Ama Bus

Ama Bus (formerly known as Mo Bus) is a public transport bus service run in Odisha. The Capital Region Urban Transport (CRUT), a special purpose vehicle (SPV), formed under Housing and Urban Development Department of the Government of Odisha operates a fleet of 390 buses to and from the capital. The buses currently operate in two phases, another phase would be established, covering major urban destinations across the Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Puri, Rourkela, Sambalpur, and Berhampur.^[1] The service was inaugurated by the Chief Minister of Odisha, Naveen Patnaik on 6 November 2018.

Ama Bus

Air Conditioned Ama Bus with blue colour scheme
Parent	Capital Region Urban Transport (CRUT)
Founded	6 November 2018
Headquarters	Block 1, 2nd Floor, BMC Bhawani Mall, Saheed Nagar, Bhubaneswar, Odisha
Locale	Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Khordha, Puri, Rourkela, Sambalpur, Berhampur
Service area	Odisha
Service type	Intelligent Public Transport System (IPTS)
Alliance	Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA) Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) #MoBhubaneswar Bhubaneswar Smart City Limited (BSCL)
Routes	63
Fleet	405
Daily ridership	2,57,000 (May 18, 2023)
Fuel type	Compressed Natural Gas Diesel Gasoline Hybrid Electric Electric Vehicle
Operator	Capital Region Urban Transport (CRUT)
Website	capitalregiontransport.in

Features

The buses are equipped with Wi-Fi, closed-circuit television cameras, online ticketing systems, ADAS and a smartphone application.^[2] Automated fare collection system is also there for commuters in the form of the Odyssey City Card.^[3]

Infrastructure

Bus Queue Shelters (BQS)

Mo Bus Raj Bhavan bus queue shelter

Back-lit display signage board with city map, seating arrangements, poly-carbonate semitransparent roof cover, dustbins, vertical signage posts including Global Positioning System (GPS) based public information system showing real time information of the plying Mo Buses are featured in the bus queue shelters. The public information system is linked to the Bhubaneswar Operations Centre of the Bhubaneswar Smart City Limited.^[4]

Depots

Mo Bus depots are assigned places in the served cities where the maintenance of Mo Bus is carried out alongside night parking and workshop facilities.

OD Terminals

The origin–destination (OD) terminals are state-of-the-art bus terminals operated by Capital Region Urban Transport (CRUT) for the origins and destinations of the routes established.^[5]

