Transportation in Dehradun

 

                                  Travelling in the City

The love city Dehradun has many stories whether it is of lifestyle or cultural living, anything which is related to the city has its own calmness and fun within. Today I'm gonna tell you about the fun you can find while travelling throughout the city using Public Transport.

1. Vikram: One of the oldest transportation forms in the city is Vikram. It is stated that these Vikrams were about to be seen from the City, and the State gets formed. Some of its special features are:-

The Front View of Vikram

Back View of the Vikram

 

• All through the city, you can see a vehicle of  Blue Color running over the roads, exactly that is a Vikram.
• They are small vehicles that are usually used by the citizens to travel inside the city, you can see them in almost every place in the city.
• Every Vikram has a particular number on its front and back, which represents a route number of the city.
• You can see different kinds of decor inside a Vikram which represents the ambience which the driver wants to share with peoples.
• They charge you with minimal fares for travelling.
• They provide the service of transportation from early morning to 8 pm at night.
• 9-10 people can easily sit in this, while the fourth person at the back can face a problem of a seat with some too healthy people on either side.

2. City Bus: Another mode of transportation in the city is none other than the City Bus. You can easily see a Blue colour (mainly) Bus having some names written over at its front and back, which tells about the starting and ending destination of the route on which it runs. Some of its features are:-

Inside view of  a bus

•  Just like Vikram, Buses also have an interior look which seems comfortable for travellers.
• Some buses have the problem of seat arrangements; they have quite little space for your legs.
• On the other hand, some buses are quite spacious and comfortable as well.
• They'll provide you with their service from 6 am to  8 pm.
• In certain timings like in the morning or evening, these are especially get filled with people and I'm serious about it.
• These buses connect the major portions of the city.
• 28-30 peoples can easily sit while it has space also to stand along the seats, further it depends on the bus how many peoples can stand in it.

3.  Magic:- Well, it is actually Tata Magic, introduced after 2010 in the city.  In layman's terms, they are known as Magic. They are white in colour, with, as usual, a number ahead which shows the same. Some of its features are:-

Front View of the Magic

• They mainly connect the remote areas of the city to the clock tower, i.e. the heart of the city.
• 12 people can easily sit in this and even run fast to their destinations.
• They usually have a timetable on which they run.
• They have a comfortable ambience for their travellers, as well as being spacious.
• They usually travel long as compared to Vikram and Buses.
• You can experience a comfortable ride on Magic.
• They also provide you with their service with the mean time of the city transportation, i.e. 6 am- 8 pm.

4. Auto:- The most underrated transportation in the city is the Auto.
It is usually black and yellow in colour with no Number on its front, even they also don't have Meters for ride fare. Some of its features are:-

Autos on the Auto stand

• They took a ride fare, which is usually negotiable by the travellers.
• You can take the auto where ever in the city but its fair is usually high as compared to above transportations.
• It's up to the size of auto which decides how many peoples can sit in it, usually 2-4 people can sit in this.
• They are small in size and can easily move in a small area as well.
• This is the only mode of transportation in the city which provides you with their service even after 8 pm; you can easily find an auto after 10 pm as well.
• They usually get booked by people for moving and coming back to someplace.
• They are comfortable and have almost the same look from the inside.
• A new range of OLA autos is also now running on the city roads.

5. Electric Rickshaw:- Last and least, as well, the electric rickshaw had made an impression on the city travellers. Since our city is basically a Vickram City, people hesitated to travel in the electric rickshaw. Some of its features are:-

Electric Rickshaw is waiting for passengers.

•  They are small in size and hardly 4 people can sit in it.
• Relatively, they have higher fares than Vikram's.
• They are a bit slower than other modes of transportation in the city.
• They usually run over short distances in the city.
• They don't have destination numbers like other transports.
• They are mostly opened i.e. people aren't covered mostly in it if rain occurs you can easily get wet.
• Also, they can't take you to higher places like hilly areas even that's why you can't see an electric rickshaw on Rajpur Road.

So, these are some common modes of transportations used by the citizens to travel in the city. If you have doubts and concerns regarding any of these, please mention them in comments.