The Noida–Meerut e-bus service has been stopped within a month of its launch after transport officials found that the double-decker electric buses were attracting too few passengers on the Noida–Modinagar and Noida–Meerut routes.
The two air-conditioned double-decker electric buses were introduced from the Noida depot on September 16 to provide a public transport option for passengers travelling from Noida towards Modinagar and Meerut. They were scheduled to operate during the morning hours.
According to the report, the service continued for about a month, but passenger numbers on both routes remained very low. The buses were often running empty or with only a small number of passengers, making continued operations impractical, transport officials said.
Following the decision, both buses have been withdrawn from the Modinagar and Meerut routes and deployed on Noida city routes instead. This means passengers travelling from Noida to the two destinations will no longer have access to the newly introduced double-decker electric bus service.
Noida Roadways Assistant Regional Manager Manoj Kumar said the operation was stopped because the routes were not attracting sufficient passengers. He added that both buses had been assigned to city services.
The short-lived service highlights the operational challenge of sustaining public transport links on routes where passenger demand is uncertain. While the buses were introduced to improve connectivity between Noida and destinations in the wider National Capital Region, the transport department’s decision was based on the passenger response recorded during the initial period of operation.
The report does not specify the number of passengers carried, the financial cost of operating the buses, or whether the department plans to reconsider the routes at a later stage. For now, the two vehicles will continue to operate under Noida’s city bus service rather than on the Modinagar and Meerut corridors.
