TGSRTC to Operate 7,000 Special Buses for Dasara Festival
The TGSRTC management has planned to ensure special buses available on the days of rush and it also made appropriate arrangements for the return journey on October 25 and 26
Hyderabad: The Telangana State Road Transport Corporation (TGSRTC) has decided to operate 7,000 special buses in view of Dasara festival
As many as 3533 buses will be operated from Karimnagar zone while 431 from Adilabad, 719 from Nizamabad, 1,175 from Karimnagar, 530 from Warangal, 678 from Khammam and 2,155 from Hyderabad.
Around 645 buses will be operated from Mahabubnagar, while 255 from Medak, 815 from Nalgonda and 440 from Rangareddy in addition to 1312 special services from Greater Hyderabad zone. The rush of passengers is likely to be high mainly on October 9, 10, 16 and 17.
The TGSRTC management has planned to ensure special buses available on the days of rush and it also made appropriate arrangements for the return journey on October 25 and 26. The corporation is running special buses from crowded areas in Hyderabad such as MGBS, JBS, Uppal (Nalla Cheruvu), Aramgarh, LB Nagar Cross Roads, KPHB, Boynpally, Gachibowli and other areas.
The RTC management is running special services to ensure that people do not face any transportation problems and reach their destinations safely during major festivals and special occasions. Even if there is no passenger traffic on the special buses on the return journey, the company quickly brings back empty buses to avoid inconvenience to passengers on congested routes.
The corporation has revised the ticket prices up to 1.5 times for special buses. The revised fares are applicable only for special buses running to Telangana as well as other states. The revised fares will be applicable only October 9, 10, 16, and 17 and October 25 and 26 when the return journey traffic is heavy.
Except for special buses, the normal fares will be applicable in regular buses. As part of the state government's Mahalaxmi scheme, free bus transportation facility for women in Palle Velugu, Express, City Ordinary, Metro Express Regular and Special buses running for Dasara will continue.
The management has advised that passengers going to their hometowns for the festival should contact the RTC call center numbers 040-69440000 and 040-23450033 for complete information regarding special buses.
