Finally, bus route info at a bus shelter!

I’ve often been asking why bus shelters cannot have information about bus routes displayed, instead of only revenue-generating advertisements. However, I was very happy to see that the Shoppers’ Stop bus stop on Bannerghatta Road has finally implemented this, on the Shoppers’ Stop side, at least:

 

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If only all other bus shelters/stops could follow suit, it would be excellent progress, indeed! Thank you for this one, BMTC.

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