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Home / Mumbai / Mumbai News / Photos / IN PHOTOS: Emotional farewell to BEST’s last JNNURM bus

IN PHOTOS: Emotional farewell to BEST’s last JNNURM bus

Updated On: 25 October, 2025 10:22 PM IST | Asif Ali Sayed

Bus number 1864 (MH-01 AP 0748) faded into the afternoon air at Malvani depot earlier this week, marking the end of an era for Mumbai’s Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport Undertaking (BEST)’s last full-sized vehicle introduced under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) in 2009. Pics/Special Arrangement by Rajendra B. Aklekar

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Bus number 1864 (MH-01 AP 0748) faded into the afternoon air at Malvani depot earlier this week, marking the end of an era for Mumbai’s Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport Undertaking (BEST)’s last full-sized vehicle introduced under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) in 2009. Pics/Special Arrangement by Rajendra B. Aklekar

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Bus number 1864 (MH-01 AP 0748) faded into the afternoon air at Malvani depot earlier this week, marking the end of an era for Mumbai’s Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport Undertaking (BEST)’s last full-sized vehicle introduced under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) in 2009. Pics/Special Arrangement by Rajendra B. Aklekar
<p>With bus 1864&rsquo;s retirement, all full-sized JNNURM buses inducted under the 2009 scheme have now been withdrawn</p>

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With bus 1864’s retirement, all full-sized JNNURM buses inducted under the 2009 scheme have now been withdrawn

<p>Only bus number 1757, repurposed for driver training, remains on the rolls and is expected to retire by early 2027</p>

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Only bus number 1757, repurposed for driver training, remains on the rolls and is expected to retire by early 2027

<p>A handful of midi-sized JNNURM buses still operate, the last of which will go off-road on 15 November 2025</p>

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A handful of midi-sized JNNURM buses still operate, the last of which will go off-road on 15 November 2025

<p>Commuter welfare group Aapli BEST Aaplyasathi ensured that the veteran workhorse did not simply disappear into the depot</p>

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Commuter welfare group Aapli BEST Aaplyasathi ensured that the veteran workhorse did not simply disappear into the depot

<p>Instead, they gave it a farewell filled with heart, nostalgia, and civic pride. For nearly two hours, members of the group, bus enthusiasts, and BEST&rsquo;s Malvani engineering staff decorated the bus with flowers, garlands, flags, and balloons. At their request, the engineering team repainted the bus in its original red livery, restoring the dignity of its early days</p>

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Instead, they gave it a farewell filled with heart, nostalgia, and civic pride. For nearly two hours, members of the group, bus enthusiasts, and BEST’s Malvani engineering staff decorated the bus with flowers, garlands, flags, and balloons. At their request, the engineering team repainted the bus in its original red livery, restoring the dignity of its early days

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