Colour code for bus services

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The National Transport Commission has introduced a new colour scheme to easily identify bus routes and the service level on inter-provincial bus routes.

NTC Director General G.A.S. Ganepola said passengers find it difficult to identify the different destination boards as they were all displayed in maroon and yellow.

“Buses will be identified as belonging to one of the four categories as follows – normal in yellow; semi-luxury in blue; luxury in green and super luxury in purple. People find it confusing when having to identify the semi-luxury buses from the normal buses,” he said.

Mr. Ganepola said the bus fare would also vary according to the level of service provided.

“The fares for super luxury buses will be three times that of the normal fare while the fare for luxury buses will be double the normal fare,” he said.

(Madushika Gunawardane)

Comments - 17

Gemunu Friday, 29 July 2011 09:57 AM

I am am opening a paint company.

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malliloku Friday, 29 July 2011 05:40 PM

What do you get in "super luxury"? Videos at each seat? Short eats and tea at 4 o'clock?

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Roy Friday, 29 July 2011 03:36 PM

Different colours and fares, but same service quality.

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Thomas Friday, 29 July 2011 03:24 PM

As a first step prohibit Conductors & Drivers smoking & chewing Betel while driving the bus.

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Calistus Jayatilleke Friday, 29 July 2011 01:33 PM

Colour coding itself is not enough: what guarantees are there for the passengers once they get in that they get the service for which he pays - double or treble?

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Lankan Lion Friday, 29 July 2011 01:17 PM

colour coding is a good idea. but as mentioned in this comment thread, the clear description of the different levels of service should be made public. i honestly have no idea what the super luxary has to offer? do some not stop at all the bus stops? do some only take seating passengers? etc etc.
as far as codes of ethics etc goes, it's not something the SLTB can do, it's something we need to improve with education as this isn't a unique problem to the transport industry.

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DN Friday, 29 July 2011 12:45 PM

How about below normal service. Need a colour code for that also.

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conductor Friday, 29 July 2011 10:08 AM

code for commuters to hold on and make move.

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Basila Friday, 29 July 2011 10:05 AM

Only mentioned Bus fare what about the service? any grade bad, worst

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Bumba Friday, 29 July 2011 08:58 AM

Better a "code of conduct" for the buses and the crews,.

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nawasdeen Friday, 29 July 2011 10:01 AM

Good move and change towards paradise of Sri Lanka...

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asoka Friday, 29 July 2011 09:47 AM

whose idea is this...bus gemunu or dutu gemunu...?

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managala Friday, 29 July 2011 09:30 AM

I deny that statement i haven't seen any A/C bus running without crowd people prefer to use luxury bus services even they dont have seats inside the bus...

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managala Friday, 29 July 2011 09:27 AM

Yes Color codes are good but more important factor is code of ethics for the Drivers and Bus Conductors better to have institutions which give some standard training on being a conductor and driver in passenger services and those who have the certification can operate bus services...

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Sr Lankan son Friday, 29 July 2011 09:09 AM

Government should implement the code of conduct for harshly driving buses. Oh yeah by the way Thanks for notifying the colors so we will not get into those so called luxury service.. Most of the SL commuters are already suffering from high transportation costs.

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Passenger Lost Friday, 29 July 2011 09:07 AM

It would be also better if the NTC reveals what service standards the passengers can expect from each type of bus. What may happen otherwise, is that the passenger may get in to a Super Luxury bus and pay the fee, but the quality / comfort of the journey will not be too far off from the normal travel. For example in long distance buses in some other countries, the bus can have only three seats in a row (seperated) and the seat can be reclined.

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Konde Bendapucheenaa Friday, 29 July 2011 08:57 AM

Lets see how long will last

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