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Hyderabad Metro, RTC Plan Joint Daily And Monthly Passes
Hyderabad Metro and TGSRTC buses may soon use one shared travel pass.
There will be daily and monthly pass options.
This could make travelling easier for people who use both services.
Officials said the technical arrangements are already ready.
They now need to decide the combined fare.
Chief Secretary Sanjay Jaju asked them to launch the system quickly.
He also asked officials to speed up the 7.5-kilometre Old City Metro project.
During a Metro trip, he inspected station facilities and nearby construction work.
Chief Secretary Sanjay Jaju directed officials to introduce joint daily and monthly passes for Hyderabad Metro and TGSRTC buses.
Hyderabad Metro Rail Limited and TGSRTC said they were technically ready to implement the integrated pass system.
Officials were told to finalise the joint fare structure and roll out the passes immediately.
Jaju directed officials to accelerate work on the proposed 7.5-kilometre Old City Metro corridor.
He later travelled from Begumpet to Paradise, inspecting station commercial facilities, parking areas and HMDA elevated corridors along NH-44.
- Who
- Chief Secretary Sanjay Jaju, Hyderabad Metro Rail Limited officials and TGSRTC officials.
- What
- Officials were directed to introduce joint Metro-bus daily and monthly passes and accelerate the Old City Metro corridor project.
- Where
- At Begumpet Metro Rail Bhavan in Hyderabad; Jaju later travelled from Begumpet to Paradise.
- When
- The directions were issued at a coordination meeting; the article does not provide a date.
- Why
- To make public transport more convenient and affordable and to speed up the long-pending Old City Metro expansion.
Key facts
- Proposed passes
- Joint daily and monthly passes for Hyderabad Metro and TGSRTC buses
- Implementation status
- Hyderabad Metro Rail Limited and TGSRTC said technical arrangements were finalised
- Next step
- Officials must finalise the joint fare structure and roll out the system
- Old City corridor
- Proposed 7.5-kilometre Metro corridor
- Project preparations
- Road widening is underway and the tender process for a General Consultant is ongoing
- Metro journey
- Sanjay Jaju travelled from Begumpet to Paradise
- Additional inspection
- He inspected station commercial complexes, parking facilities and HMDA elevated corridors along NH-44
Sources
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