How it works
- Open / Download redbus App
- Go to rPool tab and activate your account
- Verify your account by your official mail ID
- Use this account to find / offer ride
Carpooling in Mumbai
Carpooling is becoming an immensely popular method of transport now. Sharing a ride has never been this safe and secure with rPool. With the way pollution in Mumbai is increasing, it has become essential for us to resort to this method of travel. This not only reduces pollution but is also very cost-efficient. An alternative solution was needed to reduce this big burden on our natural resources and our nerves, and carpooling serves as the best method for that. For sustainable and progressive growth and development, rPool, specifically carpool, seems to be the best way to reduce our effort and burden on nature.
Popular Locations in Mumbai
Mumbai is such a big city with the biggest population in the Southern part of India. With the number of big corporations and huge universities in the city, people are going to travel according to whatever means they have available. The places where people can travel using car-sharing are listed below:
- Business centers: A lot of people travel to Bandra-Kurla and go through the Bandra-Worli Sea Link from Mumbai for work. With a huge number of people traveling in the same direction, it creates a nuisance on the roads every day in the form of traffic and air pollution. Therefore, people can carpool with other riders who are traveling in the same direction.
- Schools and Universities: There are schools spread all over Mumbai where people regularly go to drop their children. University areas like the University of Mumbai, Indian Institute of Technology – Bombay, Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies to name a few, have so many colleges where thousands of students travel to regularly.
- Malls and Shopping Centres: There are areas like Phoenix Market City in Kurla West, R-City Mall in Ghatkopar West, Infiniti Mall in Andheri West and many other areas where there are malls which experience a heavy number of visitors every day. Even in areas like Crawford Market, Mangaldas Market, Mulji Market, Colaba Causeway, etc. to name just a few of the market area which experiences a major inflow and outflow of people and traffic every day.
- Recreational Areas: Areas where there are movie theatres like the Cinepolis Cinemas in Andheri West, INOX Cinemas in Thane west, Dadar, Ghatkopar, Kandivali, etc. also experience many visitors every day. As Mumbai is a historic city, there are many splendid monuments like the Gateway of India, Siddhivinayak Temple, Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, Taj Mahal Palace Hotel, Marine Drive, Haji Ali Dargah, and amusement parks like Essel World, Snow World, etc. where tourists flock to see and enjoy themselves.
- Hospitals and Courts: There are many hospitals in Mumbai that are world-renowned and people from various parts of the country come here to get treatment like Lilavati Hospital, Nanavati Hospital, Apollo Hospital, Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital, to name a few. And Mumbai also is the home of the Hon’ble High Court along with other District level courts like Mumbai City Civil and Sessions Court, Chief Metropolitan Magistrates Court, Borivali Court, Andheri Court, etc. are spread all over Mumbai, and are visited by thousands of people every day.
Carpooling is very beneficial as it saves on fuel costs and also helps in expanding your social network. It is beneficial for the environment which is a very important factor for a place like Mumbai. It is suitable for our health, mentally and physically, as it reduces the stress of getting late, reduces the occurrence of traffic jams, and if there are fewer vehicles on the road, the air quality of the city can see major improvement.
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FAQ
What is rPool?
rPool is an online carpool platform that connects Driver(s) (herein after referring to those who offer rides) and Rider(s) (herein after referring to those who are searching for rides). Both parties herein after referred to as “Riders”.
What is carpooling?
Carpooling is a smart way to commute by sharing just one vehicle. A car owner, offers ride and chooses fellow riders who travel along the same route. In addition to being a more affordable way to commute, it also helps the environment by reducing the number of cars on the road and bringing down the pollution.
How is rPool different than other carpooling cab services?
rPool is not a cab service. It is an online carpool platform that connects Driver(s) and Rider(s). rPool caters exclusively to working professionals, who are verified riders.
How does rPool work?
Private car owners desirous of offering a Trip to other professionals traveling on the routes of daily commute will register on the rPool platform and offer rides or invite registered Riders. Alternately, Riders who find Drivers on their route of commute can approach the Driver to ride in their vehicle. In both cases, subject to the approval of the Driver or Rider, both will be paired to ride together. When the offer is mutually accepted, the Users connect with each other through the redBus app. The chat and calls are secure as they don’t reveal the phone number of the Driver or Rider. Once the Trip is completed, the rPool Points agreed for the Trip are credited from the Rider’s rPool Wallet to Driver’s rPool Wallet.
What is rPool Wallet?
rPool Wallet is a wallet provided to each User of the rPool, to seamlessly transact for each Trip provided and availed on redBus App.
What are rPool Points? What can a Rider do with the points received by offering Trips to others?
As a part of your rPool Wallet, rPool Points allow riders to seamlessly transact for rides. Additionally, rPool Points can be redeemed for shopping cards or vouchers as agreed and provided by rPool. Currently, rPool allows redemption of rPool Points. Points can also be donated towards the planting of trees by the MakeMyTrip Foundation.
How does a User benefit from rPool?
Users get to save more on every Trip by splitting the cost between fellow Users while making the best use of a single vehicle. rPool Users also contribute to making the city better by reducing the number of cars and resultantly reducing the pollution. Additionally, as rPool is a carpool exclusively for professionals one can network with fellow Users.
How secure is the platform?
rPool is only open to professionals and we verify users through their corporate email. We ensure that all Users have their privacy protected by routing all calls and chats through our app where the phone numbers are not visible to either party.
What is a Recurring Trip?
A Recurring Trip allows a Driver, to auto-generate their daily commute (home to office and vice versa). This eliminates the need to post rides every day.
Can I alter part of my recurring ride?
rPool allows you cancel a single Trip. If you won’t be available for a few days we recommend stopping the Recurring Ride until your return.
How do I contact rPool ’s support team?
We are always here to help, in case of any issue do email us at rPool@redbus.in for any queries.
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