Mumbai: BEST’s ‘Smart’ Passengers To Get First Entry On Buses

Mumbai, 27th February 2023: The BEST initiative has made available to passengers the facility of paying fares digitally through the ‘Best Chalo App’ and ‘Best Chalo Smartcard’. Passengers using this option will be given first entry in BEST buses. This facility will be available from 1st March.

However, due to this facility, passengers who do not use digital media will be inconvenienced. Passengers have to pay their fare through the ‘Best Chalo App’ or ‘Best Chalo Smartcard’ on their mobile to avail of the facility of first entry to the BEST bus. It was said by the BEST initiative that passengers will not face the problem of cash due to digital fare collection.

To spread and use the digital mode on a large scale, additional facilities will be provided to passengers travelling in BEST buses from 1st March. Under this, passengers using the ‘Best Chalo App’ or ‘Best Chalo Smartcard’ will be given priority entry in buses of the BEST initiative. Especially at the starting bus stop, such passengers will have the first entry facility. Along with the facility of online recharge, the facility of recharge from the bus carrier has also been made available. The BEST initiative has appealed to the passengers travelling in the buses of the BEST initiative to make maximum use of the digital facilities of the ‘Best Chalo App’ or ‘Best Chalo Smartcard’ provided by the BEST initiative.