HMRL starts carpool service

Hyderabad: Hyderabad Metro Rail launched its redBus carpool services for its commuters. Interested users can download the redBus app and register themselves. The registration will require the user to be verified through their official e-mail ID or any government approved official ID.

Post completion of the verification process, users can choose to give a ride or take a ride. Users can create a ride by giving their source, destination, date and time. Ride givers will have to share vehicle details and route plan separately in addition to these. They can then find matching riders, invite them, confirm the ride and travel. The cost starts from as `2 per kilometre for the passenger taking the ride.

Speaking after launching the service, HMRL managing director N.V.S. Reddy on Tuesday said this facility would enhance last mile connectivity for Metro commuters. Car pooling is an ideal solution to share vehicles and reduce traffic congestion, he said.The service allows office-goers to avail of or offer rides in their personal cars while commuting between home and their workplace. The service would be provided through rPool, an in-app ride sharing service from redBus.

Mr Prakash Sangam, chief executive officer, redBus, said, collaborative efforts go a long way in the quest to offer sustainable solutions to commuting in cities. “Our agreement with L&TMRHL to facilitate easy access to people availing carpooling through redBus (rPool), from and to Metro stations, is one such step that is set to streamline end to end connectivity.”

L&TMRHL has offered dedicated space within stations for rPool to set up kiosks for customer service, apart from parking facilities for ride-givers. In addition to this, rPool’s customer service executives posted at the stations will provide 1,000 Metro smart cards of `75 to its customers, on a first come, first served basis.