Uttar Pradesh has launched electric bus service for the Jewar International Airport. The first 110 buses are expected to connect the airport with key residential hubs, metro stations, commercial hubs, Greater Noida, and Noida. The flight operations at the new airport will begin on June 15. The officials are also planning to scale the network across various regions near the Airport. Here’s more about this news
Electric Bus Service Launched In UP
The fourth meeting of the State Transformation Commission was held on Thursday, 28 May, 2026. In this meeting, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that the public transport system around Jewar airport must be strengthened before June 15. This is because flight operations will begin on June 15.
Officials are currently planning to scale the network of electric buses to 500. This will be across all the areas surrounding the Jewar airport, like the industrial corridor, the Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA) region, and the infrastructure corridor. The expansion will set the tone for a much larger statewide electric public transport expansion, where there will be over 4,000 to 5,000 e-buses operating in Uttar Pradesh in the next few years.
The Jewar e-bus rollout is a strategic shift in Uttar Pradesh’s Electric Vehicle roadmap. The earlier municipal deployments aimed at reducing pollution, while this rollout is more about expressway-linked connectivity, airport mobility, and industrial corridors.
Uttar Pradesh has begun rolling out electric buses for the upcoming Jewar International Airport, with the first 110 buses expected to connect the airport with metro stations, Noida, Greater Noida and key residential and commercial hubs.@jewar_airport
— jewar Airport (@jewar_airport) May 28, 2026
Also Read: Maharashtra To Get 200 EV Charging Stations; Entire ST Fleet To Turn Electric By 2035
A Significant Transition In UP’s Electric Vehicle Story
The Electric Vehicle story of Uttar Pradesh has been more about the low-speed L3 electric rickshaws. Moreover, the state has about 15.5 lakh registered electric vehicles. The number makes it among the highest in India, while a good chunk of this growth came from localised and informal mobility networks and
The industry estimates mention that in the next two to four years, the state could eventually operate 4,000 to 5,000 electric buses. This estimate is when PM e-Bus Sewa allocations and municipal fleets are combined.
The only bottleneck to this expansion is the shift towards power readiness and charging infrastructure. The Chief Minister mentioned that the state is aiming to develop 10,000 EV charging stations by 2030.
Also Read: Noida To Dehradun Electric Buses Launched With Fares Starting From INR 400
Also Read: Lucknow Electric Bus Fare Gets Cheaper By INR 5: New Rates & Slabs 2026
Summing Up
Uttar Pradesh has launched electric bus service ahead of the flight operations at the Jewar International Airport. The chief minister aims to strengthen public transportation around teh airport area before June 15.
