thane municipal corporation founded 9 february 1989 headquarters wagle depot wagle estate thane west 400604 locale thane metropolitan area service area thane city mumbai suburbs mira bhayandar navi mumbai service type local limited bus operator thane municipal transport undertaking privahan sabhapati shri dashrath sankataprasad yadav website transport department thane city the thane municipal corporation transport service operating under the name thane municipal transport t.m.t is the transport wing of thane municipal corporation which operates a large number of bus lines in the thane metropolitan area . these buses are called thane municipal transport or t.m.t bus . tmt bus serves the entire thane city . it also has operation outside city limits into neighbouring mumbai navi mumbai and mira bhayandar . contents 1 history 1.1 origins 1.2 formation of tmt undertaking 2 operations 2.1 thane city 2.1.1 thane suburbs 2.1.2 kalwa mumbra 2.2 mira bhayander 2.3 navi mumbai 2.4 mumbai suburbs 2.5 kalyan dombivli 3 fare 4 depot and important bus routes 5 bus routes 6 improvements & future plans 7 see also 8 references history edit origins edit tmt s new ac bus thane municipal corporation started its own transport service on 9 february 1989 known as tmt . tmt is the major bus service provider in thane . tmt has all its bus depots in thane and numerous bus stops . the biggest depot is at wagle estate.tmt plys its buses inside thane city and also towards kalwa & mumbra . tmt bus ply from thane to mira road mulund borivali andheri and bkc . info details no of buses 316 no of routes 47 no of depot 2 kalwa depot & wagale estate depot no of bus stands 8 no of bus stops 374 1 running k.m. per day 63135 no of bus trips per day 7114 bus travellers per day 280017 daily income rs . 1388547 running k.m. per day per bus 211 no of employees 2558 formation of tmt undertaking edit thane municipal corporation started its own transport service on 9 february 1989 known as tmt thane municipal transport . as thane was growing fast both in the way of the economy as well as its population as thane was ignored by best in the early days . operations edit tmt new bus the tmt uses cng & diesel powered buses for its operation . majority of the tmt display boards will only have destination name written in marathi . a few newer buses with electronic display board are introduced in the fleet which have destination with the route number flashing in marathi as well as english on front & back of the buses . the tmt bus routes are spread city wides and also to neighbouring cities . the tmt operates inter city services to three different areas beyond the municipal limits of thane city i.e. into the limits of the bordering corporations of mumbai navi mumbai and mira bhayandar . the tmt supplements suburban rails which is the mass carrier on thane city region . the internal places of thane city which are far from the thane rly stn are connected by tmt . thane city edit the local bus service of the city which are operated by tmc . the internal places of thane city which are far from the thane rly stn are connected by tmt . the major concentration has always been thane city & with vast growing population in the city . the normal routes as well as inter city routes provide the services to the commuters . thane suburbs edit it is not official but some faraway places from the thane rly stn are known as its suburbs like the ghodbunder road kolshet balkum etc. which are beyond the agra road . tmt services are not so frequent as in the city but it services the area along with other public transport undertaking . kalwa mumbra edit next station from thane in central railways the areas are covered by the tmt services it has its oldest depot at kalwa . mira bhayander edit the area of mira road was connected to the thane by the tmt . from various places of thane it starts its services towards mira road rly stn e . the inter city connection between the thane city which is on the central side & mira bhayandar which on the western side . navi mumbai edit the city of navi mumbai is not yet connected by the tmt except for the border areas like vitava . in future it plans to start its services to vashi & cbd belapur . mumbai suburbs edit predominately the best is the largest public transport provider in the mumbai city & suburbs . tmt connects the last station in mumbai suburb mulund to the various parts of the thane city . tmt s air conditioned buses connect borivali the western suburb with thane via ghodhbunder road and from kasarwadavli to andheri via lbs road and from patlipada to bkc via eastern express highway . tmt has plans to extend the services to area like bhandup vikhroli towards south & also in western side of the mumbai . kalyan dombivli edit like navi mumbai the cities of kalyan dombivli are not yet connected by the tmt but the inner areas are connected to thane by the undertaking . tmt is planning to extend its services kalyan dombivli cities . fare edit tmt borivali route bus the tmt have several different options to pay the fares for the bus . the fares vary depending on the type . paper tickets are valid only for single journey . commuters also have the option to buy monthly and quarterly passes . student gets discounts on monthly and quarterly passes and senior citizen get discount for weekly fortnightly monthly and quarterly passes . single journey fares are valid only for single trip between any two points . they are issued on paper ticket by the bus conductor . all fare payments must be made in cash . the fare depends on distance of the destination . single journey fare are not valid for transfers . all fares are in indian rupees . depot and important bus routes edit the tmt