Tag: Transportation

Using Public Transport is the Only Way to Address City’s Traffic Problem: Study

A recent transportation study conducted by LEA Associates, in association with the city traffic police and the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) revealed the need to increase people’s dependence on public transport. According to the report ,only 2.6% of the…

Four New Express Trains from Hyderabad/Secunderabad

Four new express trains will be launched On July 11, from Secunderabad/Hyderabad. The details of the trains are as follows: 1. Secunderabad-Visakhapatnam-Secunderabad – Tri-Weekly AC Duranto Express On the day of inaugural, the train will depart from Secunderabad at 11.30…

RTC Starts Issuing Student Bus Passes for the Academic Year 2012-13

The Andhra Pradesh Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) is all set to issue concessional student bus passes for the academic year 2012-13. According to sources, issuing of bus passes will begin on 10th June. The applications for the bus passes will…

Have your Tatkal ticket just 24 hours before journey!

Time limit for The Railways Tatkal tickets has been reduced from 48 hours to 24 hours. The move is said to stem the misuse of the scheme. There have been quite a few number of complaints against the Tatkal scheme.…

Maruthi Ertiga Pricing in Hyderabad

Maruthi Suzuki has made a significant opening into the Utility Vehicle (UV) segment by launching its first ever Multi-Purpose Vehicle ‘Ertiga’. This seven seater car was unveiled at the Auto Expo 2012 in Delhi and was officially launched in India…

City’s Road Infrastructure Cannot Support the Growing Traffic Demands

25 Jul 11: Institute of Urban Transport (India), in a presentation ‘Traffic and Transport Problems and Prospects of Hyderabad Metropolitan Area’, has said that the current road network in the city is very much inadequate to meet the rising demands…

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…