PUNE: The public information system of the city division of the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) will be updated and should be functional by next week; providing commuters with information about buses and their schedules on screens installed at respective depots, similar to how it is showcased at a railway station or an airport.
“There are screens at the major bus depots in Pune but the software and information is not updated. Commuters are informed about the bus schedules via loudspeakers. At present we are in the final stage of updating the software to have a visual information-relaying system,” a senior official with the Pune division told TOI.
“Once the software is updated, the screens will showcase accurate information of the buses, routes, timings, bay in which they are parked, among others. It will also provide the registration numbers of buses to help people easily identify them. Pune has four bus stands — in Swargate, Wakdewadi, near Pune station and in Pimpri — which already have the screens,” the official said.
Frequent commuter Raghav Thorat said visual information about buses was important as the audio of the public address system was not clear mostly.