BEST Transport division | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 2018-12-09

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BEST Transport division


00:01:25 1 History
00:01:34 1.1 1865–1873: Early proposals
00:02:32 1.2 1873–1905: Bombay Tramway Company Limited, introduction of horse-drawn trams
00:04:50 1.3 1905–1947: Bombay Electric Supply &amp; Tramway Company Limited, introduction of electric trams and buses
00:07:32 1.4 1947–1995: Bombay Electric Supply &amp; Transport, further expansion
00:09:16 1.5 1995–present: Brihanmumbai Electric Supply &amp; Transport, recent developments
00:10:28 2 Organisational structure
00:12:14 3 Transport department
00:12:23 3.1 Rolling stock and Depot
00:15:05 3.2 Bus routes
00:17:45 3.2.1 Types of bus services
00:18:40 3.3 Fare
00:21:53 3.4 BEST Transport Museum
00:22:38 4 Electric department
00:24:45 5 Issues
00:27:50 6 Culture and awards
00:29:46 7 Future



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The Brihanmumbai Electricity Supply and Transport (BEST) Undertaking is the civic transport and electricity provider public body based in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. It was originally set up in 1873 as a tramway company called "Bombay Tramway Company Limited". The company set up a captive thermal power station at the Wadi bunder in November 1905 to generate electricity for its trams and positioned it to also supply electricity to the city and re-branded itself to "Bombay Electric Supply & Tramways (BEST)" Company. In 1926,  BEST also became an operator of motor buses. In 1947, the BEST became an undertaking of the Municipal Corporation and rebranded itself to "Bombay Electric Supply & Transport (BEST)". In 1995 the organisation was renamed to "Brihanmumbai Electric Supply & Transport (BEST)" alongside Bombay being renamed to Mumbai. It now operates as an autonomous body under the Municipal Corporation.
BEST operates one of India's largest fleets of buses. The bus transport service covers the entire city and also extends its operations outside city limits into neighbouring urban areas. In addition to buses, it also operates a ferry service in the northern reaches of the city. The electricity division of the organisation is also one of the few electricity departments in India to garner an annual gross profit.