What happened: 56 women-only special buses flagged off from Delhi University Sports Complex
Delhi Lieutenant-Governor Taranjit Singh Sandhu and Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta flagged off 56 women-only special buses from the Delhi University Sports Complex. The women-only service is intended to enable safer, more dignified travel for women students, including travel between colleges and residential areas.
The women-only buses are planned with a route split and peak-hour timing, and the buses are described as operating with women police personnel, Home Guards, and female staff onboard.
26 buses operate on Delhi University routes.30 buses operate on 15 high-demand routes.Services cover 13 DU-specific routes within the Delhi University-related service plan.Operations run during morning and evening peak hours.Onboard support includes women police personnel, Home Guards, and female staff.
Background and earlier position: targeted access for women in public transport and a wider push for electric buses
Women-only bus services are a targeted urban mobility intervention designed to improve safe access for women commuters. Separately, Delhi’s bus programme emphasises electric mobility through fleet additions and depot-based EV charging capacity, because electric bus operations require reliable charging infrastructure.