Vigil by Transport Department checks drastic surge-pricing during festivals by omni bus operators in Coimbatore
1 year, 5 months ago

Vigil by Transport Department checks drastic surge-pricing during festivals by omni bus operators in Coimbatore

The Hindu  

The vigil maintained by the Transport Department authorities during the ‘puja’ holidays could, to a significant extent, ensure a deterrent effect on surge pricing of fares by omni bus operators in Coimbatore region. Last year, there were instances of omni bus operators charging as much as ₹4,000 as one-way fare to Chennai from Coimbatore against the usual fare hovering around ₹ 1,500 for sleeper seats. For the convenience of the travelling public, the Transport Department had placed flex boards at the omni bus stand and and a few other boarding points for lodging complaints through Whatsapp: 9384808304, about excess-fare levy by operators during the puja holidays. T According to the Transport Department officials, the large extent of special services operated by the Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation had also altered the demand-supply dynamics that the omni bus operators rely on to fix the fares for the festival days.

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Gandhipuram omni bus stand renovation work moving at a snail’s pace
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Gandhipuram omni bus stand renovation work moving at a snail’s pace

The Hindu  

The renovation of the 1.5-acre Gandhipuram omni bus stand in the city by the Coimbatore Corporation is progressing at a snail’s pace. The omni bus stand, with a capacity to accommodate around 300 buses,always remains busy. Private buses plying to other districts and cities operate primarily from this facility, unlike government-run services that have multiple bus stands at Ukkadam, Gandhipuram, …

Chennai readies for gridlock, 12 lakh to return home after Pongal
2 months, 1 week ago

Chennai readies for gridlock, 12 lakh to return home after Pongal

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: In anticipation of possible traffic congestion, with a total of 12 lakh commuters who travelled from Chennai to various parts of TN during the Pongal festival expected to return in the next few days, the transport department has urged commuters to begin their return journey from Friday so that the rush is staggered across three days. A high number …

TNSTC to operate special buses from Coimbatore
2 months, 2 weeks ago

TNSTC to operate special buses from Coimbatore

The Hindu  

Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation has proposed to operate special bus services to various destinations in and outside the State from the five bus stands in Coimbatore. Buses to Madurai and Theni will be operated from the Singanallur bus stand and Sulur temporary bus stand will see operation of buses to Karur and Tiruchirapalli. Gandhipuram central bus stand will witness …

Commuters fume as pvt buses jack up fares in Bengaluru
2 months, 4 weeks ago

Commuters fume as pvt buses jack up fares in Bengaluru

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: Just ahead of the New Year, private bus operators have hiked their fares to cash in on people heading to their home towns, or tourist and pilgrimage destinations. This time, the fare has increased by over 30 per cent.” “During New Year, Sankranti, Ugadi, Independence Day, Ganesh Chaturti, Ayudha Pooja, Deepavali and on long week ends, private travel operators …

Thousands Travel on Private Buses for Deepavali, Alleviating Traffic Congestion
4 months, 4 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 …

Airfares on Chennai, Bengaluru sectors soar in festival season
5 months ago

Airfares on Chennai, Bengaluru sectors soar in festival season

The Hindu  

If people had a last minute plan to come to Madurai for Deepavali celebrations and return to Chennai or Bengaluru, they would have to pay through their nose for both airfares and private bus fares. Despite a good frequency of flight services between Chennai and Madurai — eight flights a day by Indigo and one service by Air India — …

Coming home for Deepavali has become a costly affair
5 months ago

Coming home for Deepavali has become a costly affair

The Hindu  

When boarding a bus during festival seasons at the right time is the first challenge thing for any passenger planning his travel from a major city, and getting a ticket t an affordable price is the next. Especially during times like Deepavali, though Omni Bus Owners Association, together with the State government, comes up with a fixed fare table for …

Buses registered outside of T.N. and used as stage carriers to be impounded, warns State Transport Commissionerate
9 months, 1 week ago

Buses registered outside of T.N. and used as stage carriers to be impounded, warns State Transport Commissionerate

The Hindu  

The Tamil Nadu State Transport and Road Safety Commissionerate has directed transport officials to impound any vehicles including omni buses that are registered outside the State and are being operated as unauthorised stage carriers. The move comes in the wake of the department extending the deadline several times to re-register vehicles that are registered outside the State, with local Regional …

Tamil Nadu: Get ready to pay up to Rs 30 more at 42 toll plazas soon
1 year ago

Tamil Nadu: Get ready to pay up to Rs 30 more at 42 toll plazas soon

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: Even as the ruling DMK and the AIADMK have promised to remove toll plazas on the highways in their respective election manifestos for the general elections, the toll fees are set to be hiked at 42 toll plazas -- 34 maintained by the National Highway Authority of India and the rest by state highways operators -- across the state …

Private Bus Operators Exploit Sankranti Travel Rush with Soaring Fares
1 year, 2 months 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 …

Diwali Travel Rush: Advance Bookings For Govt Buses From Chennai Break All Records
1 year, 4 months ago

