
Uber unveiled 5 devoted choose up and drop off zones for Uber Autos at 5 Metro Stations in Chennai. Throughout the first section of this initiative, the unique designated zones are arrange at Guindy, Alandur, Egmore, Koyambedu, and Thirumangalam Metro Stations, enabling customers to have an enhanced and seamless commute expertise.
Since built-in public transport is an integral part for constructing good cities, Uber’s imaginative and prescient is to offer an end-to-end, seamless expertise to its customers by integrating ridesharing with public transit choices.
Commenting on the revealing of those designated zones, Rajesh Chaturvedi, Director of Methods and Operations, Chennai Metro Rail Ltd, stated, “We’ve got at all times strived to offer seamless journey expertise to our commuters. It means increasing our companies via first and final mile connectivity. Our partnership with Uber is according to this agenda, making certain seamless and environment friendly mobility choices for the commuters. By establishing these 5 devoted choose up and drop off zones, our valued companion Uber has reaffirmed its dedication to riders’ consolation. With this, we hope to see many extra folks use the Metro service, resulting in decreased street congestion over time.”
Commenting on this, Shiva Shailendran, Head of Cities Operations, Uber India South Asia, stated “An environment friendly public transit infrastructure is the spine of cities throughout India, and complementing that infrastructure with Uber’s protected, handy and dependable rides could make cities much more accessible and sustainable. By making it simple to journey to and from metro stations, we are able to alleviate the necessity for parking and make first and final mile connectivity extra seamless. We hope to scale up this initiative within the close to future, in collaboration with our valued companion, CMRL.”