TGSRTC to Run 2,243 Special Buses for Maha Shivaratri
781 services to Srisailam, 416 to Vemulawada; arrangements in place to avoid inconvenience to devotees
Of the total special services, 781 buses will ply to Srisailam, 416 to Vemulawada, 249 to Eedupayalu, 326 to Keesaragutta, 127 to Vela, 71 to Kaleshwaram and 273 to Komuravelli, Alampur, Umamaheswaram, Palakurthi, Ramappa and other temples.
The special buses will operate from major points including MGBS, JBS, CBS, IS Sadan, KPHB and BHEL. The RTC is also arranging shamianas, chairs, drinking water and public address systems at key locations.
The corporation clarified that, as per the state government’s GO, ticket fares for special buses during Shivaratri have been revised up to 1.5 times. There will be no change in fares of regular services. The revised fares will apply only to special buses operated between February 14 and 16.
Advance reservation facility for special buses from Hyderabad to Srisailam is available on tgsrtcbus.in or passengers may contact the RTC call centre at 040-69440000 and 040-234500332.
