The Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) is
operating special buses from Visakhapatnam to various other cities and
towns in the state. The special buses will cater to destinations such as
Kakinada, Rajahmundry,
Palasa, Srikakulam, Palakonda, Bhimavaram, and Razole. Additionally,
there are RTC special buses from Visakhapatnam to Hyderabad. The region
has operated 641 special buses from Visakhapatnam to various
destinations within the State before the Sankranti festival. 126
RTC special buses from Visakhapatnam had operated uptil 12 January,
2022. There was no full occupancy, only about 80%, in these buses due to
the ongoing Omicron scare. As on 14 January,2022, 10 buses had run to
Bhimavaram, 21 buses had run to Amalapuram, 50 buses had run to
Vijayawada, 65 buses had run to Kakinada, 130 buses had run to
Rajahmundry, 50 buses had run to Palasa, 45 buses had run to
Pathapatnam, 170 buses had run to Srikakulam, and 50 buses to
Vizianagaram and Palakonda respectively. Post-Sankranti 232 RTC
special buses from Visakhapatnam are scheduled to other destinations in
the state. As part of this, 105 buses will go to Rajahmundry, 55 buses
will go to Vijayawada, 45 buses will go to Kakinada, 11 buses will go to
Bhimavaram and 16 buses will go to Amalapuram. Apart from these, there
are a total of 50 RTC special buses from Visakhapatnam to Hyderabad
after Sankranti, from 16 January, 2022 to 23 January, 2022. Additionally,
232 special buses will be operated from other destinations to
Visakhapatnam post-Sankranti. From 16 January, 2022 to 23 January, 2022,
11 buses from Bhimavaram, 16 buses from Razole, 45 buses from Kakinada,
and 105 buses from Rajahmundry will run to Vizag. APSRTC is
charging extra fare on certain special buses and there is no extra
charge on regular bus services. While the private buses have been
charging extra fares on the bus services. |
