The long-awaited change last few days away. The introduction of special travel token in the system of the City Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) will take place in a few days as officials work hard to initiate symbolic BRTS.

Interestingly, Ahmedabad Janmarg Limited (AJL), which manages BRTS plans to introduce the system on an experimental basis in the city of 10th November.

But the token system will be introduced on a trial basis from Ranip Nehrunagar and will be progressively introduced on other routes in the BRT. With AJL trial run will ensure its feasibility and even to extend it to different positions of BRTSs

Speaking to DNA, the deputy commissioner and executive director of the municipal AJL Utpal Pedia said: “We are working on the introduction of coins and let’s start with a road in a couple of days. The idea is that in December we have a symbolic system of all BRT stations and now are trying to achieve this goal. ”

With the introduction of this system, BRTS will be a step towards a green light as the use of paper tickets, significantly reduced when the token system is adopted. A special reusable plastic chip, which will be updated the required amount, AJL shall be adopted to get rid of paper tickets.

Explain the advantages of a symbolic BRTS, a senior AJL official told DNA , “This will also help AJL in cost savings that two officers are not required to be present at the station Janmarg to make and collect tickets. Only one person would be sufficient to issue tokens and fill the amounts in the particular token. When they reached the station, the passenger will simply drop the token into the machine at the exit point, allowing the machine to turnstile to open and allow the passenger to exit the bus station. “tourniquet machine should be installed on all BRT stations will be obstacles in the format flip, which opens only when the token is inserted.

Moreover, the token system are wasting precious paper and is fully mechanized.