The District Administration has also temporarily suspended the services of ‘Trin-Trin Public Bicycle Sharing System’ across the city in the wake of COVID-19 scare. These bicycles were mostly used by students and foreign tourists in city.
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Revenue from display of ads at Trin Trin docking stations
June 8, 2019The MCC has given permission to the Tourism Department to display its advertisements at the docking stations of Trin Trin Public Bicycle Sharing System. This move will help MCC generate revenue for maintaining the popular project. Raising the issue at the MCC Council meeting, officers said that the Government, which had promised to provide Rs.20…
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No Trin Trin bicycle service on Apr.10, 11
April 9, 2019Following the Mega Cylothon event being held to spread awareness on voting in city, the Public Bicycle Sharing System ‘Trin Trin’ will be stopped on Apr.10 and 11, according to Mahesh, Assistant Commissioner, MCC Zone 7.
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‘Trin Trin’ picks up 11,000 members in 18 months
January 14, 2019Mysuru: Public Bicycle Sharing (PBS) system ‘Trin Trin,’ introduced 18 months ago has become popular in city with 11,000 people becoming members and covering 11 lakh kilometre distance so far with about 1,200 people using the facility daily. About 40% of school and college students are using the cycles as a mode of transport thereby…
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Trin Trin for a healthy Lub Dub
October 1, 2018Apollo BGS Hospitals, in association with TRIN TRIN Public Bicycle Sharing System of Mysuru City Corporation (MCC), had organised a Cyclothon to commemorate World Heart Day-2018. Dr. A.S. Subramanyeswara Rao, City Police Commissioner, Mysuru; Nagaraj, Chief Health Officer, MCC; N.G. Bharateesha Reddy, Vice-President, Apollo BGS Hospitals; Dr. S. Ravishankar and Dr. H.P. Guruprasad, Sr. Cardiologist,…
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Trin Trin rates revised
January 29, 2018Mysuru: After the successful launch of the first public bicycle sharing system in the country, on June 4, 2017, the District Administration and Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) have decided to make changes in the usage fees and membership plan, which will come into effect from Feb.1. According to the revised usage fee tariff, unlimited free…
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Extend Trin Trin docking stations to suburbs
December 13, 2017Sir, I would like to suggest to the authorities concerned to extend Trin Trin docking stations to suburbs like Hinkal; only then will the residents be able to use it effectively. There is a large population living even beyond Ring Road and they do not have access to use the facility which works with an…
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The Adventures of TRIN TRIN
December 10, 2017By S.N. Venkatnag Sobers The weather is perfect… The green cover is just fine… And there’s enough history and wide roads to go around. Mysuru has whole-heartedly accepted cycling, the European way of commuting. It is Asia’s first city to get Public Bicycle Sharing system. This Weekend Star Supplement is about Trin Trin, an initiative…
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Revised rent for Trin Trin bicycle from Nov.20
November 17, 2017Mysuru: The Public Bicycle Sharing (PBS) System, the first-of-its-kind in the country introduced in the city, has become a big success. Hence, more docking stations have been planned and the District Administration has decided to ring in a few changes in the tariff for renting of the bicycles. Deputy Commissioner D. Randeep chairing a meeting…
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City bags ‘Trin Trin’ National Award
November 7, 2017Mysuru: The Heritage City had lost the ‘Cleanest City,’ tag in the country last year. However, with its unique initiative of introducing the Public Bicycle Sharing System, ‘Trin Trin,’ the first of its kind in the country, has bagged a Special Award under the category of Non-Motorised Transport (NMT) Project instituted by Ministry of Housing…
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