• AMA BUS Shuttle for World Cup Hockey & .FEST, Bhubaneswar 
• Fare @ flat Rs.15/- (Non AC AMA BUS Shuttle) & Rs.30/- (AC AMA BUSShuttle)

Bhubaneswar, November 24: AMA BUS World Cup Hockey shuttle service, by Capital Region Urban Transport (CRUT)is all set to take off from November 27, for the 19 day Men’s World Cup Hockey, 2018.The shuttle service would be available on Janata Maidan - Kalinga Stadium - .FEST venue route from 3.00 PM in the afternoon to 11 pm at night. This will be given the Route no. 01 status, to indicate importance of this event for the city. This shuttle service would provide continuous bus serviceto Hockey enthusiasts, festival goers and tourists interested to connect with the World Cup at Kalinga Stadium, and Bhubaneswar City Festival .FEST, showcasing music, entertainment and culture. This will specially be of use for citizens, who will use Janata Maidan for purpose of parking of their vehicles.

As the euphoria of World Cup Hockey inaugural ceremony sets in, a fleet of AMA BUSes will be in place for visitors to ride up to venue in time for the exclusive sports & culture extravaganza. These AMA BUS Shuttle would provide services continuously on theshuttle route at every two minutes.

The tariff for the Non AC AMA BUS Shuttle has been fixed at a flat fare of Rs. 15/- and for AC AMA BUS Shuttle, at Rs. 30/-.

Free car and two-wheeler parking will be provided at Janata Maidan, for the entire duration of the World Cup Hockey and Bhubaneswar City Festival. People can park their vehicles, and proceed to AMA BUS Shuttle boarding point for going to venues of Kalinga Stadium & Exhibition Ground.

For operating this service, CRUT will deploy a crew of 40 Bus Captains, 60 Bus Guides, and 30 supervisory staff.

In an encouraging development, AMA BUS ridership crossed 30,000 recently. It is expected that theInternational Hockey event coupled with the series of city based events, and integration of MO CYCLE stations with the existing Bus Queue Shelter (BQS), at key locations, will give a further boost to AMA BUS ridership.

About Capital Region Urban Transport (CRUT)

CRUT is a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) created by Housing & Urban Development (H & UD) Department, for providing Public Transport Services in master plan areas of Bhubaneswar, Cuttack and Puri. Transit infrastructure improvements, along with introduction of AMA BUS, and in future MO CYCLE PBS system, AMA E RIDE, integrated urban mobility solutions will be made available to the citizens of capital region.