Lost in Chennai? Call 86959595 to find your way around

Chennai based startup, vTel Details, owned by young entrepreneurs, Ashwin Kumar and Bharat Somani, announced the launch of brand “routes”, a travel service for the city’s and state’s residents. This exclusive and constantly updated service provides information on directions, different routes, traffic density besides bus and train ticketing details. Residents/Commuters using public transport can call on 86 95 95 95 95 to get the required information in the travel and commuting space.Routes will provide to its callers, who are seeking for information on the bus and train services the required inputs in real time. While, similar information is available on the web, albeit many being wrong or outdated, are not totally utilized with only 48 million logging on to the internet at least once in a day, compared to a whopping 900 million mobile phone users in the country. ‘routes’ successfully launched its pilot project in Chennai and will soon expand its operations to other cities across Tamil Nadu. Additional features have been added to the pilot project tweaking the menu further to offer inter-city information (to and from any city in Tamil Nadu) on ticket availability, seating and fares for buses, trains and flights as well.

On the occasion of the launch, Mr. Ashwin Kumar Founder & MD, Routes said “We are happy to launch this service in Chennai, providing hassle-free travel to users, by being just a call away. Callers will receive all relevant information on their queries for travel routes, mode of transport, fare details and ticket status for both bus and train travel. We plan to add more innovative features in the near future and serve our callers better. For providing accurate information, we are working in close association with City Traffic Police”.

Commenting on the same Mayor Saidai Duraisamy said, “Routes, first of kind, will be of a greater use to the people of Tamil Nadu. Routes informs people on directions, public transport system and ticket booking. Routes serve as a light house to the travelers as it shows the path of their journey. I wish them a great growth and success for their new endeavor.”