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AMTS buses to soon ply on both banks of Sabarmati Riverfront
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The Indian Express
IN A first since the opening of the Sabarmati Riverfront – a 9-km stretch – in 2012, the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) said on Thursday that its public transport buses would soon ply on both the banks, east and west.
Till date, no public transport — including autorickshaws — has been allowed on the Sabarmati Riverfront as only private two and four-wheelers are allowed to ply on the stretch at present.
The Ahmedabad Municipal Transport Service (AMTS), in its Rs 991-crore draft budget for 2026-27 , announced on Thursday that the electric buses would soon ply on both banks of the Sabarmati Riverfront, although officials did not specify a time frame.
“This is the first time that AMTS buses will run on both the banks of the Sabarmati Riverfront.
As part of the plan to fully electrify all AMTS buses by 2030, the AMTS has issued a work order to procure 225 electric buses in 2026–27, following the completion of the contract for 225 CNG buses.