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Indore BRTS ("iBus" corridor)

Blunderlust rating★★★★★ 3.6 / 5 · 430 reviews⌖ AB Road corridor, Indore, IndoreEntry #02 in Indore
Indore BRTS ("iBus" corridor) — photo 1
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Indore's flagship Bus Rapid Transit corridor, once held up nationally as a model project, was ordered dismantled by the Madhya Pradesh High Court after years of complaints that it worsened congestion for other traffic.

The official record states: "Court and state government cited traffic congestion caused by the dedicated corridor as grounds for dismantling."

“Once a national model, now a court-ordered demolition. Both are ways of being cited.”— Blunderlust Editorial Desk

Sources

  • https://www.freepressjournal.in/indore/indore-brts-to-be-dismantled-says-madhya-pradesh-high-court

Visitor reviews Satire

“Rode the iBus down AB Road back when delegations came from other cities to admire it. Now the demolition order is the exhibit.”
CM C. Mehta · Indore★★★★★
“Three hundred crore of dedicated bus lane, taken apart because the cars complained loudly enough to reach the High Court.”
FC F. Contractor · Indore★★★★★
“Indore built the one BRTS that actually worked and then decided it worked in the wrong direction.”
UB U. Bhat · Indore★★★★★
Blunderlust RecordBL/IND/2013/ROA
Status
Abandoned / dismantled
Category
Road
State
Madhya Pradesh
Year
Built ~2013, dismantling ordered 2023–24
Cost to taxpayers
₹300 Cr

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