Routes

Capital Region

Route	Terminal A	Terminal B	Fleet
9	Bhubaneswar Railway Station	Patia (via Niladri Vihar)	JBM Auto, Foton PMI,
10	Biju Patnaik International Airport	Biju Patnaik Park, Cuttack (via Nandankanan Zoological Park)	Tata Motors
11	Bhubaneswar Railway Station	Nandankanan Zoological Park (via Acharya Vihar)	Tata Motors, JBM Auto, Foton PMI
12	Bhubaneswar Railway Station	Nandankanan Zoological Park (via Jaydev Vihar)	Tata Motors, JBM Auto, Foton PMI
13	Nandankanan Zoological Park	Lingipur (via AG Square)
16	Bhubaneswar Railway Station	National Law University Odisha (via NH)
17	Biju Patnaik International Airport	Barabati Stadium, Cuttack (via NH)
18	Babasaheb Bhim Rao Ambedkar Bus Terminal	Jagatpur, Cuttack (via Nandankanan Zoological Park)
19	All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar	OMP Square-Mahanadi Vihar (via NH)
20	Bhubaneswar Railway Station	Khordha New Bus Stand (via Vani Vihar)
21	Bhubaneswar Railway Station	Khordha New Bus Stand (via Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology)
22A	Bhubaneswar Railway Station	Khurda Road Junction
22B	Jatani Gate	Khordha New Bus Stand (via Jatani)
23	Bhubaneswar Railway Station	Institute of Medical Sciences and Sum Hospital
24	Kalinga Vihar	Sai Mandir
24E	Kalinga Vihar	Sai Mandir (Ranga Bazar)
25	Dumduma	Gadakana (via Master Canteen, Mancheswar)
26	Chakeisaini	Jadupur (Dumduma)
27	Bhubaneswar Railway Station	All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar (via Delta Square)
28	Bhubaneswar Railway Station	Trident Galaxy (Kalinga Nagar)
29	Kalinga Vihar (K9B)	Sai Mandir
29E	Kalinga Vihar (K9B)	Sai Mandir (SBI Colony)
30	Bhubaneswar Railway Station	Chatabar (via Institute of Medical Sciences and Sum Hospital)
31	Bhubaneswar Railway Station	Hi-Tech Medical College & Hospital (via Toshali Bhawan, Laxmisagar)
32	Babasaheb Bhim Rao Ambedkar Bus Terminal	Lingaraj Temple
33	Bhubaneswar Railway Station	Pipili
34	Bhubaneswar Railway Station	Balakati (Sai Hospital)
35	Bhubaneswar Railway Station	Adaspur (via Jayadeva Pitha)
36	Bhubaneswar Railway Station	Mundali (via Judicial Academy)
37	Babasaheb Bhim Rao Ambedkar Bus Terminal	Naraj Marthapur Railway Station (via Trisulia Square, OMFED Dairy)
38	Bhubaneswar Railway Station	Taraboi (via Khordha Bypass, IIT Bhubaneswar)
39	Bhubaneswar Railway Station	All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar (via Capital Hospital, Bhimatangi)
40	Babasaheb Bhim Rao Ambedkar Bus Terminal	Sai Mandir (Kesora) (via Capital Hospital, Badagada Brit Colony)
41	Babasaheb Bhim Rao Ambedkar Bus Terminal	Tangi (via NH)
42	Babasaheb Bhim Rao Ambedkar Bus Terminal	Nandankanan Zoological Park (via Chandaka)
43	Babasaheb Bhim Rao Ambedkar Bus Terminal	Banamalipur (via Rasulgarh, Kalpana Square)
44	Babasaheb Bhim Rao Ambedkar Bus Terminal	Swami Vivekanand National Institute of Rehabilitation Training and Research (via Vani Vihar, Master Canteen, Nakhara)
45	Bhubaneswar Railway Station	Jayadev Pitha (via Brahman Sarangi, Khamanga)
46	Bhubaneswar Railway Station	Nandankanan Zoological Park (via Kalyanpur, Gandarpur)
47	Institute of Medical Sciences and Sum Hospital	Srirama Chandra Bhanja Medical College and Hospital (via Ekamra Kanan, Mayfair)
48	Khordha New Bus Stand	Jagatpur, Cuttack (via Pitapalli, Chandaka)
49	Bhubaneswar Railway Station	Delanga Hata (via Pipili)
50	Bhubaneswar Railway Station	Puri Bus Stand
51	Babasaheb Bhim Rao Ambedkar Bus Terminal	Puri Bus Stand (via Rasulgarh Square)
52	Puri Bus Stand	Light House
53	Malatipatpur Bus Stand	Jagannath Temple, Puri (via Puri Bus Stand)
54	National Law University Odisha	Puri Bus Stand (via Badambadi, Puri Bypass)
56	Khordha New Bus Stand	Puri Bus Stand (via Jatani, Pipili)
57	Kakatpur	Puri Bus Stand (via Konark Sun Temple)
58	Jagatpur, Cuttack	Puri Bus Stand (via Badambadi, Link Road)
59	Mahanadi Vihar, Cuttack	Puri Bus Stand (via Badambadi, Link Road)
60	Bhubaneswar Railway Station	Satpada (via Puri Bus Stand, Brahmagiri Bus Stand)
61	Babasaheb Bhim Rao Ambedkar Bus Terminal	Satpada (via Puri Bus Stand, Brahmagiri Bus Stand)
62	Bhubaneswar Railway Station	Suando (via Kalpana Square, Pipili Bypass, Pattanaikia)
63	Babasaheb Bhim Rao Ambedkar Bus Terminal	Niali (via Vani Vihar, Rasulgarh, Nakhara, Adaspur)
64	Bhubaneswar Railway Station	Jatani Gate (via Vani Vihar, Gohiria Square, Madanpur, Bagchi Sri Shankara Cancer Hospital)
65	Bhubaneswar Railway Station	Wonderla Amusement Park (via Vani Vihar)
66	Biju Patnaik International Airport	Pathargadia Square (via Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences, Kelucharan Park, Vani Vihar)
70	Bhubaneswar Railway Station	Konark Sun Temple
71	Babasaheb Bhim Rao Ambedkar Bus Terminal	Konark (via Rasulgarh Square)
80	Police Outpost, Naraj	Agrahat, Charbatia (via National Law University Odisha, Badambadi, SCB Medical College and Hospital)
81	Barabati Stadium, Cuttack	Jagannath Temple, Salepur (via SCB Medical College and Hospital, OMP Square, Jagatpur)
82	Bhubaneswar Railway Station	SCB Medical College and Hospital (Settlement Office) (via NH)
83	Dhabaleswar Temple	Kandarpur (via 42 Mouza)
84	Markat Nagar, CDA Sector 7	Madhabananda Temple, Niali (via Badambadi, Link Road, SV NIRTAR, Adaspur)
85	Cuttack Netaji Bus Terminal	Gadama (via OMP, Kandarpur)

Express Routes

Route	Terminal A	Terminal B
AE1	Cuttack Netaji Bus Terminal	Biju Patnaik International Airport
AE2	Biju Patnaik International Airport	Puri Bus Stand

Hop-On Hop-Off

Route	Terminal A	Terminal B
1H	Bhubaneswar Railway Station	Dhauli Shanti Stupa
2H	Bhubaneswar Railway Station	Khandagiri-Udayagiri
3H	Bhubaneswar Railway Station	Silver City Boat Club

Double Decker Bus Routes

Route	Terminal A	Terminal B
DD1	Biju Patnaik International Airport	Shree Mandira Parking
DD2	Bhubaneswar Railway Station	Khordha New Bus Stand