uses cng & powered diesel buses . all buses are tagged with a route number and its corresponding destination . they are displayed in the front in marathi . bus depots 2 kalwa depot & wagle estate depot bus stands 8 bus stops 374 majority of tmt buses consist of ordinary route . the few limited halt routes that were started in 1999 2000 were phased out and converted to ordinary routes . for the very first time 10 new air conditioned ac buses of the thane municipal transport tmt are added to the fleet . the service commence from thane rly stn e kopri to borivali rly stn e via ghodbunder road . in october 2014 tmt added 30 more volvo ac buses and started two new ac routes ac125 . kasarwadavli to andheri e and ac126 . patlipada to bkc via . eastern express highway . bus routes edit a c routes route type route no starting destination route description air conditioned ac 58 thane rly stn w mira road station thane rly stn w gaondevi naupada teen hath naka nitin company cadbury junction majiwada kapurbawdi manpada patlipada waghbil naka kasarwadavli owala gaymukh kajupada fountain hotel kashimira silver park mira road station air conditioned ac 65 thane rly stn e kopri borivali rly stn e 2 thane rly stn e kopri bridge teen haath naka nitin company cadbury junction majiwada kapurbawdi manpada patlipada waghbil naka kasarvadavli owala gaymukh kajupada fountain hotel kashimira dahisar check naka national park borivali rly stn e 3 air conditioned ac 125 kasarvadavli andheri rly stn e kasarvadavli waghbil naka patlipada manpada kapurbawdi majiwada cadbury junction nitin company teen hath naka mulund check naka bhandup pumping centre powai seepz chakala andheri rly stn e the routes given below are as on 26 august 2010 . bus no 56 at thane station normal routes route type route no starting point destination route ordinary 6 wagle depot vrindavan society via indira nagar kamgar hospital nitin company hari niwas thane rly stn w jambhli naka castle mill ordinary 8 thane rly stn w shastri nagar naupada station road teen haath naka nitin company cadbury junction vartak nagar ordinary 9 thane rly stn w shivai nagar via jambhli naka ambedkar road khopat cadbury junction vartak nagar ordinary 10 thane rly stn w gawand baug upavan via hari niwas makhmali talao st workshop khopat cadbury junction vartak nagar shivai nagar upavan lake ordinary 11 thane rly stn w kokanipada pokharan road no. 2 via hari niwas makhmali talao st workshop khopat pratap cinema naralipada oswal park gandhi nagar neelkanth terminal ordinary 12 thane rly stn w pawar nagar via jambhli naka castle mill oswal park gandhi nagar vasant vihar limited ltd thane rly stn w pawar nagar via teen haath naka nitin company cadbury junction oswal park vasant vihar ordinary 13 thane rly stn w kalwa depot via jambhli naka rto kalwa bridge ordinary 14 thane rly stn w bhim nagar teen haath naka nitin company cadbury junction vartak nagar ordinary 15 thane rly stn w ganpati pada via jambhli naka rto kalwa bridge kalwa depot vitava ordinary 16 thane rly stn w patonapada yeoor via jambhli naka ambedkar road khopat cadbury junction vartak nagar shivai nagar yeoor village ordinary 17 thane rly stn w lakshmi nagar chirag nagar via jambhli naka ambedkar road khopat cadbury junction ordinary 20 thane rly stn w kajuwadi via hari niwas gurukul society nitin company louiswadi ordinary 23 lokmanya nagar vrindavan society via yashodhan nagar kamgar hospital passport office mulund check naka teen haath naka hari niwas thane rly stn w jambhli naka castle mill ordinary 24 lokmanya nagar rutu park via yashodhan nagar kamgar hospital passport office mulund check naka teen haath naka hari niwas thane rly stn w jambhli naka castle mill vrindavan society ordinary 26 lokmanya nagar majiwada via yashodhan nagar kamgar hospital passport office mulund check naka teen haath naka hari niwas thane rly stn w jambhli naka castle mill majiwada naka ordinary 27 thane rly stn w majiwada via jambhli naka castle mill majiwada naka ordinary 30 anand nagar daulat nagar via mukand company vitava kalwa depot kalwa bridge rto jambhli naka thane rly stn w kopri bridge bara bunglow prem nagar ordinary 31 vrindavan society bim s paradise via castle mill jambhli naka thane rly stn w kopri bridge bara bunglow prem nagar ordinary 35 kharegaon lokmanya nagar via kharegaon naka kalwa bridge rto jambhli naka thane rly stn w hari niwas almeda road nitin company cadbury junction vartak nagar kores company yashodhan nagar ordinary 36 kharegaon lokmanya nagar via kharegaon naka kalwa bridge rto jambhli naka thane rly stn w hari niwas almeda rd nitin company kamgar hospital indira nagar ordinary 37 thane station laxmi park via jambhli naka ambedkar road khopat cadbury junction vartak nagar kores company runwal complex 4 ordinary 38 thane rly stn w sahyadri society via gadkari rangayatan jambhli naka rto kalwa bridge ordinary 39 thane rly stn w parsik nagar via jambhli naka rto kalwa bridge kharegaon naka ordinary 40 thane rly stn w kharegaon via jambhli naka rto kalwa bridge kharegaon naka ordinary 41 parsik nagar shree nagar via kharegaon naka kalwa bridge rto jambhli naka thane rly stn w malhar cinema teen haath naka mulund check naka passport office wagle circle ordinary 43 kharegaon kisan nagar via kharegaon naka kalwa bridge rto jambhli naka thane rly stn w malhar cinema teen haath naka mulund check naka passport office ordinary 46 thane rly stn w panchaganga via jambhli naka rto kalwa bridge rabodi ordinary 47 thane rly stn w shruti park via hari niwas makhmali talao st workshop castle mill majiwada naka kapurbawdi ordinary 50 thane rly stn w gaymukh via jambhli naka castle mill majiwada naka kapurbawdi manpada patlipada waghbil naka kasarvadavli naka