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…
Tag: Transportation
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…
Manual Telephone Enquiry System Launched by SCR
7 Jun 11: The South Central Railway (SCR) has launched manual telephone enquiry system in twin cities, which can be accessed through phone no. 040-27829999. This number is accessible 24/7 through four lines. This service is in addition to the…
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…
New Traffic Restrictions at Major Junctions in the City
3 Jun 11: To avoid traffic jams at major junctions and routes of the city, the traffic police have imposed new restrictions for vehicles. According to these new restrictions, the right turn at the Punjagutta junction has been banned by…
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…
Portability of Fancy Registration Numbers Scheme Launched by RTA
21 May 2011: RTA has proposed a scheme wherein, the vehicle owners can retain their old vehicle’s fancy number and continue the same to their new vehicles by paying a prescribed fee. The charge for retaining the registration number is…
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,…
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 speed limit of 40 km. The due date for renewal of fitness certificate for buses is May 15 and these rules should be implemented by this academic year only.
TSRTC City Buses – Most Preferred Means to Travel in Hyderabad City
With around 70 lakh population, Hyderabad is one of the most populous cities in India. Hyderabad city provides a number of employment opportunities – both white collar and blue collar jobs; thus it attracts people from different places across India…