The Andhra Pradesh State Road
Transport Corporation (APSRTC) will operate 425 special buses from Vizag
for the convenience of passengers during the Dussehra festival. These
special buses will operate in addition to the regularly operated bus
services. Speaking
to Yo! Vizag, the Regional Manager (Visakhapatnam) of AP Road Transport
Corporation, M Y Danam, informed that the special buses are being
operated to clear the rush. He added that the festive rush has already
begun with schools and colleges announcing vacations. With Durgashtami,
Navami and Dasami
falling on 13, 14 and 15 October, 2021, respectively, these special
buses from the State Corporation will operate before and after the
festival days to facilitate movement. The
425 special buses from Vizag will start operating from 8 October, 2021.
These services will continue for a week, till 20 October, 2021. APSRTC
will be plying these buses from Vizag to Chennai, Hyderabad and within
the 13 districts in Andhra Pradesh. Within the 13 Districts in Andhra
Pradesh, these Dussehra special buses will operate from Vizag to BHL,
Vijayawada, Rajahmundry, Kakinada, Srikakulam, Bobbili, Skota, amongst
others, to name a few. The bookings for all the special buses are
currently open. Extra Charges for Special Buses Mr
Yanam also informed that the special buses will charge 1.5 times the
fare charges in a regular bus. He added that the fares in the regular
buses will remain as they were. 4,000 Special Buses for the State On
Wednesday, APSRTC Vice-Chairman and Managing Director, Ch. Dwaraka
Tirumala Rao, addressed the media regarding the Corporation’s efforts
during the festive days. He informed that over 4,000 special buses will
operate to clear the Dussehra rush. Of the 4,000 special buses, 2,243
buses will operate within the 13 districts of the State. Talking about
electric buses, Mr Rao said that around 100 electric buses would be
added to the fleet very soon.
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