Nepal introduces 'women-only buses'

Nepal has introduced women-only buses in Kathmandu in an attempt to reduce sexual harassment and groping on public transport.

Four 16-seat buses will take women across a popular east-west route, and, if the initiative proves successful the government plans to add more.

Women ride a women-only bus in Kathmandu - Reuters

A passenger holds a placard that reads women-only bus service as she travels in a women-only bus - Reuters

A woman rides a women-only bus as she returns from her college in Kathmandu - Reuters

A woman going gome in a women-only bus - Reuters

Janak Shrestha, the driver of a women-only bus, smiles as he speaks with a passenger (unseen) in Kathmandu - Reuters

Seats Reserved for Women is written in Nepali inside a women-only bus in Kathmandu - Reuters

Suraj Shrestha (C), the conductor of a women-only bus, collects the bus fare from a passenger - Reuters

Suraj Shrestha, the conductor of a women-only bus, stands at the bus door as he waits for women passengers at the bus stand - Reuters