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RTC Extending Bus Pass Expiry Dates to Compensate Lost Days Due to Strike
Good news for all the bus pass holders in Hyderabad!! APSRTC, announced extension of expiry dates to all the bus pass holders (ordinary, metro express, metro deluxe, airport pass, A/C bus) to compensate the lost days due to strike. They have decided to add the days between September 19th and October 15th to the... »
The Fares of ‘City Sheetal Buses’ have been Decreased
16 Aug 11: The APSRTC has decreased the city Sheetal bus (AC bus) fares from August 15. As per the revised charges, the minimum fare, i.e., the charges for traveling till the distance of 3 stages will be Rs.10, and for traveling up to four stages, the passengers will be charged Rs.12 and for... »
Details of Bus Services now Available on Google Transit, a New App from Google
Google Transit app helps people to know about the public transport facilities available for traveling between two places. This service will be very helpful for the people, who are not familiar with the public transport services like the APSRTC buses and MMTS, in Hyderabad. Google Transit in Hyderabad Though Google Transit was already available... »
Troubles for APSRTC to Start CNG Buses
20 Jul 11: In order to curb emission levels of the city buses, APSRTC has made plans to procure buses which run on CNG and bio-fuel. But due to the lack of supply of these alternative and eco-friendly fuels, these buses are confined to garages. APSRTC has procured 150 CNG buses spending about Rs.20... »
Bus Fares in AP to Surge Again From July 16
15 Jul 11: People have already been hit by the increase in price of LPG and petrol. Now, they are even affected with a blow of hike in bus fares. The Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) increased the bus fares in the state and the new fares will be in effect from... »
City Does Not Have Enough Bus Shelters
25 Jun 11: RTC officials have said that the city is short of 650 bus shelters. There are about 1,183 bus shelters existing for about 1 lakh commuters in the city. Of these total bus shelters, 76 are hardly used by commuters. Officials have also received complaints regarding irregular placements of bus shelters at... »
RTC to Reduce Fares of AC Buses
6 Jun 11: The RTC has decided to reduce the charges for AC buses, to attract passengers in wake of upcoming ‘off season’. RTC is running 86 AC buses currently in the city, which make 650 trips every day. These buses were supposed to bail out RTC from losses during summer. Due to the... »
Aero Express Services for Tarnaka and Surrounding Areas
30 May 2011: For the convenience of passengers from Tarnaka, Habsiguda, Mettuguda, Lalaguda and OU Campus, the Aero Express, the shuttle bus services to Rajiv Gandhi International Airport at Shamshabad, is made available from June 1. For this purpose, two Aero Express bus shelters have been set up at Tarnaka, near Indian Institute of... »
AC buses in Three New Routes
15 May 2011: The APSRTC has introduced air conditioned buses in three new routes, viz., 9X, 113 E/K and 17 HN/47L. The 113 E/K bus will follow the route from Uppal to Lingampally, via Amberpet, Shivam, Vidyanagar, VST, Narayanguda, Himayatnagar, Secretariat, Lakdikapul, Khairtabad, Punjagutta, Ameerpet, Erragadda, KPHB colony and Miyapur. It will have daily... »
New Guidelines for School Buses to Obtain Fitness Certificate
12 May 2011: The RTA has designed 32 new rules and regulations for the schools management to renew or obtain fitness certificate for their school buses, without which they will not be allowed to run in the twin cities. The new rules include having a fire extinguisher, first aid kit, experienced driver and a... »
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