Are you excited about Noida Getting Uttar Pradesh’s First Pod Taxi? Well, India is all set to run its first pod taxi between Noida Film City and Jewar Airport with an unbelievable capacity to transport 35,000+ commuters daily. Jewar Airport is the future International airport being constructed in close vicinity to Jewar in the Gautam Buddha Nagar district. The newly suggested Film City is also being built on a similar route.
Pod Taxis are one of the advanced means of transport these days and are an environment-friendly transportation option as well. These automated taxis are designed to carry only a limited number of people at a time. These automated cars are powered by electricity and are made separately on rods to preventing traffic on roads.
Pod Taxi services are already running in South Korea, London and Japan. The Indian Government has advised the authority to study the pod taxi structure of these countries to achieve success in this initiative without any hassle.
According to the recent index of Uttar Pradesh, the Yamuna Authority has shown a green flag to this project and has already started preparing plans. This massive project is anticipated to cost around Rs. 810 crore.
Pod Taxi Route
As per the Chief Executive Officer of the Yamuna Development Authority, a Detailed Project Report has already been prepared for Noida’s pod taxi project. As per the DPR, the route will span 12-14 kms and comprise 12 stations, the few of which are as follows:-
- Film City
- Sector 34
- Rabupura Village
- Toy Park
- Sector 28 and 33 Junction
- Apparel Park
- Sector 29 and 32 Junction (on 100 m wide road)
- Sector 29
- MSME Park
- Sector 29 and 32 Junction (on 75 m wide road)
- Handicraft Park
Pod Taxi Fare
According to the report, the charges to zoom around Noida in the country’s first pod taxi will be approximately Rs. 8/km and the UP government will seek the approval for the same by Yamuna Authority. On this subject, the Authority will conduct a meeting soon, and global tenders will then be drawn out for choosing the best suited developer for the pod taxi project. The developer company will be opted within just 2 months following the opening of the tender, the report stated.
While pod taxis are already popular in several other nations like London, Singapore etc, UP in India will be the first state to get the International System of Transit, and that’s really impressive!!
Once the project gets approval from the government, the initiative is likely to be finalised by the end of the next year (2024).