Rourkela

Route	Terminal A	Terminal B
100	Rourkela New Bus Stand	Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium (via Ring Road, Ispat General Hospital, Chhend Colony)
101	Rourkela New Bus Stand	Rourkela Airport (via Udit Nagar, Hanuman Vatika Chowk, Chhend Colony)
102	Vedvyas	Jhirpani (via Panposh, Chhend Chowk, Koel Nagar)
103	Rourkela New Bus Stand	Panposh (via Udit Nagar, Hanuman Vatika Chowk, Chhend Colony)
104	Rourkela New Bus Stand	Jhirpani (via Sector 2, National Institute of Technology, Jagda Chowk)
105	Rourkela New Bus Stand	Rajgangpur (via NH)
106	Rourkela New Bus Stand	Birmitrapur (via Ring Road, NH)
107	Rourkela New Bus Stand	Bisra (via Bondamunda)
108	Rourkela New Bus Stand	Nuagaon (via Jagda Chowk, Jhirpani, Khuntagaon)
109	Rourkela New Bus Stand	Lathikata (via NH)
110	Rourkela New Bus Stand	Kalunga (via Raghunathpali)
111	Rourkela New Bus Stand	Bonalgarh
112	Rourkela New Bus Stand	Lahunipara
113	Rourkela New Bus Stand	Ushra (via NH)
114	Rourkela New Bus Stand	Nuagaon (via Hatibari)
115	Rourkela New Bus Stand	Potab (via Hatibari)
116	Rourkela New Bus Stand	Loram (via National Institute of Technology, Jagda Chowk, Khutagaon, Sorda)
117	Rourkela New Bus Stand	Jaraikela (via Bondamunda, Bisra)
118	Rourkela New Bus Stand	Salangabahal (via Kuarmunda, Biramitrapur)
119	Rourkela New Bus Stand	Bargaon (via Rajgangpur Bypass, Kutra)
120	Rourkela New Bus Stand	Gurundi (via Disco Chowk, Soldega)
121	DAV Pond	Radio Station (Kantajhor) (via Basanti Colony, New Bus Stand, National Institute of Technology)
122	Shaktinagar	Fertilizer Township
124	Rourkela New Bus Stand	Hamirpur (via Malgodown, Basanti Colony, Chhend Colony, Ispat General Hospital)

Sambalpur

Route	Terminal A	Terminal B
200	Sambalpur City Railway Station	Sambalpur Junction Railway Station (via Sambalpur Bus Terminal (Ainthapali), Budharaja Temple, Modipara Chowk)
201	Sambalpur Bus Terminal (Ainthapali)	Chipilima (via Hirakud Railway Station, Goshala)
202	Sambalpur Bus Terminal (Ainthapali)	Sambalpur University (via Laxmi Talkies, Collector Office, Samaleswari Temple, Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology)
203	Sambalpur Bus Terminal (Ainthapali)	Hirakud Dam (via Remed Chowk, Hindalco Chowk)

Berhampur

Route	Terminal A	Terminal B
300	NIST University	First Gate
301	Berhampur New Bus Stand	Barrack Ground
301E	Berhampur New Bus Stand	IISER Berhampur
302	Brahmapur Railway Station	Regidi square
303	Berhampur New Bus Stand	Gopalpur cantonment

304 was introduced recently connecting D. Patapur with Brahmapur Railway station.

Awards

Award	Year	Category/Event	Organisation Conferring
City With Best Public Transport System	2024	17th Urban Mobility India Award	Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs Government of India
Best Urban Transport Project	2023	16th Urban Mobility India Award	Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs Government of India
Integrated and Resilient Urban Transport	2023	3rd Urban Infra Business Summit & Awards	Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs Government of India
Sustainable Transport Award Honourable Mention	2023	Public Transport	Institute for Transportation and Development Policy
Most Innovative Bus Transit System in India	2022	Transit & Mobility	Urban Infra Group
Best Urban Transport Projects Implemented	2022	15th Urban Mobility India Award	Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs Government of India
Best Urban Transport Project Implemented	2022	Smart Solutions Challenge & Inclusive Cities Awards 2022	National Institute of Urban Affairs United Nations (India)
Promoting Gender-Responsive Services	2022	United Nations Public Service Awards 2022	United Nations
Best Urban Transport Project Implemented	2021	14th Urban Mobility India Award	Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs Government of India
Corona Warrior Samman	2021	Exemplary and Inspiring Services during COVID-19	Prelude Novel Ventures
Smart Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV)	2021	Smart Cities India Awards 2021	Smart Cities India Expo
Innovations Undertaken in Urban Transport during COVID-19	2020	13th Urban Mobility India Award	Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs Government of India
Corporate Leadership Award 2020	2020	Consumer Connect	My City Links
Marketing Campaign of the Year	2020	Brand Leadership Award Odisha 2020	Prelude Novel Ventures
Best City Bus Service Project	2019	12th Urban Mobility India Awards	Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs Government of India