Travelling the Mumbai-Pune route over the expressway has to be one of the most visually pleasing rides for a traveller....more so,when its done in a dust free, air-conditioned,Volvo bus.Now I'm a frequent flier(roadie?!) on the Pune-Borivali-Pune route,but why do I hate the ride so much?
I think it has something to do with the Volvo bus taking 6 hours to transport me to my destination.
Classic case of videshi technology ,desi attitudes…
And to think that the expressway would save time !!
Well,the expressway DOES save time. once you’re on it ,that is.once you join it post-panvel ,u reach pune in 45 minutes flat.now dats something.but what screws my mind is the 3 hours(sometimes even 4) the bus takes in pick-ups in mumbai (or the 2 it takes in pune on the other way round).i guess the neeta and metrolink fellows have to get their optimum revenues-per-seat on every bus,every time.
i think there are 2 ways to change this consumer torture:
a. move the buses to highways rather than the traffic-stopping S V Road
b. start express buses which wont stop (except for a toilet break )and sell these tickets at 320 rupees(the normal ticket is 270).the people who're really bugged(i'm in dat bracket,too..)would merrily buy the tickets at that price.
the third thing that could change the scenario is competition - i hear konduskar and raj travels are starting ferry services just like neeta, so this could be a point of differentiation for either of them to pull customers.
Well, that’s how a smart-alec wannabe MBA will try to solve a problem…….(if only it were that easy, hah !!)
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