Delhi govt launches Integrated Transit Maps at bus shelters

NEW DELHI: Delhi Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot on Thursday said the government would relaunch its mobile app 'PoochhO' in two weeks to help the commuters get information related to DTC and cluster buses. "We are working on the revamp of our mobile app 'PoochhO' and will be re-launching it in two weeks. The passengers can get the information related to the timing, frequency and route of the buses through it," Gahlot said.

Gahlot was addressing the media while inaugurating a pilot project of adding a detailed map at bus shelters which will provide routes and frequency of the buses going from that stop, in addition to details of the neighbourhood area. Initially planned for the Delhi Secretariat bus stop on Vikas Marg, such maps will be added to other bus shelters soon. "The map has all the information of the buses going from this bus shelter. The passengers who are new or those struggling due to lack of information can get assistance from the map," Gahlot said.

He said they were working to install GPS in all the buses to track the buses and solve the issue of incorrect bus timings. The map has been designed in collaboration with City Wise, a Delhi-based design and mapping firm, following global best practices of designing cognitive transit maps which are the norm in cities such as New York and London.

Apart from the route map of buses and metro, the 'Integrated Transit Map' also includes bus timings of all buses arriving at that stop and a detailed neighbourhood map with a 1 km radius around the bus stop, which will allow bus commuters to easily locate their destinations after completing their bus journey. Special care was taken to detail out the nearest Metro station and closest gate to enter the Metro station.