Diwali Travel Rush: Advance Bookings For Govt Buses From Chennai Break All Records

ABP News  

Amidst the festive fervor of Diwali, Tamil Nadu Transport Minister SS Sivasankar took stock of the preparations for the anticipated surge in travel from Chennai for the long festival weekend at Chennai Koyambedu bus terminal on Friday. The Minister said that the state had witnessed a notable increase in advance bookings for government buses compared to the previous year. Taking …

Private bus fares skyrocket ahead of Deepavali
1 year, 4 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 …

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

Airfares touch the skies
2 years, 5 months ago

Airfares touch the skies

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: Airfares to various destinations from Chennai sharply rose to the skies as many people wishing to visit their native places or families for the festival made a beeline to the Meenambakkam airport after exhausting other options like trains, buses, taxis and even private vehicles. As a result, a ticket to New Delhi that would usually be between Rs 6,000 …

Tamil Nadu government running special buses for Deepavali
2 years, 5 months ago

Tamil Nadu government running special buses for Deepavali

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: Arrangements have been made to run 16,888 bus services to enable people travel to their native places for Deepavali in three days starting from Friday, October 21, and also operate 13,152 buses for them to return to their workplaces after the festival from October 24 to 26. So from Madhavaram new bus stand, buses going through Red Hills to …

Sparing passengers a fare hike, APSRTC keeps festive spirit up
2 years, 6 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 …

Private bus operators in Andhra Pradesh jack up fares ahead of Sankranti
3 years, 2 months 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 …

Tamil Nadu extends coronavirus lockdown till 30 June; public transport to partially resume, religious places and cinema halls to remain shut
4 years, 9 months ago

Tamil Nadu extends coronavirus lockdown till 30 June; public transport to partially resume, religious places and cinema halls to remain shut

Firstpost  

The Tamil Nadu government on Sunday announced extension of the ongoing lockdown till 30 June, albeit with more relaxations that included partial opening up of public transport and allowing more employees at workplaces Chennai: The Tamil Nadu government on Sunday announced extension of the ongoing lockdown till 30 June, albeit with more relaxations that included partial opening up of public …

Consumers move Madras High Court over excess bus fares
5 years, 4 months ago

Consumers move Madras High Court over excess bus fares

Deccan Chronicle  

Ooty: The Coonoor Consumer Protection Association has the moved Madras High Court, seeking action against the State-run TNSTC administration in Nilgiris for its alleged continuous indulgence in unfair trade practice, there by fleecing passengers. S. Manogaran, president of the CCPA, said that the state-owned TNSTC buses continue to collect excess fare in certain routes in the guise of operating “express” …

TNSTC buses charging extra on certain routes
7 years, 1 month ago

TNSTC buses charging extra on certain routes

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: The Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation buses are fleecing passengers as they are charging Rs 7 extra from passengers between Koyambedu and Poonamalle, despite the new government order issued by the State Transport Department recently. Before 2010, the buses would take two routes between Koyambedu and Poonamalle — 24-kilometre stretch via Porur Guindy costing Rs 14 and 16-kilometer stretch …

Tamil Nadu government cuts bus fares by 4 per cent-20 per cent
7 years, 2 months ago

Tamil Nadu government cuts bus fares by 4 per cent-20 per cent

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: Under pressure from the public and the opposition, the Tamil Nadu government reduced the bus fares in selected services. According to the new fares announced by the transport department on Sunday, the slab per kilometer is reduced from 60 paise to 58 paise for ordinary buses, 80 paise to 75 paise for express, 90 paise to 85 paise for …

Tamil Nadu govt hikes bus fares by 20 to 54 percent, says move inevitable on account of 'rising fuel prices'
7 years, 2 months ago

Tamil Nadu govt hikes bus fares by 20 to 54 percent, says move inevitable on account of 'rising fuel prices'

Firstpost  

Tamil Nadu government on Friday hiked the fares of buses under state run transport corporations and private entities approximately by 20 to 54.54 per cent Chennai: After a hiatus of six years, Tamil Nadu government on Friday hiked the fares of buses under state run transport corporations and private entities approximately by 20 to 54.54 percent, saying it was inevitable. …

Chennai: Flyover, metro work behind pricey bus tickets
7 years, 9 months ago

Chennai: Flyover, metro work behind pricey bus tickets

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: Lakhs of passengers commuting in Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation buses for inter-city travel probably are not aware of the fact that they are shelling out five rupees extra for each ride from Koyambedu to Poonamallee and vice versa. Before 2010, buses would take two routes for the same destinations, 24-km stretch via Porur, Guindy, which cost Rs 11 …

Surge pricing takes a toll on commuting
8 years, 3 months ago

Surge pricing takes a toll on commuting

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: An unjust surge pricing adopted by the app-based commuting facilities since Sunday evening, after the announcement on Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa’s health, has put Chennaiites in extreme inconvenience. Narrating the ordeal, Krithika Nair said, “I was charged Rs 250 in Ola for a 3.3 kilometre ride from Teynampet to Greams Road. The surge pricing was five times than that …

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