Citilinc-Nashik City Bus Service

Nashik Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited- Citilinc

Citilinc bus at Bhagur Bus Stand
Parent	Nashik Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited (NMPML)
Founded	8 July 2021 [1]
Headquarters	NMPML, Nr. Golf Club Ground, Trambakeshwar Road, Opp. Veer Savarkar Taran Talav, Nashik, Maharashtra 422002
Locale	Nashik Metropolitan Region
Service area	Nashik
Service type	Bus
Routes	63 [2]
Stops	1392
Hubs	Tapovan Nimani New CBS Nashik Road Adgaon (Under construction for E-Buses)
Depots	4
Fleet	250 (50 more AC E-Bus to be inducted by March 2025) [3]
Daily ridership	1.15 Lakh daily [4]
Fuel type	Diesel, CNG [5]
Chairman & Managing Director	Dr.Ashok Karanjkar, IAS
Website	citilinc.nmc.gov.in

Citilinc is the public transport bus service provided by Nashik Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Ltd (SPV of Nashik Municipal Corporation) for the city of Nashik, in Maharashtra. It operates 63 routes around Nashik and its suburban areas with the use of a fleet of nearly 250 buses. Presently, the routes cover a radius of 20km in and around the Nashik area.

History

In 2020, the Nashik Municipal Corporation submitted a feasibility report to the Government of Maharashtra, for the privatisation of bus services in Nashik, as existing services being operated by the state-run Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) ^[6] were found to be loss-making and insufficient for the needs of the city.

Operations

NMPML has a fleet of 250 buses out of which 200 are diesel and 50 are run on CNG which are maintained at 2 bus depots, which ferry around 68000 passengers every day. Distant towns like Sinnar, Dindori, Sukena, Pimpalgaon Baswant, Jategaon, etc. are becoming part of the service. NMPML also plans to acquire 100 electric buses under PM Amrut Scheme in to the existing fleet. ^[7]

References

1. "Citilic-Nashik city service was launched by former chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on July 8". Times of India. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
2. "Nashik Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited's Cititlinc daily ridership route".
3. "Citilic-nashik city bus service home page".
4. "Nashik Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited's Cititlinc daily ridership".
5. "The NMPML has 200 CNG-run and 50 diesel-run buses and at present, 105 buses are operational across the city". The Times of India. 25 October 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
6. Pawar, Tushar (27 September 2020). "NMC to gift its city bus service to citizens on Diwali". The Times of India. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
7. "Nashik Revs Up for Green Transit: 50 Electric Buses to Roll Out Soon Under PM Amrut Scheme". Lokmat Times. 2 May 2024.