Google Maps to ease transit in 7 more cities in India

Google Maps to ease transit in 7 more cities in India
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Google India on Thursday expanded the transit feature on Google Maps to seven more Indian cities to help users for better local commute.

​New Delhi: Google India on Thursday expanded the transit feature on Google Maps to seven more Indian cities to help users for better local commute.

The newly-added cities are Chandigarh, Lucknow, Vadodara, Indore, Mysore, Surat and Coimbatore. "Google Maps is your guide to the world around you and this launch is part of our effort to reflect the real world and provide you with relevant information about your surroundings," Sanket Gupta, Product Manager of Google Maps, said.

The transit feature is now available in 16 cities - the seven newly-added places and Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chennai, Kolkata, Jaipur, Hyderabad, Pune and Ahmedabad.

In 'Google Transit' feature, if a user wants to go to Sukhna Lake in Chandigarh, he/she needs to search for Sukhna Lake and Google Maps will show how to get there from the user's current location.

Google will also show bus routes and stops, including details such as departure and arrival times, the names of bus stands and even where to change buses.

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