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The Brihanmumbai Electricity Supply and Transport Undertaking ( BEST) is a civic transport and electricity provider public body based in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. It was originally set up in 1873 as a tramway company called "Bombay Tramway Company Limited".
May 9, 2024 · As the Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport Undertaking (BEST) marks its 150th anniversary, Mumbai prepares for a grand celebration honouring its iconic transport service.
May 10, 2024 · Brihanmumbai Electric Supply & Transport Undertaking (BEST) transport service, which began operating horse tram services in Mumbai on May 9, 1874, completed 150 years on May 9.
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As of 2006, the BEST runs a total of 3,400 buses, ferrying 4.5 million passengers over 340 routes, and has a workforce strength of 38,000, which includes 22,000 bus drivers and conductors (this comes to an average of 11.2 employees per bus). Single decker buses make up the bulk of the fleet, followed by the double-decker buses and air-conditioned b...
Since 1926, the BEST has been sourcing its power from Tata Power, part of the Tata Group conglomerate. The power cables lay underground, reducing pilferage and other losses that plague most other parts of India. BEST supplies a nominal rating of power 3-phase, 50 Hz, 220/110 kV. Unlike the transport company, the electricity department services only...
A General Manager, currently Uttam Khobragade, heads the company. An Assistant General Manager (Traffic Operations), assisted by the Chief Traffic Manager (Sr.), oversee the traffic department. The Chief Traffic Manager oversees the five BEST zones, each headed by a Traffic Manager. Each zone consists of five to six depots, overseen by an Assistant...
In the financial year 2004–05, the company earned Rs. 1,514.22 crorefrom its electricity department, and 839.18 crore from its transport department. Profits from its electricity department totaled Rs. 152.82 crore (US$35m), and losses in its transport department totaled Rs 212.86 crore ($48.8m), giving the company a net loss of Rs. 62.04 crore ($14...
BEST has been a quintessential part of life in Mumbai. The red double decker buses, modelled on the Routemaster buses of London, constitute one of the defining characteristics of the city. When BEST decided to do away with the double-deckers for operational reasons recently, public protests and sentiment forced it to continue with the service. A mo...
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Jun 26, 2023 · Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport Undertaking (BEST) does far more than simply operate as a business. “We are the lifeline of Mumbai city,” General Manager Lokesh Chandra tells The CEO Magazine.
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The city’s public transport will soon take the eco-friendly route as the Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) Undertaking is set to replace half of its fleet of buses with electric...
