropolitan area. These buses are called Thane Municipal Transport or T.M.T bus. TMT bus serves the entire Thane City...

  • Navi Mumbai Municipal Transport (NMMT)
  • Mira-Bhayandar Municipal Transport
  • Thane
    Thane
    Thane , is a city in Maharashtra, India, part of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, northeastern suburb of Mumbai at the head of the Thane Creek. It is the administrative headquarters of Thane district. On 16 April 1853, G.I.P...

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