App-based cab pick-up points to debut at SMVT in Bengaluru’s Baiyappanahalli

BENGALURU: For the convenience of passengers, the Bengaluru Railway Division is introducing designated parking space for app-based cab aggregators that will serve as pick-up points at Sir M Visvesvaraya Terminal in Baiyappanahalli. The contract for this has been awarded to a Mumbai-based firm and the new system will be in place in a fortnight.

A top official said, “The firm, ODS Protective Services Pvt Ltd, has been awarded the contract for a three-year period at SMVT. It will onboard the app-based cab aggregators and manage them. Railways will be paid Rs 3 lakh annually as licence fee by the concern.” As of now, the company plans to launch the services on August 6.