Thane Municipal Transport
TMT bus
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| Parent |
Thane Municipal Corporation |
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| Founded | 9 February 1989 |
| Headquarters | Wagle Depot, Wagle Estate, Thane (West)-400604 |
| Locale | Thane metropolitan area |
| Service area |
Thane City Mumbai city BHIWANDI city Mira-Bhayandar city Navi Mumbai city Kalyan Dombivali city |
| Service type | Local Bus Limited Bus Air Conditioned (A.C) Bus Express Bus |
| Operator | Thane Municipal Transport Undertaking |
| Privahan Sabhapati |
Shri Dashrath Sankataprasad Yadav |
| Website |
Transport Department Thane City |
The Thane Municipal Corporation Transport Service, operating under the name Thane Municipal Transport (T.M.T) is the transport wing of Thane Municipal Corporation, which operates a large number of bus lines in the Thane metropolitan area. These buses are called Thane Municipal Transport or T.M.T bus. TMT bus serves the entire Thane City. It also has operation outside city limits into neighbouring Mumbai, Bhiwandi, Navi Mumbai, Kalyan Dombivali and Mira-Bhayandar.
Thane Municipal Corporation started its own transport service on 9 February 1989, known as TMT. TMT is the major bus service provider in Thane. TMT has all its bus depots in Thane and numerous bus stops. The biggest depot is at Wagle Estate.TMT plys its buses inside Thane city and also towards Kalwa & Mumbra. TMT bus ply from Thane to BHIWANDI, Mira Road, Mulund, Borivali, Andheri, BKC and Dombivali.
1) Kalwa Depot
2) Wagale Estate Depot
3) Mulla Bagh Volvo Bus Depot
4) Anand nagar (GB road) Depot
5) Nilkanth Terminal Depot
6) Kolshet Depot (Proposed)
Thane Municipal Corporation started its own transport service on 9 February 1989, known as TMT ~ Thane Municipal Transport. As Thane was growing fast both in the way of the economy as well as its population, as Thane was ignored by BEST in the early days.
The TMT uses CNG & diesel powered buses for its operation. Majority of the TMT display boards will only have destination name written in Marathi. A few newer buses with electronic display board are introduced in the fleet, which have destination with the route number flashing in Marathi as well as English on front & back of the buses.
The TMT bus routes are spread city wides and also to neighbouring cities. The TMT operates inter-city services to four different areas beyond the municipal limits of Thane city, i.e. into the limits of the bordering corporations of Mumbai, BHIWANDI, Navi Mumbai, Kalyan-Dombivli and Mira-Bhayandar. The TMT supplements suburban rails, which is the mass carrier on Thane city region. The internal places of Thane city which are far from the Thane Rly Stn are connected by TMT.
The local bus service of the city, which are operated by TMC. The internal places of Thane city which are far from the Thane Rly Stn are connected by TMT. The major concentration has always been Thane city & with vast growing population in the city. The normal routes as well as inter city routes provide the services to the commuters.
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