Festival rush: Private bus operators fleece passengers
5 years, 4 months ago

Festival rush: Private bus operators fleece passengers

Deccan Chronicle  

Bengaluru: Travelling out of Benglauru this weekend became an expensive affair as private bus operators jacked up fares with hordes of people from the city heading to their hometowns for the Ganesha festival on Monday. While the state transport department is reluctant to act against private operators, the absence of a regulatory body has allowed these operators to fleece passengers. But most operators almost doubled the fares, which is unfair,” said Mr Abhilash R., another traveller, who had booked a bus ticket to Mangaluru for Rs 3,000. Special buses will be exclusively operated from Bengaluru Kempegowda bus station to Dharmasthala, Kukke Subramanya, Shivamogga, Hassan, Mangaluru, Kundapura, Sringeri, Horanadu, Davanagere, Hubballi, Dharwad, Belagavi, Vijayapura, Gokarna, Sirsi, Karwar, Raichur, Kalaburagi, Ballari, Koppal, Yadgir, Bidar, Tirupati and other places.

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AP transport dept slaps Rs 1 crore fine on private bus operators for charging excess fare
2 days, 14 hours ago

AP transport dept slaps Rs 1 crore fine on private bus operators for charging excess fare

New Indian Express  

VIJAYAWADA: The Andhra Pradesh Transport Department has slapped a fine of around Rs 1 crore on private travel bus operators for violating rules, and charging exorbitant fares from travellers during Sankranti festival season. Following complaints from public on the exorbitant fares, State Transport Commissioner Manish Kumar Sinha directed the RTA to initiate action against the private bus operators, who resorted …

Andhra private bus operators hike fares ahead of Sankranti
1 week, 2 days ago

Andhra private bus operators hike fares ahead of Sankranti

New Indian Express  

VIJAYAWADA: Transport Commissioner Manish Kumar Sinha warned that special enforcement drives will be conducted to check fare hikes during the Sankranti festival season. Private bus operators have defied government orders to keep fares in line with RTC rates and are charging twice or thrice the regular prices on major routes across Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Despite the Road Transport Authority’s …

Thousands Travel on Private Buses for Deepavali, Alleviating Traffic Congestion
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Thousands Travel on Private Buses for Deepavali, Alleviating Traffic Congestion

New Indian Express  

Thousands of commuters travelled from various government and private buses for the Deepavali festival, with many reaching the terminus five hours early to avoid traffic congestion. The Perungalathur junction experienced relatively smooth traffic due to the recently opened flyover on GST. However, a section of travellers faced inconvenience reaching the terminal, especially during the rainy season, with cabs and autos …

RTA Takes Action Against Private Bus Operators During Dasara Rush
3 months ago

RTA Takes Action Against Private Bus Operators During Dasara Rush

The Hindu  

Road Transport Authority (RTA) in Andhra Pradesh has booked cases against 151 private bus operators and seized 16 buses for fleecing passengers during the Dasara festival rush. The department conducted a special drive from October 3 to 12 to check the practices of private bus operators and ensure that they adhere to the norms. A fine of ₹28,24,654 was collected …

Private Bus Operators Exploit Sankranti Travel Rush with Soaring Fares
1 year ago

Private Bus Operators Exploit Sankranti Travel Rush with Soaring Fares

Deccan Chronicle  

TIRUPATI: As the Sankranti festival approaches, private bus operators across Andhra Pradesh have seized the opportunity to significantly hike ticket fares on routes connecting major cities. Private buses on the Hyderabad-Vijayawada route, typically charge Rs 400, Rs 600, Rs 700 and Rs 870, but have increased the fares to Rs 1,100, Rs 2,500, Rs 3,000; and Rs 5,600 for this …

Private bus fares skyrocket ahead of Deepavali
1 year, 2 months ago

Private bus fares skyrocket ahead of Deepavali

The Hindu  

Like every festival season when people travel to their hometown and on holidays, private bus operators seem to be charging a bomb this Deepavali too. Despite conducting special drives to curb private bus operator’s charging excessive fares during festive season, the Transport Department has failed to provide any relief to the public. During the ongoing Deepavali season, long-distance bus fares …

Free rides for women: passengers in parts of Karnataka will miss out on benefit
1 year, 7 months ago

Free rides for women: passengers in parts of Karnataka will miss out on benefit

The Hindu  

As the Karnataka government is gearing up to launch ‘Shakti’ - the scheme to allow women to travel for free in State–run road transport corporation buses from June 11, passengers in parts of the state, especially in Coastal Karnataka and Malnad districts where a majority of the bus services are operated by private operators, may not get the full benefit …

Ahead of Sankranti, private operators jack up bus fares
2 years ago

Ahead of Sankranti, private operators jack up bus fares

Deccan Chronicle  

TIRUPATI/VISAKHAPATNAM: Cashing in on the Sankranti festival rush, private bus operators have jacked up the fares for buses plying on several routes across Andhra Pradesh as also to neighbouring Telangana, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. While the APSRTC has decided not to collect extra fares in the 6,400 special buses in operation during the festival season, private bus operators have increased …

Sparing passengers a fare hike, APSRTC keeps festive spirit up
2 years, 3 months ago

Sparing passengers a fare hike, APSRTC keeps festive spirit up

The Hindu  

Anumolu Chandra Kumar is upbeat. Private operators worried The State RTC move to announce its decision early, giving ample time to people to revise their travel choice, has become a cause of worry for private bus operators who make a killing during festival seasons by jacking up the ticket fares manifold. “This may have an impact on the business of …

Rain may have forced many to drop plans to venture out of Bengaluru during extended weekend
2 years, 4 months ago

Rain may have forced many to drop plans to venture out of Bengaluru during extended weekend

The Hindu  

: Every year, the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation operates additional services during Ganesha Chaturthi anticipating that there will be a huge rush. Usually, people look for long weekends to go out — this could be another factor.” The official added that there was also no significant rise in demand for buses operated on inter-State routes. Minister warns of taking …

Private bus operators in Andhra Pradesh jack up fares ahead of Sankranti
3 years ago

Private bus operators in Andhra Pradesh jack up fares ahead of Sankranti

Deccan Chronicle  

Tirupati: Cashing in on the Sankranti festival season, bus operators have jacked up the fares of buses plying on several routes connecting the temple city of Tirupati to various destinations in Andhra Pradesh and neighbouring Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. Deccan Chronicle found that AC sleeper and Volvo bus fares from Tirupati to Bengaluru had gone up to Rs 1,000-Rs 1,600 …

Bengal private bus operators demand fare hike due to diesel price hike, Covid restrictions
4 years, 6 months ago

Bengal private bus operators demand fare hike due to diesel price hike, Covid restrictions

Hindustan Times  

Private bus operators of West Bengal on Tuesday demanded immediate hike in fares owing to mounting diesel cost and Covid-19 related restrictions on the number of passengers that each bus can carry. Joint Council of Bus Syndicate’s General Secretary Tapan Banerjee said that the passenger transport business in West Bengal is facing a “natural death” owing to the situation where …

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