Parent | Kalyan-Dombivili Municipal Corporation |
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Founded | 1st May 1997 |
Headquarters | Kalyan |
Locale | Kalyan Dombivili Mumbai metropolitan area |
Service area | Kalyan Dombivili Navi Mumbai City Titwala Bhivandi Thane Badlapur |
Service type | Local, Limited bus |
Operator | Kalyan Dombivili Municipal Transport Undertaking |
Web site | [1] |
Kalyan-Dombivili Municipal Transport (KDMT) is a public transport company, run by the Kalyan-Dombivali Municipal Corporation. This service serves the twin cities of Kalyan and Dombivli as well as the villages around. It also has routes which serve Vashi and CBD Belapur in 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.[1]
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Kalyan-Dombivali Municipal Transport ~ KDMT provides its services to various regions which are as follows
The Local Bus Service of the City, which are operated by KDMC.
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.
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.
Inter city connectivity is done by the KDMT towards the Kalyan & Dombivili.
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.
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).
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.
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